Hi all
long story short, the car has been off the road for quite some time now so I want to test the serviceability of the fuel pumps. I want to do this as it will save time at the tuners as they are very busy.
Basic run down of the system.
Nismo pump as the lift pump to the surge tank
twin Walbro 400lph's in the surge tank
those 2 pumps supply fuel to a twin entry rail after running through individual in line filters
then off to a sard fuel reg and through back to the surge tank
There is also a return line from the surge tank to the main tank
I need to check the serviceability of all 3 pumps so im just chasing a simple procedure so correct me if im wrong here
The nismo intake that feeds the surge tank is under minimal pressure so i should just be able to give it 12-13 volts see how long it takes to pump out a litre of fuel. The pump is rated to 275lph though im assuming that is at a base pressure of 30 or 40psi, so in that case under no restriction it should pump even more then 275.
Now for the 2 walbros,
Originally what i wanted to do was place a pressure gauge between each feed line and the reg then measure the amount of flow per pump relative to the pressure. BUT the engine doesn't run so i cant apply a consistent amount of boost or vacuum to the reg so that wont work.
This chart suggests that the Walbro 400 will flow 413 litres per hour @ 12 volts with no restriction but Surely to test the Walbro pumps properly i need some sort of restriction?
If this is the case will the -6 lines with the inline filters give me the restriction i need to create pressure?
cheers in advance