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Pat, Against all advice I gravity feed the S&S Shorty Super-E carburetor on my old GSX-R11 draw-through system. I used a Pingle fuel tap and a fairly short length of 3/8 fuel hose. The system was set up for 18psi boost and I never experienced any lean running, although it has to be said the Super-E has got an incredibly large float bowl. BTW, I wouldn't recommend using a S&S Shorty Super-E for street use. My old draw-through turbo system ran really well on boost, but like a heap of shit at low speed - An absolute nightmare in slow moving traffic - And that's after spending a lot of time attempting to set the damn thing up. Regards Tim Drew -- mailto:timdrew@cix.co.uk > Now a turbo-related question: I've got an old American Turbo-Pak kit > that I plan to use on my old Kaw with a KZ1000 motor. The kit includes > an electric fuel pump to feed the Zenith carb. I used to run my Kaw > without a battery, using a capacitor to smooth out the current flow. I'm > slightly concerned about the electrical load of the fuel pump and would > prefer it if I could get away without using it. This will be on a street > bike with a mostly stock motor. I intend to keep boost pressures low. Do > you think I could get decent performance without the fuel pump? While > I'm at it, is there any carb that would be significantly better than the > Zenith for a street bike? > > Regards, > > Pat Inniss > inniss@sprynet.com > http://home.sprynet.com/~inniss/ >