[DeTomaso] FUEL PUMP

[cengles at cox.net]

Dear Robert,

My experience: the high powered Holley fuel pump that I had for a few years required frequent adjustments of the fuel lines, then it quickly and mercifully died after only a few years worth of suboptimal service. I grew to dilike it greatly.
I replaced it with a stock 351C replacement pump (made in Mexico) from AutoZone and promptly went to the local road course race track where it performed as well as the Holley and it didn't require the fiddling with the fuel lines. It continued to work well for years until I pulled the engine and built another one with 440 hp, which also used a standard pump.
Given the likely ballpark HP level of your car, a standard fuel pump should work fine unless you're well above 450 hp and often in WOT situations.
IIRC, a standard NAPA 351C fuel pump is less than $20.00. The bling factor is pretty low, but nobody can see it in a Pantera installation..........

Warmest regards, Chuck Engles


---- LEVITT1946 at aol.com wrote:
>
> Hello Friends ,
>
> My 351c was built up before I purchased the car .
>
> The car has a Holley 650 carb 4v cast iron heads,Edelbrock performer
> intake, mallory electronic distributor , unknown cam but sure it was replaced.
>
> I have identified the current fuel pump as an AC 41353 that is on the car .
> Since the engine is out of the car I would lie to replace the fuel
> pump.
>
> I am looking for recomendations:
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> Does anyone have a parts # ?
>
> Summit shows a holley part # 12-854 80 GPH
>
> Do you all think the car needs more like 110 GPH Pump? if so what is the
> part #?
>
> Robert
>