malpassi fuel reg good or not?

[vlpete]

gday people just wondering what you all think of malpassi adjustable fuel pres regulators. I just bought one for my vl turbo and it going on with a surge tank and a bosch 984 pump. However i have been told that these fuel pres regulators are shit and you have to adjust them every week etc...??? is this true???

[BAD DAN]

i havent not heard that before! i have heard these are not bad but they do have a bad side 1 in 10 can be pretty noisey but apart from that they seem good

[vlpete]

ahh spewin! ill see how it goes might have to buy something else

[dnb]

never had a problem with mine man. lots of people hear a rumour and go around quoting it to anyone who will listen so they sound knowledgable

[vlpete]

thats true, i guess ill just take it to an expert and see how it goes

[jarnkamin]

I've used a Malpassi adj fuelregulator i min old Opel Astra Turbo and would never in my life put it in my Skyline. I had some problems with mine.

I used it for about 3 months and had to adjust it 5-6 times before I threw it out for an SX fuelregulator that worked perfectly.

[rev210]

Malpassi work well if kept away from strong sources of heat like an exhaust manifold.

[dangerous_daveo]

Yeah mines fine. However we did have a black toped one on for a while, and that caused some major issues. Replaced it with a new silver topped one and fine and dandy. You can watch the gauge all day, heat changes etc, its fine. But as with everything I think age misstreatment and bad luck can play a part, and you never hear people whining about how GOOD a product is, only how bad one is.

[dnb]

i think the black top is 2:1 ratio where the silver top one is 1:1

[T0nyGTSt]

Personally I'd go Sard, Nismo, Apex.

T.

[vlpete]

i duno which side is up the silver side has all the writing on it so im assuming this is the top

[dnb]

if any side is black its a 2:1 ratio

[croat]

I just got myself a fuel reg the other day. I hear that malpassi ones are not good as they stuff up due to excessive heat and dont give even flow as a result. SARD ones are the go...

[siksII]

a friend had a problem with a malpassi...changed to a sard (most solid looking) and didnt have any problems

[ylwgtr2]

malpassi are shit...

[nmcmahon83]

malpassi are shit...

Most useful comment ever... :Bang:

[ylwgtr2]

well he was asking if they were any good...i answered him in a short and sweet way...

[2LV8ETR]

Okay, let's up the ante... Why put one on at all?

Reading through the previous threads, the debate is still inconclusive as to whether the stock unit is just as good. It sounds like it is capable up to a point, but where is that point?

I have been given a fuel reg (I was told it's a Malpassi but it has no markings) and I really don't want to put it on because of all the problems being experienced by others. The car is my daily driver and reliablity for me is a bigger issue than having a fuel reg that may not be any better than the stock item.

Why fix it if it ain't broke?

Can we put this one to bed?

[4door_Sleeper]

There is nothing wrong with the malpassi, I use one and have had no problems, ands a few guys I know use them on their SERIOUS rotory drag cars, and they have no problems.

[vlpete]

thanks for all your input guys much appreciated i have now sold the malpassi and just keeping the stock one till i do the works