Fuel Pressure
Burning Brakes
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Burning Brakes
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I run a pro-systems 750cfm (custom built holley hp) and the carb builder said to make sure fuel pressure stays around 7-7.5psi throughout whole rpm range.
last year I had a 750cfm mighty demon carb with a 80gph mech pump and it made 7.5psi of fuel pressue at idle/cruise but would drop to 3-4psi at WOT. It made 327rwhp 380rwtq on chasis dyno. I swapped to a 110gph mech pump at the dyno shop and power went up to 365rwhp 410rwtq and fuel curve looked alot better. I still get a drop from 7.5psi down to 5psi... The dyno guy and carb guy told me i would make more power with bigger pump and holding 7.5psi. I'm swapping to an aeromotive electric pump and bigger feed lines soon and will be going back to dyno. I have a reg set for 7.5psi...i plan on adding 125hp shot of nitrous to my set up so I have upgrade fuel system anyway.
last year I had a 750cfm mighty demon carb with a 80gph mech pump and it made 7.5psi of fuel pressue at idle/cruise but would drop to 3-4psi at WOT. It made 327rwhp 380rwtq on chasis dyno. I swapped to a 110gph mech pump at the dyno shop and power went up to 365rwhp 410rwtq and fuel curve looked alot better. I still get a drop from 7.5psi down to 5psi... The dyno guy and carb guy told me i would make more power with bigger pump and holding 7.5psi. I'm swapping to an aeromotive electric pump and bigger feed lines soon and will be going back to dyno. I have a reg set for 7.5psi...i plan on adding 125hp shot of nitrous to my set up so I have upgrade fuel system anyway.
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What carb do you run?
For my Holley the recomendation is between 5 and 7 psi.
At ALL times (from idle to WOT).
If you have a higher pressure there is a risk of the fuelpressure pushing down the needlevalves/floats and the carb is flooding.
//Ricky.
For my Holley the recomendation is between 5 and 7 psi.
At ALL times (from idle to WOT).
If you have a higher pressure there is a risk of the fuelpressure pushing down the needlevalves/floats and the carb is flooding.
//Ricky.
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last year I had a 750cfm mighty demon carb with a 80gph mech pump and it made 7.5psi of fuel pressue at idle/cruise but would drop to 3-4psi at WOT. It made 327rwhp 380rwtq on chasis dyno. I swapped to a 110gph mech pump at the dyno shop and power went up to 365rwhp 410rwtq and fuel curve looked alot better. I still get a drop from 7.5psi down to 5psi... The dyno guy and carb guy told me i would make more power with bigger pump and holding 7.5psi.
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high pressure ' pumps are not.If two pumps have the same flow capacity but the 'performance ' version simply does it at higher pressure, nothing is gained.
