L98 fuel pump in my 58 vette
01-01-2017, 11:04 PM
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L98 fuel pump in my 58 vette
I have an L98 installed in my 58 Corvette and I modified the fuel tank to accommodate the stock submersible fuel pump. This doesn't work very well as the tank is unbaffled and therefore I'm fuel starved on right turns. I want to convert to an external pump but don't know if a 45 PSI pump is adequate or should I go with a 65 PSI pump? Suggestions?
01-02-2017, 12:13 AM
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45# is what a L98 typically runs at but that is at the regulator. The stock pump is capable of around 70#. The pump should be rated at a volume per hour, not just pressure. I ran a Walbro 255 in my modded L98, more than adequate. I'd go to the Racetroncs site and look at specs.
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01-02-2017, 08:13 AM
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I have an L98 installed in my 58 Corvette and I modified the fuel tank to accommodate the stock submersible fuel pump. This doesn't work very well as the tank is unbaffled and therefore I'm fuel starved on right turns. I want to convert to an external pump but don't know if a 45 PSI pump is adequate or should I go with a 65 PSI pump? Suggestions?
Would it maybe be easier to just use the VetteWorks LS F-body kit or maybe even just the simple TanksINC affair. Most modified custom builds in these parts use one or the other. The LS F-body is identical to nearly all GM in-tank modular systems used. There's likely a less expensive DIY for a "talented" soul.
http://www.vetteworksonline.net/cata...products_id=89
http://vetteworksonline.net/ls1_conversion_fuel.htm
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/pa...prod/prd84.htm
Much depends I guess on what's already done to your tank to accommodate the earlier "fuel tree".
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01-02-2017, 04:12 PM
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45# is what a L98 typically runs at but that is at the regulator. The stock pump is capable of around 70#. The pump should be rated at a volume per hour, not just pressure. I ran a Walbro 255 in my modded L98, more than adequate. I'd go to the Racetroncs site and look at specs.
01-02-2017, 04:16 PM
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Did you modify the tank to actually use the complete C4 "fuel sender tree" or ........ I'd think dependent upon what you what/how you did it the less expensive and more practical thing to do might be to just add a fuel box/baffle to your tank. Do you have snapshots of the modification that you did?
Would it maybe be easier to just use the VetteWorks LS F-body kit or maybe even just the simple TanksINC affair. Most modified custom builds in these parts use one or the other. The LS F-body is identical to nearly all GM in-tank modular systems used. There's likely a less expensive DIY for a "talented" soul.
http://www.vetteworksonline.net/cata...products_id=89
http://vetteworksonline.net/ls1_conversion_fuel.htm
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/pa...prod/prd84.htm
Much depends I guess on what's already done to your tank to accommodate the earlier "fuel tree".
Would it maybe be easier to just use the VetteWorks LS F-body kit or maybe even just the simple TanksINC affair. Most modified custom builds in these parts use one or the other. The LS F-body is identical to nearly all GM in-tank modular systems used. There's likely a less expensive DIY for a "talented" soul.
http://www.vetteworksonline.net/cata...products_id=89
http://vetteworksonline.net/ls1_conversion_fuel.htm
http://www.tanksinc.com/index.cfm/pa...prod/prd84.htm
Much depends I guess on what's already done to your tank to accommodate the earlier "fuel tree".