Fuel Pump Recommendation
 

I think I need to replace my BG500 fuel pump. It is leaking when running. The last time I had it rebuilt, it leaked as soon as I installed it. Had to return it again and it still wasn't quite right. And the service was not good either. So I swore if I had to repalce it, I would go with another manufacturer. So which is more of a direct replacement or better replacement, Magnafuel of Aeromotive?

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Aeromotive Hands down

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What would make Aeromotive your choice?

Bob

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Reliable and service Great company.Also they are all racers at the track all the time

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Product Engineering. John's a little out there but been building fuel pumps a long time.

First with SuperFlow pumps in the early 90's then he built the original BG fuel pump, 4 vane pumps, then MagnaFlow, 5 vane and now the PE, 7 vane pump

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All great pumps mentioned above.
Weldon Fuel Pumps by far is the best Pump out there and offers service second to none in the industry and a LIFETIME warranty and that's hard to beat. Just go to their website
(http://www.weldonracing.com/) and read the brief on the New Sportsman Pump. If your from division 1 then calll Ken Moses as He can answer any questions you may have or Just call Weldon and ask for Jim Craig.

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Magna Flow worked for me

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1320racer,
I have spoken to John as well.
He comes highly recommended by some good carb builders.
What pump and filter of his have you tried or currently use?
I am concidering on upgrading to his product.

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I run the PE 4450 combo pump and filter in my Firebird feeding 900+HP and ran the PE 4300 and his inline filter in my Chevelle with 700+HP under the hood.

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Thanks,
I am looking at the 4510 combo with filter.

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Did have a very informative conversation with Aeromotive. Unfortunately, the space I had available was limited and was geared around the BG pump and filter. I would not be able to make the Areomotive pump and filter fit so I had to opt for the Magnafuel pump and filter set up which fit with a small amount of additional fabrication and fuel line.

Bob

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what is the noise level like on the Product Engineering 7 vane pump, compared to the megnafuel 500 pump?

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Not familiar with the magnafuel, but I have used the PE pumps and they are great. Noise is not significant. Nothing like the Weldon, which are crazy loud (but well worth it in our EFI application, IMHO).

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you all are out of your mind .... WELDON is the way to go....

The Weldon pump has HUGE advantages over the competitors
1) They pay Contingency (national & divisional)
2) They have a LIFETIME GUARANTEE on the pump and parts
3) The pumps that we run on our race cars are the same pumps that the US Millitary use for the hydraulic systems on the Drones that fly over our war zones. (they can NOT fail there)
4) The prices for their pump is competitive with every other pump manufacturer.

So why else would you choose ANYTHING ELSE?
For me WELDON for life

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X2 on the Weldon, really nice piece, got one on the TS car.

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Anyone have an issue with fuel pressure going to 0 on launch? Had no issues using A2000 Aeromotive pump, and using same setup, bought a megnafuel quickstar300 pump/filter combo cause I liked their filter setup. About 3 tenths off the transbrake, rackpak shows fuel pressure spikes down to zero, right back up, then right back to zero then back up, then fine the rest of the run. Same results when checked pressure on both high side and low side location. Sent in fuel pump and regulator to megnafuel, said everything checked out fine, but did put new o-rings in the pump. Reinstalled and had same problem. Put my Aeromotive pump back on with no issues. megnafuel said they had no idea why this would happen. After further investigation, I was told by another major pump manufacturer to stay away from the pump/filter combo's with the vertical filter's as they can cause this. At least it was a problem in my case..

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Howdy classracers HELP
I have a A 1000 pump feeding 750 hp located in the trunk doorcar 1.21 sixty foot - 10 to regulator on firewall - 8 return to tank in trunk.
Fuel pressure is set at 6.5 pounds, from half track to 1320 needle on guage jumps between 6.5 and 5 pounds does anyone have an idea whats going on what are your thoughts guys.

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If the gauge is liquid(glycerin) filled, swapped it out for a non liquid filled gauge.

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I replaced my BG500 with Weldon and won IHRA Div 1 Hot Rod Championship the same year. Weldon makes a great product.

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Bricki--- probably that fuel line is too small and you might have a lot of bends in it which will either cause restriction or aeration of the fuel---- remember pressure is one thing volume is another---- try to take the pressure closest to the carb---also when setting the pressure with an Aeromotive remember that the engine MUST be running you cannot do it correctly with the engine OFF!!!! I don't think you need a return line with that low of a HP engine either.

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Bricki--also forgot to mention since you are using a bypass/return line system the relationship of the placement between the pick up line and the bypass line is critical also to prevent aeration or foaming of the fuel--FED387

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Sounds like bad regulator to me. I have to put a plug in for Aeromotive. I bought a used A1000 pump, filter and regulator in 2004 that has worked flawlessly to this day!

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Just replaced a BG500 with a MagnaFuel 500, almost identical brackets and size. only had to drill one hole.