My Fuel pump has a small leak in it and it should it's got to be 40+ years old. Anyways I wanted to get some ideas as to what everyone is using and why?

Engine break down.

New 5.0 HO shortblock
E303 SVO cam and lifters
Crane roller rockers
Crane hardened push rods
Trick Flow heads (milled .020) (about 9.75 to 1 comp.)
8 quart Cobra Aluminum Oil Pan
Stock oil pump
Edelbrock intake
600 cfm vac sec holley
Mallory Pro-billet Distributor
Tri-Y headders
SVO Valve covers

so my question is should I just put a normal fuel pump back in her or is it worth going with a higher end fuel pump?

 

Well you have a 5.0 engine out of a newer stang, what i have, in my 68. So heres the catch, idk if you want a mechanical pump which i wouldnt recomend, i have in holley Hp in tank electric fuel pump. pressure ranges from 0-450 kpa. umm im goin to add an inline fuel pump aswell, cause its fuel injected. Umm.. for that block i would recomend something similar if your good with electric work and getting power to the rear fuel pump and the inline one. umm you can also go with edelbrock which i also recommend. its a respectable, brand. you'll see the difference.

 

or when you mean 5.0? do you mean a regular, stock 302 block, carbureted?

 

sorry yes it's a Carbureted

 

Why would you go with a noisy external pump, when you have the ideal situation? An internal pump that is quiet and reliable. There are in tank pumps that can provide what ever flow rate you need and are better upgrades.

For a carb, a mechanical pump is simple and reliable. Properly sized, it keeps up with the demands (the faster the engine turns, the faster it pumps), will last almost forever, and is quiet. Listen to the begining of the link in my signature if you want to hear how an external electric pump sounds. It can be very annoying!

 

This is one I was kind of looking at. A Holley for $100



http://www.seanhylandmotorsport.com/..._fuel_pump.jpg

 

ok your "Link" just gave me a hard on thats going to last for weeks. I don't know what you do but i want your LIFE!! lol

ok sorry... and damn I have heard that those pump where loud but I didn't know they where that loud.

 

lol, imagine how embarassing it is to walk around like that all the time!

That's a good pump. I used a Holley on the Boss engine in my 66 fastback:

 

is that pump over kill?

Good lord thats a clean motor.

 

Very. There's nothing wrong with a properly good working stock replacement pump. That's what I'm running on my 331 and I've never had any problems with it. The only time you should need to stray from that kind of pump is if you have EFI, or if you're actually starving out the fuel system, which would take a lot more motor than you have.