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Old 05-20-2001, 07:35 AM
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fuel question?

Here's my situation,I swapped out the tbi for a carb a while back and yesterday i finally put a fuel pressure gauge in,What psi should it be at,and should the pressure change or stay at a steady psi?I noticed that after warmed up i shut it off and started it again it was only at 3.5,I drove it home about 2 miles and it was at 8.5 But when i first put it on it was at 5.5 psi.

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Old 05-21-2001, 08:48 PM
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Well,Hey!!! thanks for the info! LOL!!!!!!oh well............
Old 05-21-2001, 11:39 PM
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Car: 82 Berlinetta/57 Bel Air
Engine: LS1/LQ4
Transmission: 4L60E/4L80E
Axle/Gears: 12B-3.73/9"-3.89
How long are you willing to wait for a good answer? Or, are you willing to take any old response? Were you aware that the quality of the response is directly proportional to the quality of the information provided?

I assume you used the original TBI in-tank pump, correct? What carb do you have? What kind of regulator did you use? Is this a street driver, or highly modified? I'll guess mildly modified, Edelbrock, daily driver, 2-port regulator.

You should have used a 3-port regulator, with return port. If not, that's half your problem. Street fuel pressure should be 5-7 psig, and should maintain that at WOT.

FWIW, a better subject line might have been "Fuel Pressure Question".

Hope that helps. Good luck. Good day. LOL here, too...

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