Hello everyone, not really an official introduction but wanted to get in here and help as much as we could and we have noticed this group for quite some time as a good source of traffic flow to the website, so thank you to everyone for that.
Not to sure where to start on any specific questions, but as BULL asked in email, we can touch on the subject of basket versus no basket. This is something we have done research on based on public opinion and we have developed basket style systems but on the cars we found it to not really be that beneficial. Our Ram systems we are about to release do have a basket mainly because the tanks are so large and open they almost require it. There is two drawbacks, heat and believe it or not, starvation. We have had plenty of Hellcats, Demons and so on with mild mods, mild enough to be using the stock pump assemblies and while low on fuel ran out of fuel shortly after launch. Well why is that? Because with a low tank level (and we are talking 1/4) the basket is not full, nothing is coming from the jet pump as the passenger side has been dry since 1/2 tank, so at launch the little fuel in the tank has moved away from the basket and it can't pick up any fuel.
How much fuel can the basket hold even if it was full? If there is no fuel for it to pickup WOT fueling is about a second worth, and pressure is lost. WOT fueling demands on a stock Demon with dual pumps gives you about .7 seconds. Then we have guys ask us about a triple...in a basket? There's literally no room for fuel, and heat is an issue. Our thought, guys, you are talking 5 gallons of fuel fixes all your issues and increases pump life dramatically by keeping them submerged. We say 1/4 tank should be considered empty if you are on your way to the water box, they will suck the tank dry during normal driving, like just cruising down the highway. Many think a basket will solve all their issues but they really won't. I would guess many have drained their tanks, notice how much air is in the line, on the stock basket, from just under a 1/4 and lower? I'd rather add a couple gallons of fuel for WOT stuff.
Starvation. What have found through the development of the Ram systems, is when you have a couple of high power pumps pulling from a very small area, the valves available to pull off the flow demand can be daunting. With the Rams we have a height advantage, the cars we do not, it's a very small space to work with.
I am going to stop here as apparently there is Tornado's all around me and the power is flickering...