C16XE swap from 1.2 carb. fueling question

[DanielRix]

Doing the C16XE swap in my 5door nova.. Which started as a 1.2 carbed!, im stuck on how to fuel it? People say 3dr and 5dr tanks are different? What am i going to need? Tank? Pump? Lines?

[staggy_gsi]

All of the above really mate. Although im not sure if the tanks are different, i thought they were the same...

[jimbob-mcgrew]

pretty sure the tanks are a different shape dan.

altho i havent heard anyone say 'why' the carb tank needs changing ?
i dont think they made any 5 door multi point injection models, you might need a single point injection tank from a 1.2i / 1.4i ?
youll need an external fuel pump to go with it (last time i looked they were kinda expensive new, you could probably source a cheap suitable one from a scrappy, make sure its not siezed or clapped out tho)

fuel lines, i think need changing for a certain diameter copper pipe to handle the higher pressures.

did it all with a friend of mine on an xe few years back, its all fairly straight forward, the tricky bit was wiring the pump to the ecu relay.

i dont know it all tho, wait for someone to say about the tank, as its not worth wasting time and money if you can use what youve got

[Mieran]

Leave your tank on and put a pump inline, earth it and red/blue from c16xe loom is live, job done.

[DanielRix]

So all i need is an inline fuel pump??

[DanielRix]

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[mowgli]

you can get away with the inline pump method, but keep your tank at 1/2 full or when you go round a rh corner fast, it will suck air in... cough splutter time.....

fitting an spi tank from a later equivalent model (3,4,5 door etc.....) with an mpi pump from a corsa b mpi with the inlet pipe shortened to suit is a tidier solution. the tank will be newer & have a swirl pot in it to combat the corner spluttering.

[novalovingned]

Yeah I also agree with mowgli.

Carb tank is fine with high pressure in line pump. I would personally go with a new item for piece of mind.

As for corner spluttering it rarely happens tbh. I run carb tank, in line pump and c16xe. Yes you hear the odd air suck but it's never led to stuttering, but this is just my experiences.

[turbojolt]

who can afford more then half a tank of fuel anyway, i was just going to run a inline pump with the carb tank on my xe dont see any real issue tbh

[maddogdaz666]

I've done it a few times, as long as you keep the fuel guage above red it's fine

[mowgli]

ok, you lads obviously aren't cornering hard enough then.... i used to get it all the time on my old beige a reg hatch. so i found a proper gte tank before they got crazy money...

[DanielRix]

Well think im gunna keep the carbed tank and wack this inline??

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Also do i need to change the fuel lines?

[Mieran]

Yes you will need 8mm fuel lines (copper or rubber) and a fuel filter too

[DanielRix]

Ill order that pump and some fuel line then.. Should do the job!