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So I moved onto getting my fuel system up to par as I need to wire up the pump. Long time ago if you look towards the beginning of this thread I talk about buying most of the stuff for the fuel system before spinning the bearing and the great rebuild happened. But I realized the RCI fuel cell I purchased is top fed and I sorted my options. I already owned an external fuel pump quite capable of supporting my EFI power outputs with room to spare along with plenty of Aeromotive socketless push lock hose and a bunch of MOCAL fittings. So my options are to run the external pump mount it low and hope for the best which from what I read will kill a pump pretty quick and is not the way we do things around here. So it was buy a new cell that has a lower sump better designed for an external pump or buy a new pump and retrofit the cell for the new in tank pump. So one of the reasons I purchased the cell I did is because I want to mount it low and forward to axle as much as possible. The advertised dimensions are 12x12x30. A replacement would be a more boxed style 20 gallon so not really feeling that. I am not concerned with maximizing quarter mile times but getting a better spirited driving car because I travel more curvy roads then straight line ones anyways. Now behold this little feat of greatness. The Aeromotive stealth 340 it was part #11540 with plenty of pumping force. At the time of purchase it was $120 shipped at the best price I could find and was designed to be a stock replacement pump that can support high HP applications. Rated 850hp EFI and 700hp EFI forced induction. Carbureted 1000hp and carbureted forced induction 850hp. It is also E85 safe with a lower hp rating. The pump came with a filter, rubber hose, and wiring. It is a much smaller package but the main reason why the external pump is designed to be cooled by fuel also.
So ok wait we got it but what's the plan John how are you gonna toss that in your cell and go driving away. If you have a ton of money there are a bunch of high dollar plug and play solutions but last time I looked at the US economy that isn't happening. So we are gonna reuse the pick up tube and fit the fuel pump to it. Quick trip to the Home Depot grabbed myself a 1/2" compression fitting and a 3/8" barb and a tiny rigid pipe cutter.
Oh wait we need to get the wires out of the cell. So I grabbed a fuel cell wiring bulk head fitting. Now we are getting some where. where is my drill oh there it is.
Let's get that head on there. sorry that pick was a little blurry.
Sweet but wait we have an issue here I really doubt that pump is gonna sway around in the base but I want to be sure so I went to Ace Hardware and grabbed some stainless zip ties. I also stopped at tractor supply and grabbed a 6" x 18" piece of aluminum. I figure why not reuse the aluminum pick up I cut off and I need to build a baffle to make sure I have fuel when I am below a 1/4 tank. So I folded the aluminum enough to get it in the cell through the hole and cut out some spots along the base and left a gap for fuel to enter also. I used some JB weld epoxy to give it some rigidity and zip tied it to the fuel pump and hose
But wait there is more RCI wants to dump the return line right above the pick up which is a prime way to add air to your fuel.
That video was brought to my attention from one of my favorites on his YouTube channels. He did this to his.
So I had a few -8an fittings around from my original plan so lets swap out that vent fitting with the bulk head and get the returning fuel to a better spot in the cell.
That looks much better. I then took a painters tack rag and cleaned all the aluminum shavings and any other garbage or dirt out of the inside of the cell and sealed it back up to get it ready to be mounted, plumbed, and used. So fabrication time for mounting the cell is coming up soon.
So ok wait we got it but what's the plan John how are you gonna toss that in your cell and go driving away. If you have a ton of money there are a bunch of high dollar plug and play solutions but last time I looked at the US economy that isn't happening. So we are gonna reuse the pick up tube and fit the fuel pump to it. Quick trip to the Home Depot grabbed myself a 1/2" compression fitting and a 3/8" barb and a tiny rigid pipe cutter.
Oh wait we need to get the wires out of the cell. So I grabbed a fuel cell wiring bulk head fitting. Now we are getting some where. where is my drill oh there it is.
Let's get that head on there. sorry that pick was a little blurry.
Sweet but wait we have an issue here I really doubt that pump is gonna sway around in the base but I want to be sure so I went to Ace Hardware and grabbed some stainless zip ties. I also stopped at tractor supply and grabbed a 6" x 18" piece of aluminum. I figure why not reuse the aluminum pick up I cut off and I need to build a baffle to make sure I have fuel when I am below a 1/4 tank. So I folded the aluminum enough to get it in the cell through the hole and cut out some spots along the base and left a gap for fuel to enter also. I used some JB weld epoxy to give it some rigidity and zip tied it to the fuel pump and hose
But wait there is more RCI wants to dump the return line right above the pick up which is a prime way to add air to your fuel.
That looks much better. I then took a painters tack rag and cleaned all the aluminum shavings and any other garbage or dirt out of the inside of the cell and sealed it back up to get it ready to be mounted, plumbed, and used. So fabrication time for mounting the cell is coming up soon.
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