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Old 02-07-2009, 06:52 PM
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My car is showing around 38 when idling and under full throttle it shows about 44. Stays steady doesn't drop or go back and forth. I thought this sounded kind of low and so did the techs at work so I figured I would ask here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
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Normal is roughly 43.5
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What year camaro is it?
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Originally Posted by fergymoto
Normal is roughly 43.5
Which should be measured with vacuum off the FPR.
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Originally Posted by nomoneyz
My car is showing around 38 when idling and under full throttle it shows about 44. Stays steady doesn't drop or go back and forth. I thought this sounded kind of low and so did the techs at work so I figured I would ask here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
That's normal, the fuel rail should show 39 or so with the motor not running
then 43.5 once you fire it up. Are you measuing with a mechanical gauge at
the fuel rail?
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Originally Posted by James Montigny
That's normal, the fuel rail should show 39 or so with the motor not running
then 43.5 once you fire it up. Are you measuing with a mechanical gauge at
the fuel rail?
+1 and should hold that pressure too when the pump stops priming, and not drop fast or slow. Slow would be better than fast though Well, I guess relatively speaking... K... just, NM haha
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wat about with a walbro pump?
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Originally Posted by ElkySS
wat about with a walbro pump?
Still is going to be what the regulator regulates it to So unless it's adjustable and has been messed with, it'll still be the same. Now, if you tested the pressure PRE-regulator, you'd get whatever the pump puts out for PSI. That's not what you do though.
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Anyways 93s have lower fuel pressure 38-42 so don't worry much if it is
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Originally Posted by Kmaroman
Anyways 93s have lower fuel pressure 38-42 so don't worry much if it is
Never heard that one. Smaller injectors (22#), but not lower fuel pressure.
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Originally Posted by Formula350
Never heard that one. Smaller injectors (22#), but not lower fuel pressure.
Same here.
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Ok, good. I thought it was low but since its normal i'm happy. Its on my 95 Z28. I was using a mechanical gauge and hooking it up to the fitting behind the intake manifold.



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