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Re: Fuel Pumps

To: BillDentin@aol.com, Gt6steve@aol.com, henry@henryfrye.com
Subject: Re: Fuel Pumps
From: N197TR4@cs.com
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2003 11:03:36 EDT
I forgot to mention that our Holley is of the Red variety. We run about 2.5# 
pressure to STROMBERG carbs, with RB needles (unmodified)

Joe  (A)

> > I wonder if your Blue pump is simply too large to adjust down to 3 PSI at 
> > our flow rates??  I've heard the buzzing you describe on occasion, 
> typically 
> > on 
> > startup.  As a rough guide I use 3-4 gallons in a twenty minute race.
> > Steve Smith in Las Vegas
> > 
> 
> Amici:
> 
> I sure agree with this.  This was one of our gremlins a few years ago.  
> Holley offers two basic fuel pumps, and the low end of one is right about 
> the high 
> end of a maximum ideal fuel pressure...especially for SUs.  It was nearly 
> impossible to 'adjust' it to that low end of the pump's pressure.  We 
> replaced it 
> with the lower pressure pump.  I run about 1 1/2 pounds of pressure now, and 
> it seems to work fine.
> 
> Bill Dentinger

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