Originally Posted by
stevieturbo
If the engine is 100% standard, then it should start as well and easily as a 100% standard car ( for a Ford anyway lol )
It should never have needed a huge battery
Swirl tank etc sounds like additional and unnecessary weight. Given your main tank sounds like a custom unit, design it right and there should never be a need for a swirl tank, you could easily save a few kgs there too, as well as some money if it was done in the first place. Although changing afterwards would add cost.
The swirl is built in to the sump of the tank, it was designed and built by allard engineering, I believe he did it that way to stop any fuel starvation, it is baffled too. (Edited to add that I just checked and it is just a sump design, no extra pump so cannot be a swirl) I was a little disappointed with the design as the tank outlet is pretty small and in hind sight I should have spent more on the ATL that tempted me.
The engine is standard but the car is a Pug 205 running YB, I am yet to find out the cause of the additional cranking need, I am sure Mark will get to the bottom of it in good time. The whole electrical system is new along with coil on plugs etc.