I've never had a problem with my pump which I am pretty sure is the original (it's very old) i've cleaned it's points a few times and it has sometimes decided to stop after a spell in the garage, just hit it and off it goes again;
Yesterday though it decided to stop working while driving down a lane near we where live (not on the M25 thank God!) - I got out and used the usual clober it method and off it went again, no problem for the next 20 miles since.
Now I know there has been a lot of chat on here about FP's and the alternatives, fuly electric etc but being as though I have a Holley carb or thought i'd look up what the car carb actually needs by way of pressure etc; IO was a bit suprised that the minimum is 4PSI with a mx of 7 and then reading in the Stag WSM it seems the cut off point for the Stag pump is 3.7 or thereabouts.
So, I had a look on ebay and there are 2 or 3 Holley pumps that are designed to match Holley carbs, the one that suits my 350CFM is I believe a "Redtop" wich dishes out between 4 and 7, 7 being the max the 350 will take before it starts to complain.
My question is, has anyone fitted a Holley pump with their Holley carb' and if so are they any good? or should I go for a much cheaper say Facet pump which may do the same job?
Like I say, it's worked with the standard pump fine for years, I guess as I never use the full capaciity of the Holley it has never needed any more than the pressure that is currently delivered but it is worth thinking about if I need to renew/change anyway.
Cheers
Yesterday though it decided to stop working while driving down a lane near we where live (not on the M25 thank God!) - I got out and used the usual clober it method and off it went again, no problem for the next 20 miles since.
Now I know there has been a lot of chat on here about FP's and the alternatives, fuly electric etc but being as though I have a Holley carb or thought i'd look up what the car carb actually needs by way of pressure etc; IO was a bit suprised that the minimum is 4PSI with a mx of 7 and then reading in the Stag WSM it seems the cut off point for the Stag pump is 3.7 or thereabouts.
So, I had a look on ebay and there are 2 or 3 Holley pumps that are designed to match Holley carbs, the one that suits my 350CFM is I believe a "Redtop" wich dishes out between 4 and 7, 7 being the max the 350 will take before it starts to complain.
My question is, has anyone fitted a Holley pump with their Holley carb' and if so are they any good? or should I go for a much cheaper say Facet pump which may do the same job?
Like I say, it's worked with the standard pump fine for years, I guess as I never use the full capaciity of the Holley it has never needed any more than the pressure that is currently delivered but it is worth thinking about if I need to renew/change anyway.
Cheers
Martin.
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