I recall when my buddy put a DGV on his Sunbeam Alpine he also installed
a pressure regulator, I believe on the instructions of the local S-beam
guru. So perhaps it's SOP.
Ray Wygonik had this to say:
>It depends on your fuel pump. The weber has a max pressure rating, which I
>don't remember at the time. On an original SU fuel pump you are probably
>ok, but if you have one of the after market ones, you probably need it. I
>have a weber with an aftermarket puralotor pump that is rated 1.5 - 4.5 psi.
>THe fuel regulator was about $20 and I have mine set at 2.5lb and the car
>runs good.
>-----Original Message-----
>From: sean muldoon <dooner@bst.mvipa.org>
>To: MGS@autox.team.net <MGS@autox.team.net>
>Date: Thursday, April 15, 1999 12:40 PM
>Subject: to regulate or not?
>
>
>|a question for all the great minds, is it necessary to install a fuel
>|presser regulator when installing a webbed DGV ?
>|and if so why.
>|Sean
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
Runs great,
looks particularly bad since some SUV clown backed into it.
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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