I am planning to have Matt Owen tune this build.
That’s good info, I appreciate it.
I’m wondering if using a 15” mat would offer any value or if the 8s take care of it.
I am not giving up on devising a bucket, either. Just what I need… another completely custom component design and fab. Sigh…..
If I can provide the bucket then I shouldn’t need the Hmats…. so there’s some real incentive.
So the bucket helps keep fuel near the pickups, basically reducing the amount of "slosh" if you will under velocity changes. The buckets are necessary for traditional fuel pickups, as they have to be submerged at all times. The FORE system is limited in part due to the design (no bucket to keep fuel around the pumps), and due to the heat of the triple pump systems (which fuel dissipates). I suspect FORE chose to go without a bucket almost specifically to force users to maintain higher fuel levels for heat dissipation. IMHO, that's the only consideration, but I'd still rather have Hydramat for low fuel scenarios - because fuel pumps are cheaper than engines!
The Holy Hydramat is amazing shit, and really doesn't need a bucket of any kind in our tanks (due to the narrow surface areas of the two-hump design). Basically, all you need is to design a pickup to your pump(s) either through multiple small mats or one larger mat with dual feeds (which they make). Perhaps squeezing one in under the pumps themselves, but it would be tight for sure. I would suggest the latter, and they sell magnets that bolt on to the eyelets in the hydramat where you can then use another magnet on the outside of the tank to keep everything in place. If you let it hang loose, it will float around and get caught under your fuel sender.
It's seriously cool stuff, and only needs to be even partially submerged to continue pulling fuel.
The videos are impresive.
