Fuel pump question

Has anyone ever run a electric fuel pump with a hi performance mechanical pump in the same system? Its on a mild bracket/street car, I have a BG HR220 and i'm looking for some security in a mechanical pump for long term driving or long trips. I dont want to get stranded with my electric pump. Any experience or opinions?

NHRA used to require the stockers to run a mecahnical pump with a the electric pumps years ago. I ran a Holley blue pump with no regulator to a Carter NASCAR Hemi race mechanical pump on my M.W. stocker for years, no street use If your going to do that I would use the BG feul regulator before the mecahnical pump to make sure that the electric pump would not rupture the diaphram on the mechanical due to to high of inlet pressures of the BG pump. The BG HR pumps are designed to be a street pump, what are your worrys on running it by itself?

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Has anyone ever run a electric fuel pump with a hi performance mechanical pump in the same system? Its on a mild bracket/street car, I have a BG HR220 and i'm looking for some security in a mechanical pump for long term driving or long trips. I dont want to get stranded with my electric pump. Any experience or opinions?

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Derick, you should be just fine with a high volume mech. Theres 1 (carter) that doesn't require a Reg. that puts out good volume, Mancini racing sells them, the one i'm useing does require a reg., this should be all the pump you'll need for even a mild stroker, hell i ran 12.5s with a house pump & never starved for fuel.

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