> From: "Mark Reda" <[email protected]> > Subject: 16V High Pressure Fuel Pump > > I was talking to a friend and he was saying that on our cars it's possible > to remove the fuel pump housing (complete palstic box with accumulator and > filter) and install a high pressure fuel pump and genaric K&N fuel filter. > Has anyone on the list done this?
our pumps are just about as high pressure as it gets. if youre still having problems with your fuel pump/box, you could do something like what you said and probably save quite a bit if you REALLY wanted...but you wont be getting any power out of it. make sure you get a pump that is big enough too...system pressure in a 16v is VERY high. > Is this even possible? > Would raising the fuel pressure make a difference in performance? short answer, no. once the fuel delivery system is properly tuned (and obviously in proper working order), fuel isnt the problem on 16v's. for a basic stock + bolt on engine, generic tuning of the stock system will keep up with the air that is going into your engine. if you had forced induction, for instance, then raising the fuel pressure would help you, because with ALOT more air, you need ALOT more fuel. in the forced induction case, getting larger injectors but using the same fuel pressure is the another option, and for the same reason as the FPR isnt worth a shit on a stock or stock + bolt on engine. > I heard of early 90's Civics changing their Fuel Pressure Regulators or > something like that, and it's suppose to make a difference. thats basically what we're doing when we adjust our fuel mixture. to a much smaller degree. fine tuning the fuel pressure, i suppose you could call it. perhaps honda had economy in mind and put in smaller FPR's? i dunno. are those cars electronic fuel injection? neb _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
