Fuel pump for Ford 3.0L with engine swap

[Frederic Breitwieser]

Howdy Gale,

Just curious as to why the fuel pump that came with the donor vehicle is 
not suitable for you?  True, it goes in the tank, and maybe that's your 
limitation, however its a good setup.  Maybe its adaptable, as the top of 
the pump has the normal gasline fitting, and the bottom probably could be 
retrofitted.

Its perfectly AOK to go a little over the 39psi, since the engine is fuel 
injected, and the fuel pressure regulator will return the excess fuel back 
to the tank through the return line.  Of course, you don't want to double 
the pressure going in, however a little is AOK.

Sounds like your local shop has a suitable part, however you can also use 
Summit's PAX-8001688 which offers 90gph at 45psi.  The Ford fuel pressure 
regulator will end up throwing a lot of fuel back to the tank, but it will 
work just fine.  Hopefully your local shop has a better price on the more 
suitable offering than Summit's $279.99 a pop.

Fred

On Thursday, May 08, 1997 5:47 PM, G. Wilson [SMTP:gawilson at VNET.IBM.COM] 
wrote:
> I have ran into a problem with the fuel pump type however.
> The engine is basically from a Taurus, Ranger, or Sable, 3.0L, with
> requirement for 39psi and 16 gallon per hour from the pump.
> I'm looking for a frame-mounted pump with those specs, but
> without luck.
>
> My question is, how close do I need to get to the 39psi and
> 16 gph for the efi to work okay?  A local shop can get a
> NOS pump rated 40psi at 46 gallons per hour - is that going
> to be a problem?
>
> Thanks,
> gale