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Re: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump

To: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>, "'Peter Vucinic'"
Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump
From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:21:05 -0700
Thanks tim..I'm curious about the HP on a Race prepared car?
thanks.
RB
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
To: "'RACER BUD'" <budscars@comcast.net>; "'Peter Vucinic'" 
<pvucinic@netspace.net.au>; "'FOT'" <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:18 AM
Subject: RE: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump


> The claimed horsepower for the TR5 with fuel injection was 150, whereas 
> the
> TR250 2.5 liter 6 cylinder with carbs was 104 or 105, same as the 4
> cylinder.
>
> Tim Murphy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: RACER BUD [mailto:budscars@comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 11:05 AM
> To: Tim Murphy; 'Peter Vucinic'; 'FOT'
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump
>
> I'm curious you guys....What kind of horsepower does a racing TR6 put out
> with the fuel injection/versus carbs?
> I'll take my answer on the air!
> Racer Bud...Spitfire #21
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tim Murphy" <timmurph@fastbytes.com>
> To: "'Peter Vucinic'" <pvucinic@netspace.net.au>; "'FOT'"
> <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 6:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump
>
>
>>I don't have fuel injection on a TR6 race car but I do have a TR5 with
>>Lucas
>> fuel injection.  I recently installed the Bosch pump and filter kit, 
>> which
>
>> I
>> got from Malcolm Jones at Prestige Injection in the UK, on the car.  I
>> also
>> modified the fuel tank for outlets on both sides and separate return 
>> ports
>> on the top.  The kit included a new outlet fitting to replace the 
>> original
>> to allow for adequate fuel flow into the pump.  In addition I rewired the
>> pump adding a fused fuel pump relay and heavier wiring.  The original 
>> pump
>> drew about 5.6 amps and had a voltage drop of 2.8 volts to the pump.  The
>> new pump draws 9.5 amps with only a 0.75 volt drop at the pump with the
>> rewiring.  If you need the numbers of the pump and filter I'm sure I have
>> them somewhere or can get them for you.  The TR6 fuel tank was modified 
>> on
>> the PI cars to overcome some of the problems with the TR5 tank but I 
>> don't
>> know if that tank was used in the carbureted TR6 cars.
>>
>> I'm currently running 103 PSI at the metering unit but will be increasing
>> that to about 110 as I am having some intermittent problems and also am
>> not
>> sure of the accuracy of my fuel pressure gauge.  The 103 could be 
>> marginal
>> and may even be lower if my gauge reads 2% or 3% high, which is typical
>> standard gauge accuracy.
>>
>> Tim Murphy
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of Peter Vucinic
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 11:18 PM
>> To: FOT
>> Subject: [Fot] TR6 Injection Fuel Pump
>>
>> Dear List'rs,
>>
>>
>>
>> Can those people running after market FUEL PUMPS on their injection
>> system,
>> race cars, give me some idea of what EXTERNAL pump they are tending to
>> use?
>>
>> BOSH? Etc.
>>
>>
>>
>> What pressures are the seeing at the Fuel Metering Unit?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>> Peter Vucinic
>>
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