KB Boost A Pump
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KB Boost A Pump
I was going to order the KB Boost A Pump but from what the site says it really only works with Fords. I have seen other people talk about putting them on the C6, but is it still plug in play or am I going to be doing a lot to splice wires etc?
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
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I was going to order the KB Boost A Pump but from what the site says it really only works with Fords. I have seen other people talk about putting them on the C6, but is it still plug in play or am I going to be doing a lot to splice wires etc?
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
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I was going to order the KB Boost A Pump but from what the site says it really only works with Fords. I have seen other people talk about putting them on the C6, but is it still plug in play or am I going to be doing a lot to splice wires etc?
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
I plan on also getting the Racetronix set up too
The Racetronix fuel pump rewire is excellent. Racetronix also makes a small and cheap connector kit for a nice oem install of the BAP with the Racetronix harness.
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Boost a pump, just sends higher voltage to the fuel pump, to spin it faster, so it produces more pressure and volume, but shortens the life of the pump as well.
So better to just install higher volume/pressure fuel pump from the start, since at some point with over driving the stock fuel pump to cook it faster, will need to replace it anyways
As for plug and play, not in the sense that your going to reuse the fuel pump wire from the engine fuse box to pump to send the higher voltage (will melt/burn up that wire), but instead the aftermarket harness is going to have it own larger gauge wires to come off the fuse box terminal, through it relay, to the fuel pump connector above the tank, with the old fuse box wire for the pump, only controlling the relay now.
So better to just install higher volume/pressure fuel pump from the start, since at some point with over driving the stock fuel pump to cook it faster, will need to replace it anyways
As for plug and play, not in the sense that your going to reuse the fuel pump wire from the engine fuse box to pump to send the higher voltage (will melt/burn up that wire), but instead the aftermarket harness is going to have it own larger gauge wires to come off the fuse box terminal, through it relay, to the fuel pump connector above the tank, with the old fuse box wire for the pump, only controlling the relay now.
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That is exactly how it works. It uses a hobbs switch to only boost the voltage when needed, i.e. when you hit 3-4 psi of boost. For this reason I doubt it has any significant effect on the life of the fuel pump.
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Yes, this was my understanding of it that it only kicked on when you were at WOT, the rest of the time it would be just the normal fuel pump pressure
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To be clear it's based on boost pressure, not throttle position. I can go WOT under 3k RPMs and there will be almost no boost yet so no need for the pump booster to operate.
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