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351w fuel delivery?

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i am in the process of dropping a 408w stroker motor into my 87 hatch. i cant decide on the fuel delivery. i already have a 12 gallon cell and holley blue pump that was for another project. i know they have regulators that convert high pressure to low so you can use an efi fuel pump for a carb, car is originally efi. which setup would be easier and better for my application? should i keep my stock tank and stock fuel lines and just get a high pressure to low regulator? should i just go with the cell setup? are the stock lines big enough to handle my application? would i need a return line for the cell setup? what size lines should i use for the cell setup, if i go that route? for anyone who has done this swap, please let me know the best route to take and what your setup is.
 

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This falls under 5.0 tech.
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the stock delivery line on a fox and a stock pump is all you will need for a carb setup. i guess thats what you are doing anyways. you already know you have to regulate it so thats no issue. and for a carb set up you do not need a retuen line.
 
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I used my factory tank. However i removed the old fuel pump replaced it with a dummy fuel pick up and mounted a electric fuel pump outside the tank. I ripped the fuel injection lines and replaced them with 3/8 aluminium tubing lines. I installed the fuel regulator in the engine bay and ran push loc lines up to the carb. Worked very well for me.
 
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so keeping my stock fuel lines and pump will work with a carb setup on my 408?
doesnt the eec turn on the stock fuel pump? so i would just have to wire the stock pump to a manual switch? if so, im assuming i would have to run new wires after the fuel pump relay to the switch?
 

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make sure to wire in an inline fuse when doing it. and if you can wire it to a Key On 12V source. the only problem i see with that is that it wont cut off when pressure is aquired like a stock vehicle does. and i dont have an answer for that.
 
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i appreciate the help
 
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anymore input?
 

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My brother ran a stock replacement pump with his carb along with a holley reg in his 90 GT. It ended up burning the pump because it ran full duty all the time. I ran the same setup in my 90 GMC truck. We both ran return lines as well.
 
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