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So, when cornering fast on a roundabout I get fuel starvation

Have checked in the tank and the baffle and bung in the bottom is intact 

Tank filter has been removed and cleaned and fuel pump is new

1983 1.8 gti

Any ideas as to cause and solution

lhasa green 83 gti tintop MOT passed Aug '14 after nearly 12 years!
Audi A6 3.0 tdi Avant Quattro Le Mans 305bhp 

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This comes up a lot. Mines always done it when tanks about 1/5th full around large roundabouts.

Others more knowledgeable claim there is a rubber flap in the tank that should stop it happening but the flap moves/becomes damaged and can't be replaced.

Don't hammer it around large sweeping bends or keep tank at least 1/4+ full

1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet

The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.

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Thanks, but that's no fun :)

Swirl pot between tank and fuel pump??

lhasa green 83 gti tintop MOT passed Aug '14 after nearly 12 years!
Audi A6 3.0 tdi Avant Quattro Le Mans 305bhp 

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Vw did fit a swirl pot and a lift pump to the gti cabriolet to stop this happening so I guess you could give it a go.

1988 Mk1 Golf GTi Cabriolet 1.8cc DX, K-jet. Daily drive. 317,000 miles and counting
1978 Mk1 Scirocco GLS 1.6cc FR, Webber carb. Weekend toy.

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How would that be incorporated into the existing system?

lhasa green 83 gti tintop MOT passed Aug '14 after nearly 12 years!
Audi A6 3.0 tdi Avant Quattro Le Mans 305bhp 
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