Is an adjustable fuel pressure regulator necessary with home-made chips?
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Is an adjustable fuel pressure regulator necessary with home-made chips?
From what I understand, all that an adjustable fuel pressure regulator does is send the injectors more fuel during the time that they're open. If I'm burning my own chips, couldn't I just increase the injector pulse width and negate the need for an adjustable fuel pressure regulator?
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yeah, it's the set it and forget it method.
Just figure out the lb-hr you need for you motor and adjust your fuel pressure so that the injectors don't opperate above 80% duty cycle, 90% with the peak and holds. Same with the timing. Set your base timing between 0 and 10, then use the chip for everything else.
Just figure out the lb-hr you need for you motor and adjust your fuel pressure so that the injectors don't opperate above 80% duty cycle, 90% with the peak and holds. Same with the timing. Set your base timing between 0 and 10, then use the chip for everything else.
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Well, I've got a mildly modified L98, so the stock 22lb injectors will probably be fine for me. Where can I obtain the operating limits for the fuel injectors? Also, at what fuel rail psi does the fuel pump start to over-work itself?
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Originally posted by blue86iroc
Where can I obtain the operating limits for the fuel injectors? Also, at what fuel rail psi does the fuel pump start to over-work itself?
Where can I obtain the operating limits for the fuel injectors? Also, at what fuel rail psi does the fuel pump start to over-work itself?
It will vary, but the syclone injectors have been tested to 120 PSI and were linear up until that. I doubt you'll hit the max operating pressure of the injector before the pump drops out.
The pressure vs capacity values also cary by pump. Walbros seem to have a good rep and are often used in trubo applications which require a higher max pressure vs capacity then N/A applications.
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Originally posted by Grumpy
I think most of the good injector info is hidden at the CIA.
I think most of the good injector info is hidden at the CIA.

I turned my fuel pressure up because I maxed out my VE tables. Turning the fuel pressure up makes things rich, or course. I then had some room to turn the VE tables back down a bit.
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