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do i need to take my old fuel pump out when i switch to efi?

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Old May 12, 2002 | 11:57 AM
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Car: '87 Camaro LT
Engine: 355 L98
Transmission: T56
do i need to take my old fuel pump out when i switch to efi?

i'll be doing the lt1 intake swap in a couple weeks but i have the electric lg4 pump in my tank still. i'll be putting an inline pump on. will having the in tank pump restrict flow or anything? currently i'm using a mechanical pump and it seems to be fine but it's only like 6psi, not 40-50 like it will be.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 04:56 PM
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Transmission: 700R4 TRIPP TRANNY
My understanding is it is better to put the higher output intank pump in. That external pump will have to suck fuel through the old pump, sock etc. Plus external pumps are louder than their intank counterparts.
http://www.autoperformanceengineering.com/
They have the cheapest prices on Walbro pumps.
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Old May 12, 2002 | 05:40 PM
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Efi is finicky to pressure and volume; better to swap it. The whole distribution system works on pressure, so you could end up doning some damage being carb lean...

Run an adjustable fp regulator too...just a thought. More tuning without playing with the ECU.
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Old May 15, 2002 | 12:40 AM
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any other input? right now i think i'll replace the intank pump. at the autoperformance site, they have three different pumps, a 190liter/hr, a 255liter/hr and a high pressure 255liter/hr. which do i want?
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Old May 15, 2002 | 04:41 AM
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The 255lph regular pressure model is more than enough for most applications.
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