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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 01:34 AM
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Default Fuel starvation under hard acceleration

Under hard acceleration have fuel starvation, running on my low boost setting
don't notice it so much unless I a have ~1/4 tank or lower but upper boost setting ~12psi I have to have 1/2 tank of fuel or more. Curious how many of you have had this issue and what have you done to resolve it?
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 06:24 AM
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Carefull, cost me 2 engines. :nunchuk1:
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 07:29 AM
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I never romp on mine with anything below 1/2 tank. My solution was to keep the tank full.
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 10:47 PM
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Anyone every try to install a baffle in the tank??
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Old Aug 26, 2009 | 11:22 PM
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i always keep mine above 1/2 tank also.. just for the heck of it.. anything under 1/4 tank and i loose pressure..
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Old Aug 27, 2009 | 01:12 PM
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never had this problem ( or never noticed) but always re-fill just over quarter a tank
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