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Old 01-11-2005, 06:54 PM
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Car: 94 Camaro
Engine: 383 Stroker
Transmission: T-56
Axle/Gears: 3.73
which fuel pump?

What mechanical fuel pump would you reccomend for a carb'd 383 stroker pushing about 500 hp?
Old 01-11-2005, 09:33 PM
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go electric...
Old 01-12-2005, 09:31 AM
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what would be the advantage of going electric over a mechanical pump?
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i was wodering the same thing
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1) Mechanical , is mechanical. Wear.

2) Cooler fuel supply.

3) more efficient to push fuel than to pull it, under g's. No fuel starvation.

4) Will never vapor lock (maybe in the Mojave desert), see #2

Aeromotive has some nice stuff. Check Jegs.
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