I am getting the Walbro fuel pump grade, are they good or what?
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I am getting the Walbro fuel pump grade, are they good or what?
Hey guys I am installing a Walbro fuel pump, I believe this is the fuel pump used in the cosmo 3 rotor. Now is this a good fuel pump? how much horspower can it compensate?
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i am planning on upgrading my fuel pump as well, i am able to get my hands on a supra fuel pump. does it matter what year? is this fuel pump as good as the walboro or the bosch or nd ones? is it better?
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I had a Walbro for about 5000 miles and switched it out in favor of the Supra OEM at the advice of Dave Barninger of KD Rotary. I've heard of quite a few failures of the pump (take it w/a grain of salt), but my main reason for switching was this:
The Walbro is *smaller* than the stock pump. Of course, bigger isn't always better (ask Spyfish's girlfriend, she loves his little pipper ), but when it comes to a fuel pump, I'm not ******* around. I'm not blowing another motor anytime soon if I can help it.
The Nippondenso pump that RP (rx7.com) sells has been tested to be good for around 500rwhp. Many people have told me it's the same as the oem supra one. Regardless, if it was my 3rd gen, I'd stay away from the Walbro.
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The Walbro is *smaller* than the stock pump. Of course, bigger isn't always better (ask Spyfish's girlfriend, she loves his little pipper ), but when it comes to a fuel pump, I'm not ******* around. I'm not blowing another motor anytime soon if I can help it.
The Nippondenso pump that RP (rx7.com) sells has been tested to be good for around 500rwhp. Many people have told me it's the same as the oem supra one. Regardless, if it was my 3rd gen, I'd stay away from the Walbro.
Hell, if you don't wanna listen to me, you can buy mine--accepting offers now
Last edited by GoodfellaFD3S; 06-27-02 at 09:02 AM.
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More surface area means better cooling, so there are some benefits to larger pumps, even if they don't outflow the smaller ones at some fuel pressure levels.
Bosch vs. Walbro...
Bosch vs. Walbro...
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Originally posted by jimlab
More surface area means better cooling, so there are some benefits to larger pumps, even if they don't outflow the smaller ones at some fuel pressure levels.
Bosch vs. Walbro...
More surface area means better cooling, so there are some benefits to larger pumps, even if they don't outflow the smaller ones at some fuel pressure levels.
Bosch vs. Walbro...
LOL--Jimbo, I just noticed the "Pastor of Muppets..." that's some funny sheee-it, you **** gobbler you
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Originally posted by GoodfellaFD3S
LOL--Jimbo, I just noticed the "Pastor of Muppets..." that's some funny sheee-it, you **** gobbler you
LOL--Jimbo, I just noticed the "Pastor of Muppets..." that's some funny sheee-it, you **** gobbler you
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I believe (someone correct me if I'm wrong) that the "Supra" pump and the Nippondenso pump sometimes called the "Cosmo" pump are one and the same. I don't have part numbers to corroborate that, unfortunately, but I have heard others say it also and I have no reason to doubt it.
If that is the case, the Supra pump is neither as large as the Bosch pump nor as small as the Walbro pump, but exactly the same size as the stock pump. When I installed my Cosmo fuel pump way back when, we could not detect any external difference from the stock pump. Trev and I conducted our own unscientific flow test, running each pump from a can of fuel into another can at full 12V for a timed period, and the "Cosmo" pump did indeed flow quite a bit more fuel than the stock pump. So in it went.
Anyway, is $210 a fair price? Hard to say, but that sounds about like what I paid for my Cosmo pump. The Bosch pump is $200 from Doug Rippie Motorsports (www.dougrippie.com, go to the fuel section) and that's about the best price (and the correct pump with the bottom inlet) that you'll find. The Walbro can be found for about $115, give or take, and about $125 with the RX-7 "install" kit. Either one is an easy install but not necessarily a direct drop-in. The Cosmo pump I had was a direct replacement for the stock pump, so the Supra pump may be also.
If that is the case, the Supra pump is neither as large as the Bosch pump nor as small as the Walbro pump, but exactly the same size as the stock pump. When I installed my Cosmo fuel pump way back when, we could not detect any external difference from the stock pump. Trev and I conducted our own unscientific flow test, running each pump from a can of fuel into another can at full 12V for a timed period, and the "Cosmo" pump did indeed flow quite a bit more fuel than the stock pump. So in it went.
Anyway, is $210 a fair price? Hard to say, but that sounds about like what I paid for my Cosmo pump. The Bosch pump is $200 from Doug Rippie Motorsports (www.dougrippie.com, go to the fuel section) and that's about the best price (and the correct pump with the bottom inlet) that you'll find. The Walbro can be found for about $115, give or take, and about $125 with the RX-7 "install" kit. Either one is an easy install but not necessarily a direct drop-in. The Cosmo pump I had was a direct replacement for the stock pump, so the Supra pump may be also.
Last edited by jimlab; 06-27-02 at 09:51 PM.
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