Fuel Pump Recomendation for +700hp

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I am at a cross roads and the little Eddy Pump I have gets me thru the 1/8th mile, but pressure really comes down after that, so its time for properly sized one....We are running 512 cubes and 9.80's making around 730hp on 93 octane..

Been looking at something that is easy on power usage as well as long lasting and preferably a built in filter....

Looking at a magna fuel 275, but I really like the set-up I usually use which is an Aeromotive A1000....Both pull 8 amps with a carburator...The A1000 needs an added full return system....So I am on the fence, what do you guys use?

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Magnafuel all the way ( pump, filters, regulator, fittings ). Cadillac of fuel systems.

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I am at a cross roads and the little Eddy Pump I have gets me thru the 1/8th mile, but pressure really comes down after that, so its time for properly sized one....We are running 512 cubes and 9.80's making around 730hp on 93 octane..

Been looking at something that is easy on power usage as well as long lasting and preferably a built in filter....

Looking at a magna fuel 275, but I really like the set-up I usually use which is an Aeromotive A1000....Both pull 8 amps with a carburator...The A1000 needs an added full return system....So I am on the fence, what do you guys use?

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Magnafuel all the way ( pump, filters, regulator, fittings ). Cadillac of fuel systems.

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YUP................Had the same issues. Good 1/8 th et`s and no top end so the 300 Magnafuel solved that and all of my fuel issues. 100 Micron pre-filter none after and it rocks now.

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My Demon had 2 each BG 400s. The fuel was filtered beforer the pump. The pump that supplied the motor (the other was for the juice side) had worn through the nylon insert with the steel vanes and was eating into the aluminum housing. No filter to catch the crap going downstream to the regulator and carb. I will be adding one post-filter.

Holley bought BG and the parts to fix the situation are available luckily. AN12 feed line to the motor.

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I'm sorry, but I find that hard to believe!!!

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That doesn`t look good............ I`ve helped a couple guy`s w/BG stuff and ALL of it was junk.

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It was in my buddy's Nova. My friend told me to buy a base, I'm tossing it. Why bother? I have three engines, less than 500hp in the car now, 650hp and 860hp. I don't think any of them need a BG400 anyways, and the nitrous in the car has it's own dedicated BG280 pump, wouldn't mind getting rid of that too !!

Car won't idle, THEN the pump started leaking. I knew the pumps were crappy, but obviously aluminum has ran through the fuel system and into the carb, it's got to come apart too.

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I couldn't find any of the debris in the regulator so it must be in the carb or it may have been sent back to the tank via the return line. My Demon also had a seperate nitrous fuel system with a 400 BG pump and it's own return regulator. I am gonna try to combine all that into a single tank and pump with two regulators. Funny but the nitrous pump was fine inside.

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I'm just over the 700hp mark, and run Product Engineering pump.

I sent mine in the other day to get it rebuilt after 7 years of running for about 5000 miles and regularly sitting for up to 3 and 4 months of sitting between uses. I'm told by John that is not good for them.

John at Product Engineering told me to run the pump at least once a week to keep the seals lubed and I won't have this problem again. I will do so from now on.

He also told me he tests each pump, and if it can't pull fuel from 2 feet above the fuel level, the pumps don't go out his door.

Mine is mounted above my tank in the trunk. It's a beast when it comes to flowing some serious fuel. It can fill a gallon jug in about 9 seconds.

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How did you know it needed a rebuild? I hadn't thought about sending mine in for a checkup but since it's been sitting approximately 5-6 years with no use it sounds like it might be due for a rebuild

Sorry to derail the original question...

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I am at a cross roads and the little Eddy Pump I have gets me thru the 1/8th mile, but pressure really comes down after that, so its time for properly sized one....We are running 512 cubes and 9.80's making around 730hp on 93 octane..

Been looking at something that is easy on power usage as well as long lasting and preferably a built in filter....

Looking at a magna fuel 275, but I really like the set-up I usually use which is an Aeromotive A1000....Both pull 8 amps with a carburator...The A1000 needs an added full return system....So I am on the fence, what do you guys use?

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i ran 9.80 with a cheap holly black pump 15 year ago, never had a problem.

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Hard to go wrong with Product Engineering, or Magnafuel.

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I'm just over the 700hp mark, and run Product Engineering pump.

I sent mine in the other day to get it rebuilt after 7 years of running for about 5000 miles and regularly sitting for up to 3 and 4 months of sitting between uses. I'm told by John that is not good for them.

John at Product Engineering told me to run the pump at least once a week to keep the seals lubed and I won't have this problem again. I will do so from now on.

He also told me he tests each pump, and if it can't pull fuel from 2 feet above the fuel level, the pumps don't go out his door. I've looked around and all other pumps I've seen have to be mounted below the fuel level.

Mine is mounted above my tank in the trunk. It's a beast when it comes to flowing some serious fuel. It can fill a gallon jug in about 9 seconds.

I'm in the process of designing a different fuel system using an in tank pump with road race style 4-pod fuel pick-ups, a surge tank with another pump in it with a regulator and a return regulator at the front of the car to get the pressures down to carb friendly pressures.

This system will be virtually silent, flow enough fuel for around 1200 normally aspirated horsepower, won't have issues with cavitation or introduce air pockets into the lines when your fuel level gets low and is OEM reliable.

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There is a reason they say to mount it at or below
the bottom of the tank...it keeps it wet for the seals
and it will prime easier.... most any pump will lift
2'... but remember that the pump creates a negative
pressure and atmospheric pressure fills it... thats
why they all like a larger supply line going to the pump

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Hard to go wrong with Product Engineering, or Magnafuel.

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I'm just over the 700hp mark, and run Product Engineering pump.

I sent mine in the other day to get it rebuilt after 7 years of running for about 5000 miles and regularly sitting for up to 3 and 4 months of sitting between uses. I'm told by John that is not good for them.

John at Product Engineering told me to run the pump at least once a week to keep the seals lubed and I won't have this problem again. I will do so from now on.

He also told me he tests each pump, and if it can't pull fuel from 2 feet above the fuel level, the pumps don't go out his door. I've looked around and all other pumps I've seen have to be mounted below the fuel level.

Mine is mounted above my tank in the trunk. It's a beast when it comes to flowing some serious fuel. It can fill a gallon jug in about 9 seconds.

I'm in the process of designing a different fuel system using an in tank pump with road race style 4-pod fuel pick-ups, a surge tank with another pump in it with a regulator and a return regulator at the front of the car to get the pressures down to carb friendly pressures.

This system will be virtually silent, flow enough fuel for around 1200 normally aspirated horsepower, won't have issues with cavitation or introduce air pockets into the lines when your fuel level gets low and is OEM reliable.

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There is a reason they say to mount it at or below
the bottom of the tank...it keeps it wet for the seals
and it will prime easier.... most any pump will lift
2'... but remember that the pump creates a negative
pressure and atmospheric pressure fills it... thats
why they all like a larger supply line going to the pump

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