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Old Sep 2, 2025 | 08:43 PM
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Fuel Pump Setup for Carb?

I put a 4 port Tii full bridge motor into my FC and threw an EMPI EPC51 down draft carb onto said motor. For the time being I was just running the stock fuel pump with a regulator, but definitely want to change that as I know it's probably giving inconsistent fuel pressure and constantly cycling fuel due to the pressure being pushed from the stock EFI pump. My question is what setups have you guys ran or suggest to run for this? I want to do a low pressure high volume pump to support the low fuel pressure I need, but still have a lot of fuel at my disposal to support the fuel bridge. I'm not quite sure how to go about this with this car. I don't really want to do an entire fuel cell setup just to get a low pressure pump. I've considered a surge tank, but for the time being would like to keep the car not full race car as I still enjoy driving it on the street as well as the track(mainly). Would something like sticking one of those AN fuel filters down into the tank at the correct height as almost a pick up and then have an "inline" pump outside of the tank be the best option? Let me know what you guys have for ideas, thanks.
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Old Sep 4, 2025 | 06:28 AM
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Hey!

Which FPR are you running? A good quality one like a Aeromotive will allow you a ton of adjustability for an FPR.
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Old Sep 4, 2025 | 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Jager
Hey!

Which FPR are you running? A good quality one like a Aeromotive will allow you a ton of adjustability for an FPR.
I have a mallory fuel pressure regulator currently, you may be right and I just need a better quality unit
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