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QldRobbo
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 Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 4:56 am Post subject: EFI Pumps |
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I'm close to buying an EFI engine, but I'll need to get a new pump and a surge tank.
What pumps and set up's do people recommend?
Run the normal pump to surge tank in engine bay using stock fuel lines, then EFI pump that via EFI fuel lines to the engine?
Camira and VL fuel pumps seem to be what most people recommend, the engine is approx 160hp I've been told.
If anyone has any information I'll need to know, that'd be sweet, or if what I propose to do would be correct, I need to know 
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Ben Wight
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 9:52 am Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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Camira/astra/NA VL pumps all support over 300hp. The easiest is to run the standard gem pump on 12v to a surge tank, and then the surge tank to efi pump, running through standard steel fuel lines, but replacing all the rubber sections with efi hose. The return line doesn't matter as its low pressure still.
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Gene FJ20DET
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 11:48 am Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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the pump on my wagon shorted out and i threw a VLT one one (to a worked g200) and fuel was shooting out the top of the carby about 2 feet (no air filter)
bit of usless info for ya.
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badboygem
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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| what are u just stupid gene?? |
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Gene FJ20DET
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| Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2003 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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was funny lol, i had to put a fuel regulator on. then 10 mins later my VLT pump shorted.  there goes $100 down teh crapper
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rust3
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 11:12 am Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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| you dont need to run a surge tank as the fuel tank is already standing up right behing the back seat (matt sprys has recorded a PB od 10.4 without a surge tank) |
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Gene FJ20DET
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| Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2003 11:26 am Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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yeah cos he is only going in a straight line. one the road corners makes the fule move side to side in the tank and can cause the pic up not to get any fuel, where as if u have a surge tank that wont happen
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rust3
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| Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2003 10:10 am Post subject: Re: EFI Pumps |
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| i know of atleast 4 efi gemis getting around here without surge tanks, the only time they said they have ran out of fuel is when they where doing abit of circle work. hehe |
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