electric fuel pump

[Anonymous]

I am very interested in switching to an electric fuel pump, but I would like some advice and tips first if any of you could pass some info on to me. Thanks.

 

[rbohm]

8) install it close to the tank, in it if possible. for an external pump i like the carter electric pump. it is very reliable, and you dont need a pressure regulator with it. upgrade your soft fuel lines to a high quality fuel line, and use good worm drive clamps but do not overtighten them.

 

[Anonymous]

is a return line neccesary?

 

[rbohm]

8) not with the carter pump, but with any electric pump it wouldnt be a bod idead if you wanted to install one. never had a problem without a return line on my old grand marquis.

 

[LaGrasta]

Not to disagree with rbohm, but I bought a $20 ebay pump (marine use), installed it on the frame rail near the steering box with no return line. It has been working perfect for three years now. I used a Chevy fuel plate to block the old fuel pump hole in teh block.

 

[rbohm]

8) all i said was that a return line would not be a bad idea, but as i also said i did not have one on my grand marquis.

 

[Anonymous]

How much flow is needed for these pumps??

 

[Anonymous]

Thanks for all the help, I appreciate it

 

[LaGrasta]

How much flow is needed for these pumps??

dare I say "very little"? I can't say for sure, but any pump made for a car engine should suffice. I think it would only matter when running a really big hp engine.

 

[Anonymous]

i understand some pumps recommend a mount close to the tank but why would anybody except an engineer with more brains than sense, mount a pump in a tank?

 

[Bort62]

Because it works better there.

Pumps push, not pull.

 

[66Sprinter]

Are we talking about a pump or a wife?

 

[matt1967]

there is a cheap pump for like $30 that most places like Jegs and Summit sell, that will feed a stock engine without a regulator. for F/P block off plate, I used a Ford motorsport plate that fits every SBF except Clevelands and Modefied motors, just have to use a washer cause the holes are 3/8". cost $6 I think and it's chrome

 

[XFlow_Fairlane]

yeah about any SBF or BBC? plate will work. some of the EFI 2.3L motors had them from teh factory (no chrome though)

if you run a regulator I would go with one that can be setup for EFI or carb just in case (is just a spring swap)

a tank mounted pump also stays cooler.

 

[HighVolkage]

i do not recomment summit brand if you go electric. i had one and it pooped out on me after a couple months. granted, i had it mounted midway between the tank and the motor (no space on the framerail without it being dangerously close to the ground or the rear suspension) but the carter i have in now has held up fine for longer.

 

[rbohm]

i understand some pumps recommend a mount close to the tank but why would anybody except an engineer with more brains than sense, mount a pump in a tank?

8) eletric pumps push fuel far more efficiently than they pull fuel. mechanical pumps are efficient at pulling fuel.

 

[Bort62]

It actually has nothing to do with it being electric or mechanical, but with how the pump is designed.

 

[matt1967]

yeah about any SBF or BBC? plate will work. some of the EFI 2.3L motors had them from teh factory (no chrome though)

if you run a regulator I would go with one that can be setup for EFI or carb just in case (is just a spring swap)

a tank mounted pump also stays cooler.

big block Chevy, or 289- 351 Windsor Ford.