Jolfa's FAQ / How to guide to bike carbs

you will be okay running the pump in the bay, the majority of people who have carried this out have had little problems.

As long as you have some form of filter there before the pump it should be okay.

I stuck with the original fuel filter from the orignal engine off the 1.6 with no problems and I expect quite a few people have done this too.

 

this link might give Jolfa a breather time, yeah it's from the 'septics' but hey ho

http://forums.fourtitude.com/showthread.php?4647341-Switching-to-Bike-Carbs.-Heres-a-write-up!

 

I've given up answering questions, everything is covered in the guide. If you can't fill in any gaps you might come up with then just leave the car well alone! []

 

lol u must be sick as fook

 

How would megasquirt run bike carbs? Selling my ms1 and someones asked if it will work on a kr running bike carbs, Guessing you'd only use the spark side of it? :s

 

Thanks. So the lift pump will pump petrol through a filter and on to the engine bay (R1 pump) no problem? What is the point of the lift pump in the tank. Is that just for priming the main pump?

 

The clue is in the title.

 

Fair enough Jolfa but I just was not sure if it will 'lift' the fuel to the engine bay quick enough! I am thinking of mounting the R1 pump in the engine bay and I was just looking for some sound/safe advice. Perhaps it would be easier if I just fitted a regulator in the bay instead.
I'm getting my totally refurbished engine back soon and I want to have this sorted out in the mean time.
Thanks.

 

Is it ok to mount the filter after the bike pump or will this affect the pressure/volume? The original filter was mounted after the main pump and I am wondering if the lift pump will be capable of pumping from the tank, through the filter and on to the engine bay where the R1 pump will be! I could fit the R1 pump in the boot but it would have to pump petrol through the filter and then on to the carbs. I just am not sure of the best option.

 

Please just read the thread.

Put the bike pump on the roof and the filter in your headlights if you really want!

 

I'm just lacking a bit of confidence Jolfa and I will apologise as I missed the info about the lift pump earlier! I'm going to fit the pump in the boot and will fit an inline filter in the engine bay. Got my engine back today so it's all good. I will post some pics of my efforts soon.

 

Brilliant thread! Read it about 5 times now. (and only found it yest!)
Picking up a mk2 polo saloon 1272cc and will be looking at doing this in the near future thanks to this thread!
Cheers
Livz

 

oright Chris

 

Howdo fella! =) I looked at your user name then and it took me a bit to work out who it was! Ha!

 

cheers for the thread jolfa, i was just thinking 'i wonder how hard it is to fit bike carbs' and bamm i find this thread R1 carbs here i come!
cheers bossman

 

and bamm it's all there in the thread too wollop

 

genuinely couldnt have asked for more! if it wasnt for christmas then i'd have a set on by now!lol!

 

I'm glad most people on here actually read the guide, rather than skim through the pictures and then ask a question answered within the first couple of paragraphs like on other forums

 

Nothing worse than a cocky 'Know-it-all' though.

 

No, I'd say retards are definitely one above the cocky know-it-alls