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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 07:37 AM
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Fuel Pressure Question...

Hello Everyone,

I have a 02 WS6 with heads/cam and a tnt wet kit. While the heads and cam were being installed I had aracetronix fuel pump installed. After everything was done the fuel pressure was about 60psi. Now about a year later (5k miles) the fuel pressure is about 54 psi and goes down to bout 50 under load. I've changed the fuel filter during this time period to try to correct this (might try again). Any other ideas?

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Chuck

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Old Mar 12, 2006 | 04:07 PM
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Re: Fuel Pressure Question...

It will go down a tad if i remember right.. It really should be about 59psi at idle, its prolly the pump man.
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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Thanks. I changed out the filter today. Stayed at 54psi and when down to 50-48psi under load. It's been slowly dropping over time.

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chuck
Old Mar 12, 2006 | 07:43 PM
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Yeah, thats not good..

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Old Mar 13, 2006 | 09:47 AM
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I believe factory specs is 56psi. With stock system.
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 12:17 PM
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Factory spec is 4 bar = 58.0psi
Old Mar 13, 2006 | 09:54 PM
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I'd be willing to bet it's due to the wiring and it's ability to support a more demanding pump.

Originally Posted by Racetronix
All fuel pumps are voltage sensitive, the lower the voltage the lower the fuel volume. Gerotor pumps exhibit a significant increase in fuel volume with increased supply voltage. A Walbro pump's average fuel volume increases over 18% by increasing the supply voltage from 12 to 13.5 volts. The factory harness is marginal at best for supplying a factory pump with enough voltage to perform well. This is why the 'hot wire' modification is so popular. Replacing the factory pump with a high-performance pump can easily double the current demand under W.O.T. pressures. The voltage drop in the factory harness increases proportionally to the current demands of the pump. Racetronix has documented tests where the voltage drop in a factory harness has caused over a 25% drop in fuel pump volume. The Racetronix harness uses heavy 10 gauge copper wire to reduce voltage-drop to very low levels. The factory gauge of wire used is three gauges thinner. Our power feed comes off the back of the alternator where voltage is highest. It then runs through a Delphi weatherproof fuse holder and then to the back of the car. The Racetronix harness uses three-position male and female Delphi Weatherpack connectors which plug in-line with the factory harness at the back of the tank. No cutting or splicing is required. A Siemens weatherproof 40 amp rated mil-spec. relay is used. These relays have silver plated contacts and are the best money can buy so that you can be guaranteed to have trouble-free operation. The Racetronix harness has a redundant ground upgrade as it is necessary to improve the harness on the negative side of the pump's supply as well. All the harness connections are crimped using certified Delphi crimpers and are soldered as well. All the harnesses we have seen to date from the competition are not soldered. Racetronix supplies a spare ATC fuse, black vinyl wire ties, silicon grease and mounting hardware with each kit. We are including as a bonus our optional battery to body ground upgrade kit. This kit upgrades the under-rated ground wire running from the battery to chassis. It includes a crimped and soldered piece of high strand count 8 gauge copper wire and brass battery nuts with accessory taps.

The Racetronix harness comes equipped with an interface connector just after the relay. This connector in combination with a supplied connector set (rated 30 amps) allows for easy plug and play addition of a pump booster / voltage amplifier such as the MSD or KB unit. These voltage amplifiers / boosters will allow the Racetronix single in-tank pump system to support upwards of 700RWHP+ when run at 16 volts. This configuration offloads the excessive current draw placed on the factory wiring onto the heavy gauge Racetronix harness system.
Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:29 AM
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Re: Fuel Pressure Question...

Do you think the wiring would cause the fuel pressure to degrade from 60psi to 54 psi in a few months time at idle?

Thanks guys,
Old Mar 15, 2006 | 06:09 PM
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Forgot to mention it is a racetronix pump with their wiring harness.

http://www.racetronix.com/RX-F99-FPKG-2.html
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