Racetronics Fuel Pressure?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Black Forest CO
Racetronics Fuel Pressure?
I just finished up my Racetronics installation on my 02 coupe. I have not driven the car yet but have run it at idle. With the stock pump I was typically seeing 58-59 psi fuel pressure at idle. Now that the Racetronics pump is installed I am seeing 61-62 psi at idle. Is this normal for these pumps? I would have thought that the fuel pressure regulator would have limited it to around 58 psi.
For those of you who may be contemplating installing a Racetronics pump it is a fairly easy installation.
For those of you who may be contemplating installing a Racetronics pump it is a fairly easy installation.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Black Forest CO
Re: Racetronics Fuel Pressure? (steve keen)
Thanks for verifying that what I am seeing is normal.
As soon as I get the TR6s in I'll go do some "testing". I'm sure that my fuel pressure won't be dropping off any more with the Racetronics in the tank.
As soon as I get the TR6s in I'll go do some "testing". I'm sure that my fuel pressure won't be dropping off any more with the Racetronics in the tank.
Melting Slicks
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Re: Racetronics Fuel Pressure? (VortechC5)
Mine is also about 62-64 with the Racetronix setup. There is one strange thing though. My idle pressure will drop down to about 60-58 when the fuel gets hot (after about 1hr of driving). If I fill it up with fresh (cold) gas, it shoots back up. I think this is somehow related to the way hot vs cold fuel flows through the tiny regulator lines, but I’m not sure.
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Re: Racetronics Fuel Pressure? (VortechC5)
Where did you purchase your RACETRONIX pump from , I'm looking to purcase one ! :lurk: THANKS !
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Le Mans Master
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From: Black Forest CO
Re: Racetronics Fuel Pressure? (VortechC5)
I did some "testing" last night and my fuel pressure now stays 60 or above even under boost. The pump seems to be as quiet as stock too. This is a great upgrade if you are boosted.