454 injection conversion question
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454 injection conversion question
Hi guys im in the middle of rebuilding my 454 and i decided to put injection on the old girl. i have bolted the intake down and put most of the wiring on. I got to puting the fuel pump on and im missing a hose from the electric pump to the fuel rail. This posed a question is it better to have the Cool fuel module or just run a mechanical pump?
Preformance isnt my main focus just reliability and econemy.
Preformance isnt my main focus just reliability and econemy.
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sorry guys i have just discoverd my syestem is this one
http://www.mercruiserparts.com/Show_...nd+Fuel+Cooler
is this the 500 HP version ?
boats.net are gona make a killing off me this year
http://www.mercruiserparts.com/Show_...nd+Fuel+Cooler
is this the 500 HP version ?
boats.net are gona make a killing off me this year
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[QUOTE=dereknkathy;3693849]
it must be a lift pump in my link above for my system
And the old version efi only had mechanical pumps im not sure if thats a typo on mercruisers behalf it sure seems strange.
And the old version efi only had mechanical pumps im not sure if thats a typo on mercruisers behalf it sure seems strange.
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[QUOTE=dereknkathy;3693849]reread the ?,,it states the mechanical pump and he mentioned a electric fuel pump ..the merc engine has a mechanical pump feedint the electric pump for the correwct amount of fuel pressure..the tiny pump is designed to sit in fuel not suck fuel from the tank.
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Yep, that is the VST tank. It is best to eliminate it and just run a return line to the tank. It will save alot of headaches down the road.
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the fuel filter is storage point for fuel, this is setup that develops vapor lock. running return line back to fuel tank keeps cool fresh fuel in rails, instead of recirculated heated fuel.