Increasing fuel pressure

[Glenn]

>
> This sounds great! How much ado they cost etc?
>
> Thanks for your reply, I had thought through most of what you talked
about.

http://www.cartech.net/fuelaccessories.html

has all the details.

>
> I have a few last worries; I believe the fuel pump is up to delivering
high
> pressure at the required flow rate but what if Im wrong? I would assume
that if
> the pump could not flow enough fuel at, lets say 80 psi, the pressure
would
> drop. Is this correct?

The pump is well capable of generating the nesscarry pressure

> A profesional I know said I would need a fuel flow gague
> as well as a pressure gague.

You only need worry if you think the pump is not working right,
when the pumps die , they usually just stop.

> Once the regulator was set up do you believe it is
> nessary to have a permamnt pressure gague?

No

> would the setting on the regulator go
> out of adjustment over may kms?

No

>
> My car has simple Bosch LE injection. Its a 1300cc SOHC turbo. The fuel
pump
> seems to be the same as another car I have, also with Bosch LE, yet its a
2L
> DOHC turbo with much more power.
>

The pumps are a pretty much standard item, used on all bosch
fuel injected cars, its a very capable pump, i have only every had one fail.

> For one I could not find a diy-increase the fuel pressure list I could
subscribe
> to.
> Im a cheep bugger!
> My car does not really warrent a programmable system! It would be worth
twice as
> much as the car.
> I basically just want to get as much go out of my car without much
expence. I
> don't have the expertese to build my own ECU. I could buy an aftermarket
system
> but Its not really worth it unless you want to get a lot more power.
>

why not try the MegaSquirt controller from Bruce and Al, £80 and a bit of
wiring
and you could have a programmable ECU ;)


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