Keith;
I seem to remember that BG was running an ad in several car rags for a "complete
System" designed for 650 HP. I would imagine their pump filter, reg etc. would
be a matched set. Are you running -10 lines from the filter, or one line with a
fuel log?
Ed
Keith Turk wrote:
> I know alot of folks are out there building cars so I thought I would get
> this in the Archieves before I forgot what has happened with the Fuel
> system.
>
> When I started racing the Camaro I had a Mechanical Pump on the Motor...
> which starved it for Fuel and Burn a couple of Pistons...
>
> Thinking More has to be better I went way out on a limb and got a BG 280
> electric pump and plumbed in an Earls in line Filter....( you know the
> Pretty little Blue one... looks alot like a Filter only Smaller ) They Said
> the pump was good to 650hp.... well at 300hp that was more then Ample....
>
> As we started getting ready for the Nitrous the Folks noted that the Filter
> was after the Pump instead of before it.... as it should be..... Oh and they
> thought it might be a bit small..... ( okay alot Small )
>
> I just plumbed in a Fram Fuel Filter before the pump.... It will flow about
> ten times what the Earls would....
>
> Oh by the way the Earls.... starved the C motor for Fuel and I think that is
> why I was getting such a radical increase in EGT's on the Dyno.... Marginal
> system and when you add the little bit of junk in the Filter... Plus the
> stuff you can't see that is clogging it... I think we found our Problem
>
> Bottom line.... Fuel Filter Prior to the Pump.... Make sure the Restrictions
> in fittings are kept to an absolute minimun and Have fun with those Damn
> Stainless Lines.... ( what a Pain in the Butt )
>
> Keith ( why yes those were my first Hard Lines ) ( So Al "semi" Special )
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