LT1 LOW FUEL PRESSURE

[Roger Heflin]

On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Luke Joseph wrote:

> 	The last couple of weeks I have been trouble shooting my, rough
> running, newly installed LT1 in my Monte SS.  I finally bought a fuel
> pressure gauge and discovered I had very little fuel pressure (1-2kpa not
> 35-45).  I was amazed that the engine could run on such low pressure.  I am

You mean 1-2 psi?  The 35-45 is in psi.

> using a in tank fuel pump out of an L98 Camaro, the tank is out of a 85 V6
> TBI Monte.  I found no kinks in the line anywhere and I dropped the tank
> last night.  My question is how can I confirm that it is the pump and what
> is the best pump for this application.  The pump was chosen because it was
> the only AC Delco in tank high pressure fuel pump the auto parts store had
> in stock.  By the way I know the gauge works because I checked it on our 96
> Impala and it read the correct pressure.
> 	

I though the L98 was capable of the kind of fuel needed for a LT1.

Are the regulator and return lines installed right?

> Thanks,
> Luke   
>