Quality Mechanical Fuel Pump

[Ratty_81]

I'm using an Edelbrock Victor on my new 383. Seems to be much better quality than similar current Holley pumps.
I have a brand new Baker Pro-Cam pump and ARP pushrod that wont fit F-body subframes. May work on a truck, though if you're interested.

Pro-Cam Chevy 6-Valve 7.5 PSI Mech Fuel Pump-130 GPH w/Push Rod

Fuel Pump This pump may look similar to others on the outside, but the internal components of the Pro/Cam fuel pump have been re-engineered to reduce leaks and maintain pressure. It is completely reworked to increase flow, and machined with 1/2" inlet and outlet to get more fuel to the engine...

www.speedwaymotors.com

 

[Hogdaddy]

I've driven old Chevys for 55 years and having as many as 6 of them at a time, I have replaced numerous mechanical fuel pumps on them. I've always purchased the basic auto parts store replacements, and they usually run trouble free for 20 or so years. Fancy stuff like Holley just deplete your wallet and create more problems for you.

For some reasons things aren't made as good as they used to be and finding quality parts is not easy any more.

 

[G72Zed]

For some reasons things aren't made as good as they used to be and finding quality parts is not easy any more.

Isn't that the truth !!!

 

[FS87LT]

FWIW, Holley is currently having a Memorial Day Sale. 62 pages of items, including fuel pump modules, bare module pumps, and even some "take-apart" mechanical pumps. Some are discounted much more than others, but usually at least 10%. Cat converters are on sale again, too. LOTS of t-shirts, too.

I'm not connected to them, just know good deals when they appear.

FS87LT

 

[biker]

I put a Carter M6900 pump on myb383 a few years ago after having a Delco pump fail in under a year. Unlike Mark's, mine was not an older Delco, so who knows where it was made.
The Carter holds 7PSI without a reg and just works the way a pump should.

 

[Chevyforever]

Can a stock OE style mechanical fuel pump pressure suddenly increase for some reason ?

 

[scrap--metal]

I've always purchased the basic auto parts store replacements, and they usually run trouble free for 20 or so years.

For some reasons things aren't made as good as they used to be and finding quality parts is not easy any more.

I take the same approach as Gary, but the last mechanical fuel pump I replaced only lasted 5 or 6 years before it left me and my K10 stranded on the side of the road. I think the spring broke inside it.

 

[Rustbucket350]

I ended up getting a Carter M4891 to try. Both tanks should be vented properly unless the line is clogged somehow. I did try running it with the gas cap off and it didn't help. Thanks for the suggestions... hopefully this one lasts longer!

 

[G72Zed]

I put a Carter M6900 pump on myb383 a few years ago after having a Delco pump fail in under a year. Unlike Mark's, mine was not an older Delco, so who knows where it was made.
The Carter holds 7PSI without a reg and just works the way a pump should.

The Carter mech. pump is, or at least was, one of the best mech. fuel pumps out there for many many years. Great pumps, 7 psi, no regulator or "restrictor" to f@ck up the flow.

Drove a CUP car with SB2 back in the mid 2000's, Carter mech. pump, and it was an as "cast" one at that, not even the bling-bling billet LOL.

 

[Bandit723]

I trashed a Carter within 2000 miles. went back to a older edelbrock one 15psi (does require a regulator) but holds up.