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Originally Posted by Scott@Synergy
i know its been asked, sorry, being lazy...whats wrong with packing fuel foam in the drivers side again?
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Scott,
I've done some reading up on the foam over the years. The consensus seems to be that the foam does very little when it comes to fuel starvation. This is especially true for long sweeping corners. It might offer some assistance, but only for a short period of time (short and quick corners).
The foam is really meant to keep the fuel from banging around in the tank during high G changes (roll overs, crashes, chicanes, etc). 10 gallons of fuel smacking the tank can upset the car/truck/bike and be a safety concern. Especially for people that run fuel cells. So it's used to slow down the slosh, but does not do much to eliminate it in the way we need it to.
I know it's used also in large fuel tankers to keep weight transfer to a minimum.
Just some thoughts.