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Oh and because I never addressed the other concerns
>potentially overheat, as the fuel level drops below the motor on the pump, there's no fluid to transfer heat to
Fuel pumps are cooled by the fuel they're pulling through them, not the fuel around them in the tank. It doesn't matter if your tank is low, as long as there is fuel for it to draw up it will be cooled adequately. What's bad for it is if you run it completely out of gas such that it starts sucking up air instead of fuel.
>suck up debris from the bottom of the tank
Fuel pumps work by drawing from the bottom of the tank as it is. That's why they have those little sock filters on them, as well as why cars have fuel filters. They're there to protect against debris in the tank. The fuel level is irrelevant to this concern.
>potentially suck in air during corners?
If you have a literal track car or sports car you drive flat out then sure. I'm willing to concede on this point in that context. However I maintain that for the majority of people this is a complete non-factor. An NPC puttering about the world in their nissan versa doesn't need to stress out over never letting their tank drop below 1/4 in order to avoid fuel starvation from all the lateral Gs they'll be pulling on their way to Wal-Mart.
