Fuel Pressure
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eclipsar

Original Poster:

112 posts

281 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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What fuel pressure should the pumps be pumping at, also should this be a stable pressure.

Regards
Chris

tuxman

9,011 posts

267 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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my can-am with the carter pumps runs at 6 psi according to my gauge,simon.

tuxman

9,011 posts

267 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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my carter pumps fitted on my can-am run at 6 psi according to the gauge.simon

tuxman

9,011 posts

267 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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mine on my can-am run at 6 psi ,they are carter pumps .simon

steve_D

13,802 posts

287 months

Tuesday 3rd May 2005
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6psi is what your carb wants to see.
I had a Carter go wrong and was up around 14psi so it went back.
The 2 I have on now seem to go adrift from time to time so I just switch to the other side. When I go back later it is working fine.

Steve

davejw

197 posts

280 months

Wednesday 4th May 2005
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We have found the Carter pumps deliver 6 psi when cold but drop to 4 psi when the engine bay is hot. The car is fitted with a SPA fuel pressure guage. To remedy this, one of the Carter pumps was replaced by an adjustable Holley high-flow pump set to 6 psi. This is very reliable accross all engine bay temperatures although so noisy it can still be heard with the engine running!

Dave.