-8 feed/ -6 return ?
I know personally for my application, with my pump, @ 1125hp / 43psi / forced induction, they recommend a minimum of -8/-8 (I went -10/-8 to minimize pressure drop). The next pump size up they recommend -10/-10 @1400hp / 43psi / forced induction.
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No circles i just want to do it once! Racetronix says the -10/-8 will not yield anything over the -8/-6 lines using their double pump setup in fact it may hurt it because your just filling a bigger line and that may cost some psi.
I was gonnas ask if you meant 93 or e85 by pump gas but then I saw you lived in the same county as I do and that pretty much answered it completely. I would call whoever you bought the fuel pump setup from and ask them or even ask your tuner. I would imagine the -10 would be needed at near 1500hp. I have -8/-6 and mine saw 900+ on e85 when the previous owner had it.
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Yea no E85 around here! I dont have the pumps yet but did ask Racetronix because i will probably use there setup they put out 680LPH at 43psi 13.5v which is good for a max of around 1600 crank then add the boost reference of say 20psi they should handle the job if you add a boost a pump to 16v they produce 820LPH and they say this is all though -8/-6 lines.
Im not going to have this thing making that much power all the time probably keep the boost way down that much on the street is no fun at all so i think i will be ok with the -8/-6 lines they seem fairly sure i am.
Im not going to have this thing making that much power all the time probably keep the boost way down that much on the street is no fun at all so i think i will be ok with the -8/-6 lines they seem fairly sure i am.
Plastic camaro tank is 3/8" feed and return.
let me ask you a question that will help me and Ill answer yours too. I have the 2002 Camaro SS plastic gas tank what are the size of the feed and Return so I can buy the Push on fitting for it?
as for your question I would go 10 / 8 just in case in the future you want more out of your set up. you want to make sure the fuel is there and you don't have to go back and redo the job. you can y the at the rail just to make sure both get equal amount and use the 8an
as for your question I would go 10 / 8 just in case in the future you want more out of your set up. you want to make sure the fuel is there and you don't have to go back and redo the job. you can y the at the rail just to make sure both get equal amount and use the 8an
It's common for AN hoses to be smaller than what the actual size is "supposed" to be. Reason being is steel, copper, or aluminum lines are measures by their OD, so the ID is smaller. AN hoses are made so the ID is the same as a comparable sized hard line.
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But future proofing can never do any harm.
-8/-6 will support a lot of flow though. I've had that with my 2x044's for around 10 years now and no issues.
I just want to throw this out there.
I recently installed an Aeromotive FP regulator (pn 13129) after the fuel rails on my setup and am still using the stock lines. The return line is 5/16" (similar to -5). At idle, with a Walbro 450 pump, I can turn the FP all the way down to 40 psi which is as low as the regulator will go. This regulator solved my rich decel issues I was having with the stock regulator. So it seems to me that 5/16" return line is adequately sized while on E85, unknown about gas at this time. So, I believe a -6 return line would be a safe bet.
I recently installed an Aeromotive FP regulator (pn 13129) after the fuel rails on my setup and am still using the stock lines. The return line is 5/16" (similar to -5). At idle, with a Walbro 450 pump, I can turn the FP all the way down to 40 psi which is as low as the regulator will go. This regulator solved my rich decel issues I was having with the stock regulator. So it seems to me that 5/16" return line is adequately sized while on E85, unknown about gas at this time. So, I believe a -6 return line would be a safe bet.