<div dir="ltr">Terry,<div><br></div><div>Carbs are low pressure fuel systems, often bellow 3psi. what is important for a larger carb is not pressure but GPA (flow rate)</div><div>I cantĀ give you the specific for your carb, but i'd be shocked if the required psi was above 4... and at over that you will be causing yourself issues.</div><div><br></div><div>Ask the edelbrock tech guys what psi AND flow rate they recommend.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, 22 Apr 2021 at 03:06, Terry Lawell via Tigers <<a href="mailto:tigers@autox.team.net">tigers@autox.team.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">I just put an Edelbrock electric fuel pump on my 66 MK1A with an <br>
original 2 barrel carb . The pump had a rating of 4-7psi. At idle it is <br>
reading 8.5psi. I have not yet tested it under load. Is the 8.5psi too <br>
high for the float control valve to operate properly and should i put a <br>
regulator on it? Any input appreciated.<br>
<br>
Terry<br>
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