Fuel Tank Pickup Question

There have been a number of posts on installing electic fuel pumps recently that I find useful. I am interested in installing an electric pump in my '69 Roadrunner because I have to crank the engine for a good long time before it fires if the car sits for more than a week. I would like to keep the engine compartment more or less stock looking though it obviously isn't to Mopar people. Therefore I was considering a pump set to 7 psi and plumbed into the mechanical fuel pump to avoid having a regulator in the engine compartment. The Aeromotive 11219 pump seems to fit this need. My question has to do with the pickup in the fuel tank. The Aeromotive instructions suggest installing a sump or a high flow pickup to use with the pump. I haven't seen anything posted on this before and am wondering what other people have done to address this issue.

Thanks in advance for you input.

W the infrequent starting would priming the carb w a ketchup bottle w the nozzle of gas into the pri vent be easier? yes upgrading to a 3/8 pickup/lines would give more volume but not absolutley necc (#1 is what eng/street or strip etc to figure how much fuel you need) but assuming you have that covered & just need instant priming. What carbs as eddys might not be able to handle 7 psi at idle & you MAY end up needing an eng compartment mounted regulator if you go w an electric.

Plumbing the electric pump into the mechanical one is courting disaster. Pushing higher pressure into the mechanical pump can rupture the diaphram and push gas into the crankcase. That will not only thin out the oil making for wiped out bearings but could cause a pan explosion.

Try an insulator first.

I fought with hard starts when hot, and the typical problem of excessive cranking after sitting for several days.

I added the Edlebrock insulator type spacer and it has worked wonders.

I knew it helped when both my wife and daughter initially refused to ride in the car because of the "stinky gas" smell. They could always tell I had driven the car because they could smell gas on my clothes before adding the spacer.

Car now can sit for over a week, 1 pump and it fires right up. No problems with hot starts either.

The crappy 10% ethanol gas seems to evaporate much easier.

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EDL-9266/

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Plumbing the electric pump into the mechanical one is courting disaster. Pushing higher pressure into the mechanical pump can rupture the diaphram and push gas into the crankcase. That will not only thin out the oil making for wiped out bearings but could cause a pan explosion.

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I used a Mallory 140 mounted on the inside frame frame rail by the back tire, and mounted the regulator before the mechanical pump, set to 4 PSI, been that way since 1992.. works great