Ditto on putting the pump on the outside and on the frame rail.
I have a Holley Red pump. Works great, a tad on the noisy side, that's until the engine starts, of course!!!
My pump is about 2 feet from the tank and I also have a large fuel filter between the tank and pump. I have no problems with pulling fuel at all. I recommend keeping the pump on the exterior of the vehicle, by all means.
I also agree with Dwight, buy a good pump and enjoy the ride. Good practical advice.
Here's a thought:
Do you think the boys in "Detroit" are concerned with accessibility of components in the event of failure, yea right!
Here's an interesting note:
I recently installed a liquid filled fuel pressure gauge on my fuel line in the engine compartment. No problem, it works great, about 6 lbs pressure. One day I was showing it to a friend after the car had been running for a while with the hood closed of course. Low and behold, the gauge was reading a big fat zero!!
However, the engine was running fine. I immediately consulted with Holley tech support and the advised to make sure there was nothing blocking the internal pressure regulator. I took it apart and it looked as clean and new as the day I bought it.
I thought this was ridiculous, when the car sits for a while, the gauge reads the appropriate pressure, the car runs and the gauge will not read above zero
I had a brain fart. Just out of curiosity I decided to conduct a test. While the car was in the garage and cooled down I powered-up the fuel pump and the gauge was reading a steady 6lbs. I borrowed my wifes hair dryer and proceeded to just warm up the gauge. Ah Ha...low and behold, there goes the pressure slowly dropping to zero the warmer the gauge was heated. I purchased a non-liquid filled gauge and all is well. I don't know about you all out there, but no one has ever told me, nor have I read anywhere that a liquid filled gauge is temperature sensitive. Go figure.
Let's ride
