High Volume Fuel Pump

[ford6man27]

I will pass along this info,some of you have probably had the same problem that I have had. I have ran an electric fuel pump on my dirt car ever since 2000 because I never could find a high volume pump that would fit a 300 six cylinder. There are a lot of tracks that do not allow the electric pumps but the stock pump just will not put out enough fuel for a built 300. If you get a Carter pump for a 1965 to 74 ford big truck,not pickup. Part # M4013 This is a rebuildable pump that comes apart with 6 screws. When Carter started building high volume pumps they must have used the old tooling because the new racing pumps [ 172 gallons per hour ] have the same 6 screw pattern. I bought the bottom half of a carter racing pump off of E-bay with shipping for $60.00 used the top half and the diafram from the old pump,works like a charm. The bottom of the racing pump has double valving in it plus it also has an AN10 inlet and an AN8 outlet. Another heads up, E-bay has 2 more bottom halves ,buy it now ,for 49.95 plus 10.00 shipping. under Carter racing fuel pumps. Hope this helps someone out.
Andy

 

[Johnny Ray]

That's a great tip Andy!

Thanks!

8)

 

[ford6man27]

Installed the fuel pump today. While I still had the electric pump on and operating I tested the manual pump by connecting a hose to the inlet and dropping it in a 5 gallon fuel jug and the outlet in another jug. I don't know how they rate these pumps,or at what RPM. I timed it and at 1500-1800 RPM it pumps 2.75 gallons per minute which comes out to 165 gallons per hour. I think that should handle about all the horse power I can build in a 300. Should be the end of that problem.
later
Andy

 

[Lazy JW]

Sounds like a good solution. Seems like I remember reading that a Big Block Chebbie fuel pump will fit a 300. I dunno, never tried it.
Joe

 

[Anonymous]

I used a big block fuel pump on my 300 but i had to change the arm. It was close but at high rpms it starved. I run alky on my six so i'm running a belt drive set up.