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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 05:49 PM
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fuel pressure regulator and fuel pump for stock port 12a?

i searched earlier but couldn't find anything about them for stock port 12a coexi don't know much about the topic. so what should i get and what is it gonna do for me?
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 07:47 PM
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you only need an aftermarket fuel pump and regulator if you are swapping you stock carb and intake setup with an aftermarket unit or each. installing a high pressure fuel pump without the regulator on a stcok carb will flood the engine. and its pointless to feed the engine with a high volume pump and regulate it down to stock pressures. you've just wasted your money. if you install an aftermarket carb and intake, you will also need to install a better complete exhaust such as a racing beat exhaust.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by mazdaverx713b
you only need an aftermarket fuel pump and regulator if you are swapping you stock carb and intake setup with an aftermarket unit or each. installing a high pressure fuel pump without the regulator on a stcok carb will flood the engine. and its pointless to feed the engine with a high volume pump and regulate it down to stock pressures. you've just wasted your money. if you install an aftermarket carb and intake, you will also need to install a better complete exhaust such as a racing beat exhaust.
that's cool. the cars got a rb intake and exhaust and im hoping to get a sterling carb.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 08:40 PM
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Racing Beat recommends the Carter fuel pump & regulator.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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You can outrun the stock pump pretty easily with bolt-ons, especially if it's old. With a Sterling or Weber, an aftermarket pump is pretty much a necessity even though the stock pump's output pressure is technically okay for those carbs.
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Old Feb 17, 2010 | 10:56 PM
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a gsl se pump will provide enough pressure and with a regulator you should be good, the pump wont run you much here in the forum
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Old Feb 18, 2010 | 04:52 AM
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I'm not sure that you could use a FI pump (GSL-SE) and then regulate it all the way down to 4psi. I see blown pumps in your future if you try that, but I could be wrong.

Here's my writeup on the pump/regulator installation: https://www.rx7club.com//showthread.php?t=529605

Good luck with your upgrades.


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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
I'm not sure that you could use a FI pump (GSL-SE) and then regulate it all the way down to 4psi. I see blown pumps in your future if you try that, but I could be wrong.

Here's my writeup on the pump/regulator installation: https://www.rx7club.com//showthread.php?t=529605

Good luck with your upgrades.


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so an fi pump would pump to much to regulate it and it would break the pump?
i do know that when i used it, it broke my cheap purolator regulator, thats why i took it of, but i thought itv was the regulator that sucked not the pump having to much pressure. that makes sense
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