[DeTomaso] mechanical fuel pump
Kirby Schrader
kirby.schrader at gmail.com
Mon Nov 17 20:54:42 EST 2014
Well, since two of my cars are EFI, I use a Bosch pump at 43psi.
But!
The race car is carbureted and will remain so in order to be vintage.
It had an electric low pressure pump made by Mallory when I got it..
It’s a Series 140.
I like it.
This one.
http://www.autozone.com/fuel-system/fuel-pump/mallory-comp-pump-140-electric-high-performance-fuel-pump-series-for-gasoline-not-included-fuel-pressure-regulator/711660_0_0/ <http://www.autozone.com/fuel-system/fuel-pump/mallory-comp-pump-140-electric-high-performance-fuel-pump-series-for-gasoline-not-included-fuel-pressure-regulator/711660_0_0/>
Yeah, kinda’ pricey, but it is QUIET!
So quiet, I’ve taken the Holley electric low pressure pump on the GT40 off and put the Mallory on.
Ah… nirvana. Used to be the LP pump, as soon as you turned the switch on, would make a loud whirring, almost grinding, noise that you could almost hear above the engine noise. A Delco unit did the same.
Yes, I had it mounted with rubber isolators.
The Mallory just slightly whirrs and you have to listen hard even when the motor is off.
My take on electric fuel pumps….
FWIW
Kirby
> On Nov 17, 2014, at 19:14, Tony DiGiovanna <tonydigi at optonline.net> wrote:
>
> Nothing depresses me more than obsolescence of automotive technology from my heyday...guess I'm next actually.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: DeTomaso [mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of cengles at cox.net
> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 8:32 AM
> To: bill at incendium.com
> Cc: detomaso at poca.com
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] mechanical fuel pump
>
>
> Dear Bill,
>
> 1) the typical hipo mechanical fuel pumps are no longer available.
> Holley and others don't make hipo mechanical fuel pumps for Clevelands
> 2) the remaining readily available option is the plain vanilla stock fuel pump, which is adequate for modest and moderate use, but it is limited for hipo engines
> 3) Julian's note about the McCarr (?) super hipo and pricey high output mechanical Cleveland fuel pump is correct.
> 4) One other option is to have an older Holley, etc, hipo fuel pump rebuilt. That is the option that I will be using in short order.
> 5) I am told that it is possible to somehow use a low power (?) electric fuel pump at a cost less than the McCarr unit. IIRC, Jack DeRyke discussed this.
>
> Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Bill Moore wrote:
>
>> Hello All :
>>
>> The old tired engine is gone. I'm getting a 408C as a replacement, a
>> slight upgrade. The question of the day and there will be more I'm
>> sure is, "what mechanical fuel pump should we use and who supplies
>> them" ?
>>
>>
>>
>> Cheers:
>>
>>
>> Please use my bill at incendium.com email address in all messages.
>>
>>
>> Bill Moore
>>
>> Incendium Supply Ltd.
>>
>> Suite 416, #305-4625 Varsity Drive N.W.
>>
>> Calgary, AB T3A 0Z9
>>
>> 403.202.0055
>>
>>
>>
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Well, since two of my cars are EFI, I use a Bosch pump at 43psi.
But!
The race car is carbureted and will remain so in order to be vintage.
It had an electric low pressure pump made by Mallory when I got it..
It's a Series 140.
I like it.
This one.
[1]http://www.autozone.com/fuel-system/fuel-pump/mallory-comp-pump-140-
electric-high-performance-fuel-pump-series-for-gasoline-not-included-fu
el-pressure-regulator/711660_0_0/
Yeah, kinda' pricey, but it is QUIET!
So quiet, I've taken the Holley electric low pressure pump on the GT40
off and put the Mallory on.
Ah... nirvana. Used to be the LP pump, as soon as you turned the switch
on, would make a loud whirring, almost grinding, noise that you could
almost hear above the engine noise. A Delco unit did the same.
Yes, I had it mounted with rubber isolators.
The Mallory just slightly whirrs and you have to listen hard even when
the motor is off.
My take on electric fuel pumps....
FWIW
Kirby
On Nov 17, 2014, at 19:14, Tony DiGiovanna <[2]tonydigi at optonline.net>
wrote:
Nothing depresses me more than obsolescence of automotive technology
from my heyday...guess I'm next actually.
-----Original Message-----
From: DeTomaso [[3]mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com] On Behalf Of
[4]cengles at cox.net
Sent: Monday, November 17, 2014 8:32 AM
To: [5]bill at incendium.com
Cc: [6]detomaso at poca.com
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] mechanical fuel pump
Dear Bill,
1) the typical hipo mechanical fuel pumps are no longer available.
Holley and others don't make hipo mechanical fuel pumps for Clevelands
2) the remaining readily available option is the plain vanilla stock
fuel pump, which is adequate for modest and moderate use, but it is
limited for hipo engines
3) Julian's note about the McCarr (?) super hipo and pricey high
output mechanical Cleveland fuel pump is correct.
4) One other option is to have an older Holley, etc, hipo fuel pump
rebuilt. That is the option that I will be using in short order.
5) I am told that it is possible to somehow use a low power (?)
electric fuel pump at a cost less than the McCarr unit. IIRC, Jack
DeRyke discussed this.
Warmest regards, Chuck Engles
On Sun, Nov 16, 2014 at 11:02 AM, Bill Moore wrote:
Hello All :
The old tired engine is gone. I'm getting a 408C as a replacement, a
slight upgrade. The question of the day and there will be more I'm
sure is, "what mechanical fuel pump should we use and who supplies
them" ?
Cheers:
Please use my [7]bill at incendium.com email address in all messages.
Bill Moore
Incendium Supply Ltd.
Suite 416, #305-4625 Varsity Drive N.W.
Calgary, AB T3A 0Z9
403.202.0055
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References
1. http://www.autozone.com/fuel-system/fuel-pump/mallory-comp-pump-140-electric-high-performance-fuel-pump-series-for-gasoline-not-included-fuel-pressure-regulator/711660_0_0/
2. mailto:tonydigi at optonline.net
3. mailto:detomaso-bounces at poca.com
4. mailto:cengles at cox.net
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