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Old 09-12-2006, 11:45 AM
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I wanted to buy 30# SVO's for awhile but my tuner told me 32# would be prefect for my setup. Now Delphi/Lucas is one of the only brands I have found that are 32lb/hr. After talking to some people I'm confused, Is it true 30# svos flow more then 32# lucas's because of how ford rates the flow at a lower psi??
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anyone know?
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I THOUGHT THAT SVO RED TOPS WHERE 32LBS, BUT IN THEROY IF IN FACT THAT THE SVO WHERE RATED AT A LOWER FUEL PRESSURE, THEY SHOULD FLOW MORE WITH MORE PRESSURE TO A CERTAING POINT. DONT QUOTE ME ON THIS BUT I THINK THAT ALL INJECTORS ARE FLOWED AT A STATIC PRESSURE OF 43.5. tHE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO CALL THE MANUFACTOR
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Originally Posted by yobabiesdaddy2001
I THOUGHT THAT SVO RED TOPS WHERE 32LBS, BUT IN THEROY IF IN FACT THAT THE SVO WHERE RATED AT A LOWER FUEL PRESSURE, THEY SHOULD FLOW MORE WITH MORE PRESSURE TO A CERTAING POINT. DONT QUOTE ME ON THIS BUT I THINK THAT ALL INJECTORS ARE FLOWED AT A STATIC PRESSURE OF 43.5. tHE BEST THING TO DO WOULD BE TO CALL THE MANUFACTOR
They are rated at 30#, I went ahead and bought them over the 32#s.
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I think thats right about the fuel pressure. Because of fuel pressure it would be a 36# in a LS1.
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racetronix posts their flow at both 3 and 4 bar on their site
svo's are rated at 3bar (look at stickies in PCM section)
so lucas 32s flow about 36.5lb/hr at 4bar
and svo 30s flow about 34.6lb/hr at 4bar.




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