those holley pumps are noisy too , my brother had one in his v8 cortina,
really noisy when it had fuel, quiet as a mouse when there was no fuel....
mark k
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2002 2:21 PM
Subject: Re: 260Z fuel system
> When someone told me that Carters and Holleys were noisy I thought to
> myself "Hey, the cars not exacly a limo anyway, you could do with the
> flow, and they arent that much more than cheap crappy ones, of which
> you have been through 2, go for it". I got a Carter, and those things
> are so f@#king loud that unless you _absolutely_ need the flow, they
> are terrible. It sounds like someone with an edge trimmer in your
> boot.
>
> Monday, June 24, 2002, 9:00:18 PM, you wrote:
>
> >>Hi List,
> >>
> >>Just wondering if anyone has any comments on fitting a L28 to a 260Z.
I'm
> >>interested in knowing what people have done with the fuel plumbing. Are
any
> >>changes needed at the fuel pump? Can you just about bolt in the
appropriate
> >>fuel pump or is it a bit more complicated?
>
> SL> Paul, answer is 'depends'. Some cars came with a mechanical fuel
> SL> pump, some electric. If we're talking a stock L28 (most are pretty
> SL> mild in this form) then either will 'do'. Personally I'd go for an
> SL> electric fuel pump, esp if performance mods are planned and the stock
> SL> fuel lines will be fine for this. A nice little electric pump - and
> SL> usually cheap - is the one fitted to C210 Skylines (78-80) plus some
> SL> others, and its easy to fit. Up from that is probably an aftermarket
> SL> pump like a Carter or a Holley (noisy !!), but these are probably
> SL> overkill unless you planning big mods.
>
>
>
>
> --
> Best regards,
> Bob mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
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