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Old Jun 18, 2017 | 05:19 PM
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Hey guys, first off Happy Fathers Day to all the Dad's out there. I'm going to be turning up the boost to about 10-12#'s. I'm thinking about getting rid of my corvette filter/regulator. I currently have a walbro 255 in a tanks inc bucket, speed inc fuel rails with -6 lines. I was thinking about adding a boost referenced fuel pressure regulator. Is there a specific one you guys are using? Also will the 255 be enough pump or do I need to upgrade that as well? I was looking at the Aeromotive 13129 regulator. What filter should I get? I need to buy parts tomorrow, any help is appreciated.
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Anyone have input?
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I would think that pump would fall a little short. I am running a single walbro 450 and have a 10 micron in line filter to my rails and the rails run to a MagnaFuel FPR. Been happy with the set up so far. I am running around 11#s of boost.
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How much power are you shooting for and on what fuel?

I use a single wally 450 with a -8 feed to the aeromotive 13129 and a -6 return. Stock rails and SD 80's

my math says I'm safe to about 700 wheel through an unlocked auto, 92 octane pump + water/meth
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Originally Posted by truckdoug
How much power are you shooting for and on what fuel?

I use a single wally 450 with a -8 feed to the aeromotive 13129 and a -6 return. Stock rails and SD 80's

my math says I'm safe to about 700 wheel through an unlocked auto, 92 octane pump + water/meth
I'd like to be in the 550 WHP range. I'll be running 91 and water/meth most likely. The 13129 is only -6 inlet and outlet. I currently have -6 lines and would like to keep it that way to keep cost down somewhat.

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550 you should be fine with -6.
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always go up insize at least. Eventually u will turn it up we always do lol. I would do -8 feed and -6 return. This will leaves a lil room for more later. That regulator should work fine. I would also go ahead and replace the 255 with a 450 just incase. Up to u!
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to give you an idea, the walbro 255 (at 3 bar) pump on my stock ls1 at 15 psi produces at fp drop of over 10 psi.
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Originally Posted by Dian
to give you an idea, the walbro 255 (at 3 bar) pump on my stock ls1 at 15 psi produces at fp drop of over 10 psi.
I have a 2 bar map.
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Originally Posted by brandon6.0
always go up insize at least. Eventually u will turn it up we always do lol. I would do -8 feed and -6 return. This will leaves a lil room for more later. That regulator should work fine. I would also go ahead and replace the 255 with a 450 just incase. Up to u!
IF the regulator is only a -6 can't it only flow that much? Wouldn't the -8 choke?
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no I have a -6 regulator as well. what I do is run my feed line into the back of rail on passenger side. thin crossover in the front to the driver rail. come out the back of the driver rail with -6 to the regulator and thin -6 to the tank. Basicly u will have all -8 feeding both rails thin -6 only on the return side.
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Originally Posted by 70c10
I have a 2 bar map.
not sure what your saying. get a real pump. if you do it later you will have to retune the fuel.
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Originally Posted by Dian
to give you an idea, the walbro 255 (at 3 bar) pump on my stock ls1 at 15 psi produces at fp drop of over 10 psi.
is that much drop in PSI safe?
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Originally Posted by 70c10
is that much drop in PSI safe?
No. His point is that the Walbro 255 can't keep up.
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Old Jun 20, 2017 | 05:07 PM
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Put the reg after the rails. This way you will get the full volume of fuel to the rails. -6 is fine. Same size as return.
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