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How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?

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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
How much power have you guys(or ladies) made with a stock fuel pump?
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 11:48 PM
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
Can we assume you're talking about a stock TPI pump?
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Old Dec 3, 2008 | 11:53 PM
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
used a calulator and got about 425 flywheel, low rpm motor though
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
What formula did you use to come up with 425?
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
I've read around 400hp as well.
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 06:48 PM
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what about a t b i pump?
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
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What formula did you use to come up with 425?
e/t trap speed and apprx weight in some online caluculator

for the record this is on a carbureted car
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Re: How much h.p. can be made with a stock fuel pump?
i had a tpi 5.7, with exhaust, msd, air foil, ported plenum, underdrive pulleys, and maybe some other oddball stuff with a true 100 shot of juice (wet kit), and never had any problems
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