ORIGINAL: proptop
Glow engined ducted fan set-up has a hopper tank right up near the engine / fan unit...that works well and is a std. (typical ) set-up.
Darryl Cady knows his ''stuff''...
Perhaps...if you already have the necessary fuel system components to try the hopper tank set-up, you could test that system out first...if it doesn't work, then the pump is an alternative...
Have you gotten a pump yet?
I haven't gotten the pump yet. I just grabbed the two fuel tanks since I needed the bigger one anyway. I just wanted to get a little more feedback. Some people say go with a pump and some people say go hopper tank. I do not doubt Darryl in any way - thats why I grabbed the hopper tank. If it ever warms up to at least freezing, I'll set the stand up and run the engine on the break-in stand (for comparison purposes, I'll use a tach to verify the performance of both setups) and on the engine stand/setup I'll use on the boat with the hopper.
On a side note: I picked up a bucket of methanol today. I'll order some nitro next week probably, and make a couple quarts of fuel to try out. I expect my fuel costs to be about half that of hobby store pricing.