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Offline 1 Wild R/T

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Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« on: October 20, 2015 - 11:17:37 AM »
When Holley's hydramat was introduced at SEMA in 2014 everyone was excited about what the product could do for EFI applications..... Then Holley announced the price & it was so outrageous the buzz changed from how cool the product is to how insane the price is....

Well the original 14x30 mat started at $699.... And for a race team it was probably a good solution since they mostly spend sponsor money & not their own...  But for the average car guy thats a little hard to swallow...

Well 18 months later Holley has expanded their lineup & most of the products are a lot more acceptable price wise.... For example I ordered a 15x3 Hydramat through Summit for $149..... 

I'd been looking a surge tanks & other pick up options but since seeing the Holley demo I kept coming back to the Hydramat, well I'm happy to report it's now a viable option....
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #1 on: October 20, 2015 - 04:37:19 PM »
 :clapping:   That price is a little more do-able .   Take some  :picture: of your install !
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2015 - 06:10:59 PM »
Does this eliminate the need for a new EFI tank with baffling?

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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2015 - 09:44:24 PM »
Does this eliminate the need for a new EFI tank with baffling?

In my application yes, it eliminates the need for baffling, you still need a way to mount a pump... Either a high pressure in tank pump or a small low pressure pump feeding a high pressure pump....

My application is my dog hauler so it has no bearing on Mopars... But the Hydramat certainly does...
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2015 - 12:41:17 PM »
IMO, not my favorite option. I think if no one made a tank with baffles for your application this would be a nice option. I like the Tanks Inc gas tank the best for an EFI swap. With the Holley mat, while you do save some money you still have the old tank and using a product I may or may not trust long term.

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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #5 on: October 26, 2015 - 08:03:50 AM »
Seems like a great product but I want to see what it looks like after sitting in our crappy fuel for years at a time.
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #6 on: October 26, 2015 - 03:53:20 PM »
Seems like a great product but I want to see what it looks like after sitting in our crappy fuel for years at a time.
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #7 on: October 26, 2015 - 04:15:36 PM »
A 15"x3" piece won't reach anything in our tanks. We would need a big X that reaches a four corners of the e-body tank. I'm would also want it not to move around with fuel sloshing back and forth. That is the only one that I would spend $150 on it.
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2015 - 12:38:20 AM »
Wow that is neat. Never knew it existed, shows how much I know.
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #9 on: November 21, 2015 - 03:00:11 AM »
Seems like a great product but I want to see what it looks like after sitting in our crappy fuel for years at a time.
Spot on comment! So doesn't it get clogged some time after that?
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #10 on: November 21, 2015 - 05:34:49 AM »
I did some research it says on their website that GM has been using this technology  on their fuel pumps  since the  early 80s and Holley just made a bigger  model of it .
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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2015 - 05:37:32 AM »
I did some research it says on their website that GM has been using this technology  on their fuel pumps  since the  early 80s and Holley just made a bigger  model of it .

So much for the "patent-pending" product...

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Re: Holley Hydramat worth a second look....
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2015 - 07:10:57 AM »
 I just found it on the web 2 weeks ago but right now I am on a 6 Hour Road trip so if somebody can look that up and post it, it should be easy to find.
Rob

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