Electric Fuel Pump

[kmyles]

Does anyone have any pictures of where you can mount an electric fuel pump?

[MEK-Dangerfield]

Any reason you want to go electric over a high-volume mechanical pump?

[BruteForce]

I needed to go electric because the gear drive for my cam interfered with the mechanical one. I mounted it to the front of the brace that goes in front of the gas tank.

Not seen in the picture is a heat shield I added to protect it from the exhaust heat.

[moparniac]

Thats about where i mounted mine.... just make sure its below the tank..... 

[6packCuda]

That's the same place I mounted mine too.

[BruteForce]

All the fuel pump instructions say to mount below the tank - but there's not a reasonable way to do that since the tank is at the lowest point. I settled for putting the pump as low as I could and hoping for the best. I didn't really want a speed bump knocking the pump off. 

It was able to suck even with dry tubes after I put 1 gallon in the new tank, so I wouldn't worry too much about it. If you want to be sure, you could try holding the pump in your hand and start it up high and move it down until it sucks to see how low it actually needs to go.

A couple other reasons I like the electric pump:

1. I can detach the line from the carb and put it in a fuel canister, and pump the tank nearly dry when I need to.

2. If the carb is dry from sitting around, I don't have to sit there cranking and cranking while the mechanical pump dredges up something from the tank. Just flip the prime switch.

A word to the wise: I also installed a fuel cutoff switch from summit. The idea is when the oil pressure goes away, the fuel pump is stopped. Just for fun, I also installed a green dash light that glows when there's power to the pump.

There are also crash sensors one can get that will shut off the fuel pump in the event of a crash, but I haven't installed one of those.

[kmyles]

Any reason you want to go electric over a high-volume mechanical pump?

The only reason I am going with a electric fuel pump is because my engine rebuilder said he lost some sort of pin that the mechanic pump rides on and because of that he gave me an electric one to make up for his bad. I didn't think it was a bad deal seeing he gave me a free fuel pump and cut me a helluva deal on the build. I always thought the mechanical pump was run off the cam shaft???
Anyway Stroker I remeber seing some picks of where you had your monunted , do you have a copy of those pics still?

BTW My fuel sending unit has two ports on it, one small one big, the big one is for the fuel delivery and the small one And where do I hook it up? I would think it's the return line but do I need to hook it up?? I am going to be using a fuel regulator set at about 6psi.... Any thought's??

Anyone else with any pis and or words of wisdom??

Thx,

[matt63]

I read the bit in the instructions about mounting it below the tank too.  I wasn't sure whether this was absolutely required because I have seen others mounted up high.   I made a bracket and mounted it inside and below the left rear frame rail.  It wasn't too close to the tail pipe.  One of the downsides is that if you need to disconnect the filter or pump the fuel drains out until the tank is dry so you need to have a plug.    The car is sold now so I'll have to see if I have a pic on file.

[kmyles]

Anyone else??? I plan on mounting the pump tonight. I wanna hear this thing purr over the weekend.....I hope!!!

[moparniac]

Put a filter BEFORE the pump.

[BruteForce]

Is yours a high pressure pump with a return line, or a low pressure one without?

[kmyles]

Mine just has an in and an out so. It's a holley blue.

[Ck[FIN]]

Mine just has an in and an out so. It's a holley blue.

Holley blue is high pressure pump that needs regulator just before the carbs. But it usually comes with one.
Return line is not needed.

Holley works but its pretty noisy if you dont get it in very good place. If you think its too noisy, try mallory.

[Chryco Psycho]

if you are using a stopck pick up in the tank it has a filter / sock on it , I would only add a filter After the pump as the pump is far more efficient at pushing than pulling through a filter & you are less likely to get stranded

[moparniac]

I run a good flowing filter before the pump and to keep the junk out and to keep the pump efficient.... CP I dont understand some of your posts... you dont like elec fuel pumps or elec water pumps and you always mentioned about being straned in the posts with those parts.... but there in  new cars today....