Installing New Fuel Pump. Almost Done

[l_uk3y]

Hey guys.

Currently in process of installing Nismo intank fuel pump on the 33. Working off the tute in the diy section. Everything was going to plan until i put the new pump back in the hole. I cant find the spot to actually mount the bracket inside. When i pulled the original pump out it didnt appear to have the mount part holding onto anything either. It is sitting right at the bottom of the tank part. Am i pretty safe to close it all up and leave it go? Or is there issues this could cause (maybe like fuel surge if the pump moves (even though it seems fairly steady).

Secondly. With the black ring that you have to tap around (with wood and mallet by the tutorial). A few of the tab bits are starting to dent a bit. Has anyone come across a better method to tighten the ring over the lid???

Thanks for any help.

ps if anything doesnt make sense im a bit "fuelled up" atm. lol.

Cheers Luke

[lachlanw]

the bracket has like 2 forks on the bit thats at rigth angles to the main bracket . these slide into 2 slots on the front wall of the tank just inside the whole .

get a blunter screw driver

[Luke_GTS-T]

wear a mask to prevent brain damage from fumes

[SLY-25T]

ive seen pics of people using big multigrisp on the ring thing. god that gave me the shits putting it back on. too fiddly to get off centre.

also, it may take a lil while to get it on the mount. took me around 10mins of constant trying. you'll get it eventually

[l_uk3y]

Thanks for the help guys.

Pump is in. Car is running again (cant take it out of the street to test as No interior or seatbelts atm. and i dont have a milkcrate to use as a makeshift seat

For peoples future reference. My ring was getting a knocked about trying to get it back on. (No funny comments there please ). Ended up putting a bit of inox on the inside thread of the ring. Went on like a dream, then secured fine once tightened.

Literally took about 2 minutes to finish off.

Cheers. Luke

[l_uk3y]

Well. The car finally left the garage with the new pump in tonight. Running fine. Ive read the nismos are fairly quiet. This thing sort of howls. lol. Admittedly with no back seat or sound deadening. But wow. Sounded pretty tough though i must add.

Is it normal for nismo pumps to be approx double as loud as standard??

Secondly. I know i dont need a tune straight after getting the pump done. But if the car was running perfect before the pump. Am i fairly safe to be revving it right out on the new pump without affecting tune at all???

Thirdly (full of questions tonight). With a power goal of approx 250rwkw. On the Nismo pump should i be doing the wiring upgrades to make the most of it??

[MBS206]

You'll be fine to flog the ring hole out of it, without too much worry of it being out of tune.

Only way it'll be out is if the old pump was failing when it was tuned.

[Birnie]

With a power goal of 250rwkws, you'll be fine with that pump as is, no wire upgrades.

As far as tunes go, if your tune was fine before, and you've upgraded your pump.....all i can see happenning (and that's a maybe) is you'll be getting slightly more fuel which is actually safer so rev to your hearts content.

[Beer Baron]

just make sure you did secure the pump to the bracket inside the tank. otherwise you are going to get fuel surge issues and possibly damaged/dead pump eventually.