Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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Who sells factory-style 440/Hemi fuel vapor seperators with 3/8" fuel line, the correct internal outlet tube length and correct vapor line orifice size? (I can make a 0.060" restrictor of some type if needed, so this isn't critical) I read something good about 521 restorations, but they're out of stock. Thanks for the Help!
70 Roadrunner convt. street car
440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs
'96 Mustang GT convt. street car
'04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered
"Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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Just got one in yesterday from atlas obsolete. Google mopar mall. You need to call as they list a kit with hoses etc you may not need. They sold me one for 65.
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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I bought some from Rockauto but the orofice was too big. It’s and easy mod to make it smaller. It wa not $65.
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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I bought some from Rockauto but the orofice was too big. It’s and easy mod to make it smaller. It wa not $65. I didn’t see any vapor seperators listed at rock auto. There are cheaper versions of what we need online at various places. I asked if the one I bought had the screen inside since people complain about some of these not working. I was told it does and they have sold around 500 without any returns.
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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Went and pulled out a box of take off parts a shop gave to the previous owner. One was a vapor separator. Compared to the one I just got and only difference I can see is the bracket has two dimples on one and only one on the other.
Next rockauto order I’ll grab one of those. Have to see how each I have compare, can check the nipple size too. Will have one coming off the car at some point so four will be on hand.
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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Went and pulled out a box of take off parts a shop gave to the previous owner. One was a vapor separator. Compared to the one I just got and only difference I can see is the bracket has two dimples on one and only one on the other.
Next rockauto order I’ll grab one of those. Have to see how each I have compare, can check the nipple size too. Will have one coming off the car at some point so four will be on hand. Did you compare or measure the return orifice?
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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if you look back at the engines that used those separators you will notice they had a matching fuel pump. the fuel pumps were 8-9psi and worked with the .060" return orifice. i did some pressure/flow testing with this and found big low rpm pressure swings with return orifice sizes of .060" and up. the old factory pump set-up should generate 1-8lb swings at low rpm but will stabilize to around 6psi at about 2000rpm. when the. 060", or larger orifice is used with a more common street pump of 5-6psi the low rpm swings are still there, but hot running pressure may reduce to 4psi. i know from experience that using the .060+ orifice with a rated 6psi pump was definitely a power loss at the track but drove ok on the street. what i do now is solder the return hole up and drill for a .035"-.040" return orifice. this seems to work well with a 6-6.5psi pump. i've tested this using a factory original hipo 440 pump, a carter 6903 and 4862. Great info! I'm guessing that since I'm feeding my motor with a Holley blue pump regulated down to 6psi I won't experience this (or maybe bump up my regulator slightly). Would you agree? I bought one of the Goodmark fuel vapor seperators ($35) and it has 5/16" inlet & outlet. Can anyone confirm this is correct for 440 six packs & Hemis? (I think so, but I'm not sure). I ran a bread tie wire down all the holes and all the tubes extend to maybe 1/4" from the other end of the can (like a factory one I believe). I don't know if there's a screen in there or not. I will see if I can get a pin guage in the vapor return hole and let everyone know. It's certainly necked down a lot & probably in the neighborhood of .060" (the pin guage knows for sure)
70 Roadrunner convt. street car
440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs
'96 Mustang GT convt. street car
'04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered
"Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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if you look back at the engines that used those separators you will notice they had a matching fuel pump. the fuel pumps were 8-9psi and worked with the .060" return orifice. i did some pressure/flow testing with this and found big low rpm pressure swings with return orifice sizes of .060" and up. the old factory pump set-up should generate 1-8lb swings at low rpm but will stabilize to around 6psi at about 2000rpm. when the. 060", or larger orifice is used with a more common street pump of 5-6psi the low rpm swings are still there, but hot running pressure may reduce to 4psi. i know from experience that using the .060+ orifice with a rated 6psi pump was definitely a power loss at the track but drove ok on the street. what i do now is solder the return hole up and drill for a .035"-.040" return orifice. this seems to work well with a 6-6.5psi pump. i've tested this using a factory original hipo 440 pump, a carter 6903 and 4862. Great info! I'm guessing that since I'm feeding my motor with a Holley blue pump regulated down to 6psi I won't experience this (or maybe bump up my regulator slightly). Would you agree? I bought one of the Goodmark fuel vapor seperators ($35) and it has 5/16" inlet & outlet. Can anyone confirm this is correct for 440 six packs & Hemis? (I think so, but I'm not sure). I ran a bread tie wire down all the holes and all the tubes extend to maybe 1/4" from the other end of the can (like a factory one I believe). I don't know if there's a screen in there or not. I will see if I can get a pin guage in the vapor return hole and let everyone know. It's certainly necked down a lot & probably in the neighborhood of .060" (the pin guage knows for sure) ALL the fuel vapor separators were a 5/16" inlet and outlet
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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if you look back at the engines that used those separators you will notice they had a matching fuel pump. the fuel pumps were 8-9psi and worked with the .060" return orifice. i did some pressure/flow testing with this and found big low rpm pressure swings with return orifice sizes of .060" and up. the old factory pump set-up should generate 1-8lb swings at low rpm but will stabilize to around 6psi at about 2000rpm. when the. 060", or larger orifice is used with a more common street pump of 5-6psi the low rpm swings are still there, but hot running pressure may reduce to 4psi. i know from experience that using the .060+ orifice with a rated 6psi pump was definitely a power loss at the track but drove ok on the street. what i do now is solder the return hole up and drill for a .035"-.040" return orifice. this seems to work well with a 6-6.5psi pump. i've tested this using a factory original hipo 440 pump, a carter 6903 and 4862. Great info! I'm guessing that since I'm feeding my motor with a Holley blue pump regulated down to 6psi I won't experience this (or maybe bump up my regulator slightly). Would you agree? I bought one of the Goodmark fuel vapor seperators ($35) and it has 5/16" inlet & outlet. Can anyone confirm this is correct for 440 six packs & Hemis? (I think so, but I'm not sure). I ran a bread tie wire down all the holes and all the tubes extend to maybe 1/4" from the other end of the can (like a factory one I believe). I don't know if there's a screen in there or not. I will see if I can get a pin guage in the vapor return hole and let everyone know. It's certainly necked down a lot & probably in the neighborhood of .060" (the pin guage knows for sure) i did some WOT testing using a fuel pressure gauge to come to some of my conclusions; i'd recommend the same. all factory vapor separators were 5/16" in-out and 1/4" return. a large return orifice is a power killer without adequate pressure to compensate.
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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UPDATE: i measured the orifice on the 1/4" return nipple of the Goodmark fuel vapor seperator and I got .057". I can't tell if there's a screen inside or not, but it looks good otherwise from what I can tell.
70 Roadrunner convt. street car
440+6, NOS, 4-spd, SS springs
'96 Mustang GT convt. street car
'04 4.6 SOHC, NOS, auto, lowered
"Officer, that button is for short on-ramps"
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Re: Fuel Vapor Seperator 3/8"
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UPDATE: i measured the orifice on the 1/4" return nipple of the Goodmark fuel vapor seperator and I got .057". I can't tell if there's a screen inside or not, but it looks good otherwise from what I can tell. i have a repop that i'm pretty sure has cellulose on the inside. i should cut it apart to see. i haven't bought any more of them because i'm not sure who's is good and who's is bad.
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