Re: Pull through style Electic fuel pumps?
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Re: Pull through style Electic fuel pumps?




I've been following this thread with much interest since I'm currently in a similar situation. I'm assembling my '64 330 wagon and I'm working on the fuel and brake systems. The car was originally equipped with a 318 and a 2something gearset. It's now got a 3.23 open and the 727 will have a manual valve-body. The engine is a 440. Nothing radical just a basic Magnum spec street engine with an Edelbrock Perf.RPM. a 750 Demon, Magnum manifolds, Comp's Magnum copy cam, nothing trick here. Built as a fun driver but looking for respectible, reliable, performance characteristics. Originally I had planned to run a new fuel line... I've shaved the gas cap and going to a fuel cell in the spare tire well. The tank was toast and this is a budget build. (Well, it started out that way) Considering the routing which works really well, and since it's blowin free and clear with some carb cleaner and an air hose; I'm really temped to just leave it alone. I don't want to starve the 440 at all, but will a 1/4 line even be remotely capable of keeping it happy? The fuel pump is a new stock replacement Carter, (Secondary question: what size/threads is the output to carb: port for the hose fittting on this? It shipped without one and the engine builder tossed the original pump). So anyway, mechanical stock pump, don't mind the electric flow thru pump suppliment idea if it works, running this through 1/4" line with an inline filter, will it work or is this just a bad idea? While I plan on drivin' the wheels off this thing on trips and around town, I do like to play ever so often. I can forsee the occasional stop-light confrontation or a test-n-tune day at the strip so I don't want to hurt the thing or get dusted by some fart-can laden import buzzjoke. Please add your two cents on this if you have an opinion... I want the car on the road, but funds are getting tight and availble time to spend its completion has just been drastically cut due to work constraints. Also, if you can compair this to a previous similar setup you've had... try to relate what level of performance I could expect from this combination. Thanks in advance to all who respond...
Yours in Mopar,
John Hammond

1965 Belvedere I
1964 Dodge 330 wagon
1979 D-50 ProStreet


----- Original Message ----- From: "john althaus" <althausjbl@xxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 29, 2008 11:43 AM
Subject: Re: Pull through style Electic fuel pumps?




Derrick,
I run a carter P 4070 on my Hemi with cross ram, just as you are thinking, I had a Holley, but the noise was a little too much. As others I use the pump
if the car has ben setting  for a period or if I'm going to get a  heavy
foot, other wise we just rump along on the mechanical pump. Works just fine.

John  Althaus
1541 Parkside Trail
Lewisville, TX 75077
214-673-7540 cell


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