Trackday car fuel tank question

[Ray268]

Any of the trackday guys using standard 325 fuel tanks ? do you get any problems with fuel starvation. Im just putting my trackday car together and the tank is out at the moment so I can do something about it, my last car was a pain as it needed to be over half full. If there is a problem has anyone got a solution.
Regards
Ray

[murran]

have fuel starvation problems with my 320i touring when at drifting meets......... not sure on the solutions.
some sort of swirl pot or sumurt i guess??

[Nelly]

Had no problems at all with my Tourer or my mate cabby at Brands - if anything fit a new fuel pump and carry the old one as spare.

The standard fuel tank (post face lift) already has a mini swirl pot where the base of the fuel pump sits - if on track, the time it takes you to enter + exit a corner it'll suffice with no problem - drifting on the other hand holds fuel away depending on the time your holding it 'on drift' - this could deplete the fuel in the swirl pot.

[12345kevin]

Yep, no problems with the standard tank even when running fast laps on empty Fuel guage is last one to look at !

[Theo]

I'm having fuel starvation issues running the standard tank, I think a swirlpot setup is way forward.

[Brian28]

Quite a few 320 racers in PBMW had starvation, seemed a bit hit and miss as some did some didn't with no particular pattern. There is a cheap fix using Golf gti parts, I don't have the detail as I never had starvation on the 318. If you post a question in the Motorsport forum JimmyC will let you know what is needed for the conversion.

[Ray268]

Cheers for the info looks like I will be sorting out a swirl pot.
Thanks Ray