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Old 05-15-06, 09:35 PM
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fule pump...... why???

why would a holley back only be putting out 5.8psi..... its new ish...been on the car for a yr but has only been used for like 2 months

its getting 13 volts

the fule filters is clean as can be and has gas in it

the gauge is a marshall 0-15

you think the screen in the tank is cloged?
Old 05-15-06, 09:51 PM
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could either be a crappy gauge or clogged line
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i dont think its the gauge..its a nice lquid filled gauge...but you never know....i might just go with a fule cell and run all knew fule line...
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Most gauges won't be accurate at the low psi that we are working with. Since a GSL has a carb, you should be shooting for around 2.5 psi. If you are using a Holley pump, then you will need a fuel pressure regulator to go with it or you will force too much fuel into the carb...
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Originally Posted by Kentetsu
Most gauges won't be accurate at the low psi that we are working with. Since a GSL has a carb, you should be shooting for around 2.5 psi. If you are using a Holley pump, then you will need a fuel pressure regulator to go with it or you will force too much fuel into the carb...
thank you sir.... but i have a holley carb, holley balck pump,and a holley fpr(they are crap dong buy them errr) im only talkin about the FPR as crap not the other holley stuff ...lol altho my black pump is only putting out 5.8 psi and not 15 errr
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My holley pump crapped out on me after about a year and a half. That was only about 4K miles though.
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A lot of good has been said about Carter pumps. I believe Paul Yaw even stated they're twice as dependable than a Holley pump at half the cost. I've got a Carter pump waiting to go on my FB, along with a list of other things...
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I have a Holley blue that came with a carb I bought off eBay. Mounting it in the stock location, it would not even pull fuel from the tank. Putting a short hose on on the itake side and and sticking it a fuel can, it pulled fine. Needless to say, it is in the cabinet and not on a car.

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