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Big Fuel Pump Ok To Run On Stock 5.0?

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The low pressure 190s tend to internally by-pass at or near 60 psi. Some a little more, some a little less. So boosted apps, apps using an FMU or really large injectors (where fuel pressure builds in the line before even getting the rails), they can be unpredictable.
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Ohh so basically lets say if you have a 190 that normally would push a 24 lb injector properly at 39 PSI, and you try to push a 42 at like 60 PSI the pump could internally bypass and then cause problems. Is that what you're saying or is my thought process completely wrong? Lol
 

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If I ever do run boost I would want a bigger pump anyways just to be safe so we're good!

What exactly is it about the low pressure 190's that's bad for boost?

EDIT: typed it out a little too late lol
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I've not heard about problems on N/A cars unless it was from someone who added something like a Vortech kit or something. That's the ONE pump that's pretty common that causes things to go "BOOM".
 

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Ohh so basically lets say if you have a 190 that normally would push a 24 lb injector properly at 39 PSI, and you try to push a 42 at like 60 PSI the pump could internally bypass and then cause problems. Is that what you're saying or is my thought process completely wrong? Lol
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Nope... that's right. Additionally, when running large injectors that flow a lot more fuel, the back pressure spike when a injector shuts off has a small potential to cause the pump to begin bypassing. The cycle starts over again when the pump is shut-down and restarted.

Not sure what the logic was in designing the pump that way... safety feature?

Also... as folks install more go-fast goodies, they like to add fuel pressure to eek more out of their injectors. Sucks when they've discovered that they hit that wall under boost or nitrous.
 

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I've not heard about problems on N/A cars unless it was from someone who added something like a Vortech kit or something. That's the ONE pump that's pretty common that causes things to go "BOOM".
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If I ever do boost my car, I would definitely stray away from FMU's and doing high fuel pressure's at the regulator lol.

But, I don't even know what my car is gonna be like all said and done on the street with just the HCI set up so I don't even need to be looking at superchargers right now lol
 

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We jacked OP's thread. Sorry OP
 

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We jacked OP's thread. Sorry OP
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I don't think so. He needs to know too. There was an article about it in one of the Mustang Mags a few years ago. I discovered initially, the hard way. I'm glad I decides to check it. I was told that my little 19lb injectors might see 90 psi. So I started the car and closed off the return to see if the pump would even handle it. It didn't. Could have been ugly.
 

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I don't think so. He needs to know too. There was an article about it in one of the Mustang Mags a few years ago. I discovered initially, the hard way. I'm glad I decides to check it. I was told that my little 19lb injectors might see 90 psi. So I started the car and closed off the return to see if the pump would even handle it. It didn't. Could have been ugly.
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90!? Omfg duty cycle on 19's with 90 PSI had to be like 100%
 

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90!? Omfg duty cycle on 19's with 90 PSI had to be like 100%
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Probably... definitely not the ideal setup.
 
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We need a sticky devoted JUST to fuel systems. Or is there already a fuel system portion in the Commonly Asked Questions? I assume there is lol
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Probably... definitely not the ideal setup.
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Check this out... Google is da bomb!

 
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Well dammit, Noobz347 you done learned me something new today.
 
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