Update: fuel pump modifications
So Bash came over with a set of allan keys (which he borrowed) to do the gov mod.
Things started of well for the fist 10 or so minutes, about untill Bash was taking off the top of the pump.
Now we have to understand something here, past-Bash is an arsehole and does not like future-Bash. Becasue of this past-Bash left the hot/cold spring in the pump when i resealed it a few years ago, something he told me he removed.
So as you would expect the spring dropped straight into the pump body when bash took the head off.... not good. We tried to recover the spring for "some time" which involed me getting a mouthful of diesel.... still no spring.
The next day bash arrived at mine, removed the fuel pump in about 2 minutes and had it completely apart in 20, even though some pikey had screwed up the torx head, (past-Bash strikes again).
We found the spring:
Once the pump was re-assembled and back on the car it wouldn't turn over smoothly, so the pump had to come back off. Turns out something had broken inside.... Now i think this was deliberate vandalism so i had to upgrade to a 10mm head.
So after a little road trip we had a fuel pump which now has all the modifications I want and no more pikey torx bolts.
- re-seal (was done a few years ago because it was leaking on veg oil)
- LDA grind (also done a few years ago with the re-seal for that aggressive throttle response)
- Gov mod (22% more fuel per stroke, no rev limiter)
- 10mm head (more fuel over a shorter duration)
After this the job went off without a hitch, with the exception of it being impossible to get to the cambelt tensioner, luckily Bash is a secret Hulk and managed to get around this.
We went out on a test drive and when i put my foot down the car took off like nothing before! The car is on 100% veg oil and it feels quicker now than when i was on diesel before, also there is hardly any smoke. This combination of fuel pump mods in conjunction with the waste gate on the k14 being turned up to about 25 PSI makes this car absolute weapon.
I just need a bigger turbo now....
Pug Fest run: (this was before the above mods on 100% deisel)
So Bash came over with a set of allan keys (which he borrowed) to do the gov mod.
Things started of well for the fist 10 or so minutes, about untill Bash was taking off the top of the pump.
Now we have to understand something here, past-Bash is an arsehole and does not like future-Bash. Becasue of this past-Bash left the hot/cold spring in the pump when i resealed it a few years ago, something he told me he removed.
So as you would expect the spring dropped straight into the pump body when bash took the head off.... not good. We tried to recover the spring for "some time" which involed me getting a mouthful of diesel.... still no spring.
The next day bash arrived at mine, removed the fuel pump in about 2 minutes and had it completely apart in 20, even though some pikey had screwed up the torx head, (past-Bash strikes again).
We found the spring:
Once the pump was re-assembled and back on the car it wouldn't turn over smoothly, so the pump had to come back off. Turns out something had broken inside.... Now i think this was deliberate vandalism so i had to upgrade to a 10mm head.
So after a little road trip we had a fuel pump which now has all the modifications I want and no more pikey torx bolts.
- re-seal (was done a few years ago because it was leaking on veg oil)
- LDA grind (also done a few years ago with the re-seal for that aggressive throttle response)
- Gov mod (22% more fuel per stroke, no rev limiter)
- 10mm head (more fuel over a shorter duration)
After this the job went off without a hitch, with the exception of it being impossible to get to the cambelt tensioner, luckily Bash is a secret Hulk and managed to get around this.
We went out on a test drive and when i put my foot down the car took off like nothing before! The car is on 100% veg oil and it feels quicker now than when i was on diesel before, also there is hardly any smoke. This combination of fuel pump mods in conjunction with the waste gate on the k14 being turned up to about 25 PSI makes this car absolute weapon.
I just need a bigger turbo now....
Pug Fest run: (this was before the above mods on 100% deisel)