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Old 10-07-2015, 10:16 PM
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Hi guys I have a 1999 camaro ss it is auto 4 speed with stock 323 gears and I'm pretty much full Bolt ons with 3200 stall took my car to have it dyno tuned and when that was done he check my fuel pressure and said it goes to 0 on Fuel pressure said its my fuel pump going bad now will that cause Hp loss on wot from a roll and help would be appreciated
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yes you need fuel to make power.
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if it's at zero the car shouldn't run........

but yes absolutely if you aren't getting the requested/required fuel at those RPMs you can have catostrophic issues.

think there is something that wasn't relayed to us.
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So he "tunes it", then tells you the pump has taken a dump??
Time for a new tuner.....
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Something doesn't add up here from the way you describe it
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Well he said the check valve was shot in the fuel pump and for me to buy a whole new fuel pump so when I drove the car back home from the tune the car has no good mid rang wot



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