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Mounting a fuel pump #2825291 09/26/20 12:25 PM 09/26/20 12:25 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan	Trying to find a good spot to mount my Magnafuel fuel pump. Too big to be mounted in most places and still be below fuel cell. Magnafuel says it can be mounted a few inches above fuel, but not sure how much above fuel is too much. I would like to mount it inside the trunk, not sure that’s a good idea either. Any ideas? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825302 09/26/20 12:51 PM 09/26/20 12:51 PM
Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,310 north of coder moparx "Butt Crack Bob"
moparx "Butt Crack Bob" Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 19,310 north of coder	any place to mount on the shock cross member ?

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: moparx] #2825312 09/26/20 01:12 PM 09/26/20 01:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,670 On the parachute mount N n20mstr master
n20mstr master N Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 4,670 On the parachute mount	I have a 5 gal. Cell in the spare tire well . It’s elevated so the outlet is level with the pump which is mounted behind the cell ....BAD A$$ STREET CAR.....

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: n20mstr] #2825318 09/26/20 01:28 PM 09/26/20 01:28 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,097 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,097 Bend,OR USA	Originally Posted by n20mstr I have a 5 gal. Cell in the spare tire well . It’s elevated so the outlet is level with the pump which is mounted behind the cell Me too on my 1965 dart I now make sure the bottom of the pump inlet is not higher than the bottom of the fuel tank or cell How about mounting it down low on the rear sub frame in front of the rear end Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: Cab_Burge] #2825322 09/26/20 01:36 PM 09/26/20 01:36 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,729 A collage of whims topside Too Many Posts
topside Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,729 A collage of whims	On the inner face of a rear frame rail, or rear body crossmember. Mounted one above the rearend on the forward face of the floor kick-up. Mounted another on the shock crossmember. All have worked fine, but the rear body crossmember seems best for hard acceleration (drag racing).

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: topside] #2825337 09/26/20 02:26 PM 09/26/20 02:26 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,147 PA. pittsburghracer "Little"John
pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,147 PA.	I used a holesaw to put a hole in my trunk so I could mount the pump on my frame and the top of the pump is in the trunk. Worked out great. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: pittsburghracer] #2825370 09/26/20 05:08 PM 09/26/20 05:08 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Originally Posted by pittsburghracer I used a holesaw to put a hole in my trunk so I could mount the pump on my frame and the top of the pump is in the trunk. Worked out great. That is how mine was in the first evolution. Just the top of the pump protruded into the trunk , using a sumped stock tank. Made a simple bracket to bolt it to the outside of the spare tire well.

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825381 09/26/20 05:44 PM 09/26/20 05:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon A AndyF I Win
AndyF I Win A Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 30,989 Oregon	I really like the new pumps that bolt inside the fuel cell. Holley has a line of them and so do other vendors such as Aeromotive. Just a whole drop in assembly. The chassis builder that I work with has started to move all the drag cars over to that style since it works so well and it frees up a bunch of space and gets rid of some plumbing.

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: AndyF] #2825384 09/26/20 06:04 PM 09/26/20 06:04 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	Originally Posted by AndyF I really like the new pumps that bolt inside the fuel cell. Holley has a line of them and so do other vendors such as Aeromotive. Just a whole drop in assembly. The chassis builder that I work with has started to move all the drag cars over to that style since it works so well and it frees up a bunch of space and gets rid of some plumbing. That is what I am looking at for my current project. Even in a carburated application , it makes sense. And is as clean a look as you can get.

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: pittsburghracer] #2825413 09/26/20 08:00 PM 09/26/20 08:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan	Dom told me the same thing and i almost did that. I decided to mount the pump under the fuel cell so fuel can gravity feed. Had to remove fuel cell, but i think it's solid were its at. Magnafuel says its not necessary to mount for gravity feed, but i took no chances. Thanks the suggestions guys. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825542 09/27/20 07:59 AM 09/27/20 07:59 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,018 Tulsa OK Bad340fish master
Bad340fish master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,018 Tulsa OK	My car has the stock tank with the spare tire well removed. There is a ton of space under there with the tire well removed. I have two fuel pumps, a fuel cooler, and a trailer hitch setup all between the tank and the rear valance. EDIT, I didn't see your picture. Looks like you already used that room haha. Last edited by Bad340fish; 09/27/20 08:15 AM. 68 Barracuda Formula S 340

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: Bad340fish] #2825549 09/27/20 08:36 AM 09/27/20 08:36 AM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn. tubtar master
tubtar master Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 3,082 St. Paul , Mn.	If the noise bothers you , a couple rubber grommets between the mounting bracket and the frame or body will quiet them down a good bit.

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: tubtar] #2825559 09/27/20 09:41 AM 09/27/20 09:41 AM
Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,627 anywhere@ anytime A actionange top fuel
actionange top fuel A Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,627 anywhere@ anytime	Mounted on aluminum frame w/ cell in trunk Works great

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825661 09/27/20 02:15 PM 09/27/20 02:15 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan	I didn’t have many options with that size of a pump. I usually mount them on the inside frame rail, but just didn’t have the space. If Magnafuel would have made the bracket mountable from both sides of pump, it would make things much easier with more options. I like where I put it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825667 09/27/20 02:37 PM 09/27/20 02:37 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Make sure the weep hole is down, that way when the seal starts leaking you’ll see it on the floor. If the weep hole is up the pump motor will fill up with fuel.

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: pittsburghracer] #2825669 09/27/20 02:44 PM 09/27/20 02:44 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,355 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,355 Las Vegas	Originally Posted by pittsburghracer I used a holesaw to put a hole in my trunk so I could mount the pump on my frame and the top of the pump is in the trunk. Worked out great. This is a simple solution to your problem. "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: Al_Alguire] #2825674 09/27/20 03:00 PM 09/27/20 03:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,019 MN J JERICOGTX I Live Here
JERICOGTX I Live Here J Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 10,019 MN	Mine is mounted next to the fuel cell. My cell is raised so it’s above the trunk floor. 69 GTX 68 Road Runner

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: JERICOGTX] #2825783 09/27/20 07:24 PM 09/27/20 07:24 PM
Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan mopar dave OP master
mopar dave OP master Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,031 Mt Morris Michigan	Didn't know it was safe to put them in the trunk. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIxaesJ190U http://youtu.be/lCZAaN7fFLg

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825816 09/27/20 08:26 PM 09/27/20 08:26 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,097 Bend,OR USA C Cab_Burge I Win
Cab_Burge I Win C Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 43,097 Bend,OR USA	Nothing about working on race cars is safe Mr.Cab Racing and winning with Mopars since 1964. (Old F--t, Huh)

Re: Mounting a fuel pump [Re: mopar dave] #2825818 09/27/20 08:30 PM 09/27/20 08:30 PM
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,147 PA. pittsburghracer "Little"John
pittsburghracer "Little"John Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 20,147 PA.	Originally Posted by mopar dave Didn't know it was safe to put them in the trunk. Mounting mine like I did I knew immediately when I had a fuel leak as it leaked on the ground. I removed it that week and fixed it. How fast are the guys mounting them in their trunks going to find it. 1970 Duster Edelbrock headed 408 5.984@112.52 422 Indy headed small block 5.982@112.56 mph 9.42@138.27 Livin and lovin life one day at a time

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