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Originally Posted by fiveohwblow
The announcers claimed that the fuel collector only retains 2 liters, which is substantially less than 3 gallons. Were they incorrect? I know nothing of this collector.
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Originally Posted by M5theonlyone
Same here, collector is news to me, just thought pipes from tank go to injection pressure pump (metered) then on to fuel distributor and injectors.
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Most racecar fuel systems have a smaller tank, in this case called a "collector" that the main tank pumps fuel into. The engine is fed from the smaller tank. Its all about keeping a constant supply of fuel available for the pump. The big tank has fuel sloshing around everywhere, so they pump to the small one where it has much less room to escape the pump intake.