What!!!!! Killer has a 1500 engine???? I thought he had a 1300? No wonder
you cringed at Portland when I bounced the Rev Limiter a few times!!!
:)
JOe (C)
Mark J Bradakis wrote:
>
> What kind of volume are we talking about?
>
> My Killer Spit, with an internally stock 1500 motor and two 40 DCOEs, uses
> about 4 gallons per hour. It is pretty unlikely you'll be able to find an
> automotive fuel pump that won't be able to handle that sort of flow. The
> little Facet electric pump delivers about 12 to 15 gallons per hour, and it
> is one of the smaller capacity pumps on the market.
>
> My guess is that a full race two liter motor might have a capacity for 10
> to 12 gallons per hour. Hmm, I know there's a rule of thumb relating gallons
> per hour with horsepower. As I recall, top fuel dragsters have some rather
> interesting fuel flow requirements, with plumbing that looks more like dryer
> vent hose than fuel line - they don't need it for long, they just need it all
> at once!
>
> mjb.
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