5/16"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Keith Turk" <kturk@ala.net>
To: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; "Dick J" <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
Cc: "DrMayf" <drmayf@teknett.com>; "autox list" <land-speed@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, February 23, 2002 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: Fuel Flow
> Hey Dick... just a thought....Dave is Talking inside diameter of fuel
lines
> and I'm pretty sure your 3/8ths number is an outside diameter.... best I
> can remember the inside of that line is 1/4".... but I could be wrong....
>
> Keith
>
> ----------
> > From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> > To: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>
> > Cc: DrMayf <drmayf@teknett.com>; autox list <land-speed@autox.team.net>
> > Subject: Re: Fuel Flow
> > Date: Saturday, February 23, 2002 4:13 AM
> >
> > It depends on where the pump is. If you have it on the engine then it
has
> to draw the fuel through the line if you have an electric in the tank or
at
> the tank then it has to push the fuel. Big difference in fuel flow. if you
> want to be sure run a 1/2 line from the tank. On the other hand a 6250
> redline pretty much precludes making anything in the way of a serious
> amount of horse power You need some rods and valve gear so you can turn
it
> up a little. All the flow in the world and no rpm to process
> > the air is pretty much pointless in the bigger picture.. Kind of like
> wearing driving gloves while in your Yugo. Why such a low rev limit?? SBC
> boat engines only run 1000 rpm less than this from the factory. And old
> Corvettes turned that much stock (6250 or more), what would it take to get
> you into maybe 7200 for a rev limit? Rods ? cam ? valve springs?
> > Dave Dahlgren
> >
> > Dick J wrote:
> >
> > > Now that I have a decent port job on the heads of my SBC 350, I was
> told that it would flow enought to require an absolute minimum of a 750CFM
> carb and bigger headers. I've got an 800 Edelbrock Performer carb on a
> Victor Jr. and the new headers have 1 3/4 primaries dumping into a ten
inch
> long 3 1/2 dia. collector. My Carter NASCAR fuel pump will flow more than
> enough fuel, and I have a monster fuel filter that should offer no
> reduction in fuel flow. I use a self-imposed red line of 6250 RPM.
> > >
> > > Here's my question. Will the Camaro's stock 3/8" fuel line flow the
> fuel that I'll need?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Dick J
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