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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I don't know what a fuel pump has to do with a cistern? But I did talk with a tech from Aeromotive this morning and he recommended The same pump that Jim has on his N/SS car...
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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You just proved you're not a scientist.
R. Nice come back. What exactly did I say that is wrong? You can have PRESSURE and ZERO flow. FACT. Now prove me wrong.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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You can have pressure and ZERO flow. That is why if I have to use a .500 fuel line I want the pressure to the regulator to be 30 pounds or more. A bigger fuel line has more fuel in it, thus more weight. So if you don't raise the line pressure you can have pressure but zero flow. Seen it a bunch of times.
That said, most of the time it shows up in 60 feet. I know what you meant and you're right. More fuel mass in the line has more inertia so it has more of a tendency to stay put during launch, hence the need for more pressure to move it forward. Exactly. But the keyboard know-it-alls need to have it spelled out for them. Guess I should have spent my time educating them for free.
Just because you think it won't make it true. Horsepower is KING. To dispute this is stupid. C. Alston
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I did talk with a tech from Aeromotive
To a hammer, everything is a nail.
When has a manufacturer not said "you need a big pump"?
For those of you who still think that the car is faster in direct proportion to the amount of money spent (i.e., billet = power), I'll quote David Vizard (slight editing) on fuel supply requirements, not as line size but in terms of how much must be actually received at the carb inlet.
"Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (as shown in dyno tests): how many lbs. of fuel per hour per horsepower the motor needs; .5 lbs./hr is a safe minimum figure.
.5 lbs/hr/hp × 500 hp = 250 lbs./hr
add 50% safety margin for restrictions, inertia, bends, etc. = 375 lbs./hr
gas = 6 lbs. per gallon
62.5 gallons per hour is more than sufficient for a 500 hp motor."
Sooo... your BG 400 pump is JUST RIGHT for that 3200 hp motor...
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I did talk with a tech from Aeromotive
To a hammer, everything is a nail.
When has a manufacturer not said "you need a big pump"?
For those of you who still think that the car is faster in direct proportion to the amount of money spent (i.e., billet = power), I'll quote David Vizard (slight editing) on fuel supply requirements, not as line size but in terms of how much must be actually received at the carb inlet.
"Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (as shown in dyno tests): how many lbs. of fuel per hour per horsepower the motor needs; .5 lbs./hr is a safe minimum figure.
.5 lbs/hr/hp × 500 hp = 250 lbs./hr
add 50% safety margin for restrictions, inertia, bends, etc. = 375 lbs./hr
gas = 6 lbs. per gallon
62.5 gallons per hour is more than sufficient for a 500 hp motor."
Sooo... your BG 400 pump is JUST RIGHT for that 3200 hp motor... a BG 400 pump doesn't pump 400 gallons per hour. Neither does a magnafuel 275 pump 275. These are all Barry Grant misleading numbers a 5/8th garden hose will only flow between 200-300 GPH with no restrictions depending on pressure
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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Since we are using golf balls, water cisterns and all kinds of other useless crap, in relation to race car fuel systems.........how about this. I don't have any type pump on my house and I have good pressure and volume in the shower.........so hmmm...........hell maybe we don't even NEED fuel pumps.........LOL!!! Obviously my cistern analogy went over your head. I did however exempt you from the golf ball analogy. And sorry you couldn't form a legit question to my comment I could respond to.
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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The fuel PUMP is only a small part of the fuel SYSTEM. The biggest baddest pump in the world won't work if the system doesn't. It all has to work together. Bigger lines, hold more volume and the column of fuel is harder to move in a G situation, so you need more pump. Smaller lines help that, but won't supply the volume. More pressure is NOT the answer. Pressure just aerates the fuel, which is NOT a good thing. Your fuel system should supply the volume of fuel you need and not need more than 5 psi at the carb to do it. If 5psi of regulated pressure at the carb, does not supply enough fuel...........you need more volume Exactly what has been said here! 
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I meant a pic of the fuel entrance where the supply line hooks up to.......
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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That`s the money shot..........see that nasty wall the fuel has to go through? The QF entries are blended and smooth.....no walls baffles etc......Thankxx man.
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I did talk with a tech from Aeromotive
To a hammer, everything is a nail.
When has a manufacturer not said "you need a big pump"?
For those of you who still think that the car is faster in direct proportion to the amount of money spent (i.e., billet = power), I'll quote David Vizard (slight editing) on fuel supply requirements, not as line size but in terms of how much must be actually received at the carb inlet.
"Brake Specific Fuel Consumption (as shown in dyno tests): how many lbs. of fuel per hour per horsepower the motor needs; .5 lbs./hr is a safe minimum figure.
.5 lbs/hr/hp × 500 hp = 250 lbs./hr
add 50% safety margin for restrictions, inertia, bends, etc. = 375 lbs./hr
gas = 6 lbs. per gallon
62.5 gallons per hour is more than sufficient for a 500 hp motor."
Sooo... your BG 400 pump is JUST RIGHT for that 3200 hp motor... and he also says a vacuum secondary carb is perfect for a drag race car, because it acts like two carbs in one.
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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Since we are using golf balls, water cisterns and all kinds of other useless crap, in relation to race car fuel systems.........how about this. I don't have any type pump on my house and I have good pressure and volume in the shower.........so hmmm...........hell maybe we don't even NEED fuel pumps.........LOL!!! Obviously my cistern analogy went over your head. I did however exempt you from the golf ball analogy. And sorry you couldn't form a legit question to my comment I could respond to. No, it didn't go over my head and I felt no need to ask you a question from that meaningless stuff you posted, because it is not relevant to the discussion at hand. You think it is...fine, I just don't care to talk about theory and equations, because I know what a race car needs and how to properly set up a fuel system that works right. You want to flex your engineering knowledge, fine, knock yourself out. I will opt for proven results that work As far as regarding Vizards word as the gospel of all things automotive...........I will refrain until he builds or tunes an actual car that runs fast, instead of peppering us with theory and dyno numbers
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I will refrain until he builds or tunes an actual car that runs fast, instead of peppering us with theory and dyno numbers
That happened about 50 years ago.
I love how people don't trust those "science", "physics", and "chemistry" things, instead they appreciate "real world experience". LOL!
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Re: Fuel Volume vs. Fuel Pressure
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I will refrain until he builds or tunes an actual car that runs fast, instead of peppering us with theory and dyno numbers
That happened about 50 years ago.
I love how people don't trust those "science", "physics", and "chemistry" things, instead they appreciate "real world experience". LOL! 50 years ago "science" and "physics" said it would be impossible for a piston driven vehicle to exceed 180mph in a 1/4 mile.... I'll take real world experience.
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