Malaboge@aol.com wrote:
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> I would also like to hear pros and cons as to whether a fuel pressure
> regulator would be a good idea. My car has Stromberg 175's on it.
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> Any and all other suggestions/recommendations gratefully accepted.
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My personal experience is that you should regulate the pressure down to
3 psi, but a fuel pressure regulator works only if the pressure
differential between what the pump puts out and the output pressure from
the regulator are reasonably different. I don't know precisely what
"reasonably different" is, but I do know that on my car, if I use a pump
that puts out 5 psi, and use a pressure regulator set to 3 psi, the car
runs out of gas on long straights. I tried two different makes of pumps
and two different pressure regulators, and I can turn the "problem" on
and off by installing or removing the regulator, either the chrome job
with the dial on the front or the Holley. Therefore, I only install
higher pressure pumps and regulate the pressure down to 3 psi with a
regulator. Again, this is just my experience and may not be true on
other folks' cars.
I currently run two Facet Silvertops in parallel, a setup that works but
that I wouldn't recommend to others, since it was born of necessity
during problem solving at a track, after several race weekends frought
with frustration.
And, I also am one of those loonies who run Strombergs, primarily
because everybody says they are junk. More fun that way. Hey, S.U. was
owned by M.G., for pete's sake. Do you guys really want M.G. carbs on
your TRIUMPH? There oughta be a rule.....
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uncle jack
Do not fold, spindle or mutilate.
Your mileage may vary.
Disconnect power before starting repairs.
Innocent until proven perjurious.
6500 at the end of the RA straight with a 3.7 -- yeeeehaaaa!
Now if I could only make that sucker go around corners.
Is spring here yet?
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