Car Fuel Pump ?

cristoff · 08-05-2003, 06:59 PM

Hey I was wondering if this would work decently?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426808259

Thanks!

sevisehda · 08-06-2003, 03:20 AM

Fuel pumps are very low flow. And by very I mean VERY low flow.

jaydee · 08-07-2003, 06:50 PM

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Originally posted by sevisehda
Fuel pumps are very low flow. And by very I mean VERY low flow.

Awww come on now, some of us might want 500GPH of gas going through our fuel lines!

Thats equel to what? A Boeing 747?

Cathar · 08-07-2003, 06:57 PM

I have seen 100GPH rated fuel pumps, which are intended for driving supercharged 6-8 litre V8's and the like.

One of those would do well, but they're horribly noisy, being vane-style pumps.

Cathar · 08-07-2003, 07:01 PM

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Originally posted by jaydee116
Awww come on now, some of us might want 500GPH of gas going through our fuel lines! Thats equel to what? A Boeing 747?

A 747? Try more like 5000GPH (I'm not kidding).

A 747-400 holds around 57000 Gal of fuel, and can be in the air for up to 15 hours non-stop with a full passenger load.

jaydee · 08-07-2003, 07:49 PM

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Originally posted by Cathar
A 747? Try more like 5000GPH (I'm not kidding).

A 747-400 holds around 57000 Gal of fuel, and can be in the air for up to 15 hours non-stop with a full passenger load.

Ok, so thats roughly 3,800GPH! Glad I don't have to fill that up everyday (or twice a day)!

Cathar · 08-07-2003, 07:59 PM

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Originally posted by jaydee116
Ok, so thats roughly 3,800GPH! Glad I don't have to fill that up everyday (or twice a day)!

Yeah, 3800GPH in "cruise" mode. In a full throttle "take off" you can basically triple that to ~10000GPH.

Still though, 57000Gal (~210K litre) is enough to even run a large SUV for a just little while.

Zhentar · 08-07-2003, 09:19 PM

If I had a 57000 gallon tank, I don't think I'd still have my problem of forgetting to fill the tank and the car running out of gas....

since I haven't driven long enough to use that much yet

hydrogen18 · 08-08-2003, 12:31 AM

i was installing some flow meters on my uncles boats for the gas lines to his outboards and used this nifty adapter I had made for testing waterblocks(connects to the hose then reduces down to 3/8ths barb)to test the flowmeters without having to run the engines. Basically they didnt read over 30 gph(engine was a dual v6(as in 2 engines)with 2 liter displacement on each i beleive)because fuel flow is very low.

08-05-2003, 06:59 PM	#1
cristoff Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Mass Posts: 185	Car Fuel Pump ? Hey I was wondering if this would work decently? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...tem=2426808259 Thanks! __________________ fr33t3chi3

08-06-2003, 03:20 AM	#2
sevisehda Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2003 Location: NY Posts: 234	Fuel pumps are very low flow. And by very I mean VERY low flow.

08-07-2003, 06:57 PM	#4
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	I have seen 100GPH rated fuel pumps, which are intended for driving supercharged 6-8 litre V8's and the like. One of those would do well, but they're horribly noisy, being vane-style pumps.

08-07-2003, 09:19 PM	#8
Zhentar Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 225	If I had a 57000 gallon tank, I don't think I'd still have my problem of forgetting to fill the tank and the car running out of gas.... since I haven't driven long enough to use that much yet

08-08-2003, 12:31 AM	#9
hydrogen18 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: USA Posts: 248	i was installing some flow meters on my uncles boats for the gas lines to his outboards and used this nifty adapter I had made for testing waterblocks(connects to the hose then reduces down to 3/8ths barb)to test the flowmeters without having to run the engines. Basically they didnt read over 30 gph(engine was a dual v6(as in 2 engines)with 2 liter displacement on each i beleive)because fuel flow is very low.

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