wanbgt99

i have a 1986 302 mustang lx, i recently installed an aftermarket universal fuel pump from aut zone and 2 days later it burnt up... what do u recommend a good fuel pump would be for me and will i need a regulator or not, or any ther fittings or hoses for the pump??? possibly from jegs

mattdel

why are you running an inline fuel pump when you have a pump in the tank?

are you running 20lbs of boost?

mjr46

is your 86 converted to carb???

wanbgt99

yes its converted to carb... i only need like 4-7psi .. i need to know of a fuel pump that wont burn up

wanbgt99

bump

Derf00

Where did you install your pump? You typically want to have the pump installed as close the the tank as possible and have the regulator as close to the fuel rail as possible. Under the hood will fry your pump and wear the pump out that much faster for having to suck that hard to get the fuel from your tank to the engine compartment.

wanbgt99

it's right in front of my rear wheel by the original fuel filter

tinman

Ok....
Step1, Get Holley 'blue' pump and mount it as close to the stock tank as you can while leaving room for a good filter between it and the tank. Get a filter rated at least 90gallons per hour.
Step2, Use the regulator as close to the carb as you can. If I remember right, they come pre-set to 5PSI, that's fine.
Step3, Get/install a relay (painless wiring is good one) as close to the pump as possible........
Have a good time...........

wanbgt99

red is preset at 5 psi, blue is pre set at 14 psi witch one do i need???

mjr46

the red should be fine....... the blue needs a regulator good if you intend to juice it later.....has the intanke pump been removed??? and a piece of tubing installed in place??? I would hope it's not trying to pull fuel through the in tank pump. just an idea if you keep burning up pumps