Electric Fuel Pump Recommendation

[matt63]

I'm going to toss my mechanical pump set-up as the mickey mouse Hughes eccentric snout extension came loose (it's designed to extend the magnum cam snout so that it can drive the fuel pump eccentric).  I want something fairly quiet and would like to not have a regulator under the hood.  Anybody try the Holley gearrotor design pumps?  Any recommendations?  I need enough fuel for a 475 hp stroker small block.

['Cuda Hunter]

  I actually have used the holley for three or four vehicles.  I love the set up and have not required a regulator.  The electrics are pretty loud so I have insulated the pump from the frame rail with rubber.  I still have a little noise because the bolts go through the frame but it is not noticeable once the engine is running.  This set up also helped with a vapor lock problem I had with a 440.  I just switched the pumps and all the vapor lock went away and the engine ran great. 

[Chryco Psycho]

Carter makes a better street pump , Holley  Vane pumps & HP pumps are Crap
 personally I would use a Mallory gearrotor pump

['Cuda Hunter]

  So which one is better?  Carter or Mallory.  I will gladly try these next although I havn't had any problems with holley, do you think that holley's are unreliable or inconsistent? 

[Chryco Psycho]

yup the Holley pumps seem unreliable , we installed 2 big Holley pumps on Kellys car & one failed right out of the box
 Mallory is better

[MEK-Dangerfield]

The Mallory pump is also quiet. You won't even know it's on, even with the engine shut off.


  Mike

[crcarch]

Is there anybody who has a chart of recommended GPH requirements for the pump and line sizes based on engine size or HP ratings? Or is there a formula to calculate?

[matt63]

Thanks guys.  I bought a Mallory 140 today as the local speed shop recommended it for quietness and reliability.  Unfortunately price wasn't one of the good characteristics as the bill was over $400 with the regulator, fancy filter and a relay kit.  It is a gear type unit.  Apparently they have a whack of returned/failed Holley units and he referred to the Blue pump as a "wood chipper" due to the sound.

[Chryco Psycho]

You pay for quality

[KellysCuda aircard]

CP is right for sure...I have since had another holley fail me, these are brand new pumps..the holley 12-150 supposed to be good for 800+ hp and recomended by mopar mag. I will not use these pumps in the future.     

[GoodysGotaCuda]

Paid $65 for a brand new blue pump & regulator on ebay. Took a shot, its on my daily driver..about only two months on it though so far. No complaints as of yet. Price was right.

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Paid $65 for a brand new blue pump & regulator on ebay. Took a shot, its on my daily driver..about only two months on it though so far. No complaints as of yet. Price was right.

   


I guess at that price, you HAVE to take a chance.  Heck, most electric fuel pumps are more than $100, and the regulators aren't cheap either. 


  Mike

[crcarch]

Does anyone know what the Jeg's kit uses?  http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10002&catalogIdentifier=Jegs_Direct&categoryId=85459&parentCategoryId=10307 It looks like Holley, but I don't know.  I'm leaning to the Mallory, if only for the noise factor.  Cost is a definite downer, though.

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Does anyone know what the Jeg's kit uses?  http://www.jegs.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10002&catalogIdentifier=Jegs_Direct&categoryId=85459&parentCategoryId=10307 It looks like Holley, but I don't know.  I'm leaning to the Mallory, if only for the noise factor.  Cost is a definite downer, though.

That Jegs kit isn't cheap either. Do you need all of that? I went with the Mallory and couldn't believe how quiet it was, but the street version was supposed to put out 6-8 PSI, and my gauge measured 11. So I went with a regulator to calm it down. I have since gone back to a mechanical fuel pump, but I loved the Mallory. Here is a link to what I had. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MAA%2D4110&N=700+4294925239+115&autoview=sku


  Mike

[Ornamental]

That Jegs kit isn't cheap either. Do you need all of that? I went with the Mallory and couldn't believe how quiet it was, but the street version was supposed to put out 6-8 PSI, and my gauge measured 11. So I went with a regulator to calm it down. I have since gone back to a mechanical fuel pump, but I loved the Mallory. Here is a link to what I had. http://store.summitracing.com/partdetail.asp?autofilter=1&part=MAA%2D4110&N=700+4294925239+115&autoview=sku


  Mike

Would this pump be good enough for a small block with 500+ hp?