fuel pressure regulator?
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Car: 90 Z28, 74 Scout II
Engine: healthy 355
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fuel pressure regulator?
Ok.... finally got my tbi fitting for my fuel pressure gauge. I'm reading around 11-12. I was told this was normal. However when I pinch off my return line it jumps up to around 18 and runs great. The problems I've been having is my car dies after it warms up and when I push the clutch in unless I feather the gas. This is all recent due to my 305 to 350 conversion.... Sound like a pressure regulator?
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Nope, your fuel pressure it totally normal. 10-12 running and 18 when dead-headed is exactly what you should expect from a stock TBI setup. Sounds like a tuning issue or a vacuum leak.
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Car: 90 Z28, 74 Scout II
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Re: fuel pressure regulator?
I got a "tbichip"......... any reason it runs great after its deadheaded?........
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maybe idle speed is set too low? or as stated above a vacuum leak. Doesnt really sound like a fueling problem if the car runs fine when you put your foot into it. If it was a fueling issue, the car would be running lean in the upper RPM range, not down low.
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Car: 90 Z28, 74 Scout II
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Re: fuel pressure regulator?
upped my idle... now it stays running, just surges a little. If I disconnect my map sensor it seems to idle better.....?
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Re: fuel pressure regulator?
I had the same problem for a while. Come to find out I was never getting the engine temp high enough to go in to closed loop before I was tuning everything. So when it went into closed loop it just got worse. I still have a little of the same issue with a slight surge, but it's because I still have a stock chip with 10.1 and a aftermarket cam.
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Car: 89 K3500 Fleetside
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Re: fuel pressure regulator?
I would next recommend a boost in fuel pressure to 15psi, most run better that way, and that will allow you to lower the idle adjustment back down where it belongs. When you unplug the MAP sensor and it runs better I would replace the MAP. Your conversion will need some work getting the right tune in the ECM, time to start a little monitoring & logging.
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Car: 90 Z28, 74 Scout II
Engine: healthy 355
Transmission: t-5
Axle/Gears: 4th gen 10 bolt 3.23
Re: fuel pressure regulator?
I found some "JET" adjustable regulators @ Jegs... any good or bad reviews, thats about all I could think of to boost my pressure, right? I'm hoping it helps with my high rpms, it almost acts like it governs at 4500-5000 rpms running lean as hell.
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Unlikely a "stock" fuel pump can sustain, under load, much more than 12 lbs FP. As they age they become less efficient. If you update to a GM TPI or aftermarket large increases in FP can be sustained under load. I believe Jet offers a good product for reg. Is Jet a stock replacement? Turbo City also offers same. Aeromotive is the best you can buy but not a stock replacement. Aeromotive requires plumbing and capping the stock location.
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Unlikely a "stock" fuel pump can sustain, under load, much more than 12 lbs FP. As they age they become less efficient. If you update to a GM TPI or aftermarket large increases in FP can be sustained under load. I believe Jet offers a good product for reg. Is Jet a stock replacement? Turbo City also offers same. Aeromotive is the best you can buy but not a stock replacement. Aeromotive requires plumbing and capping the stock location.
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Car: 91 LT1 RS 89 IROC-Z 350 TPI
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Re: fuel pressure regulator?
If it's running better with the map disconnected, make sure the map sensor is hooked up to manifold vacuum, not ported vacuum, check your under hood vacuum line routing sticker.
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