I would agree with all that, but still, even a modest 500h.p. running ROP, would still be burning around 50gal/hr or something like that. And you never want to be near the upper limit of your pump's rating.
David Leonard
On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 9:45 PM, Mike Wills <rv-4mike@cox.net> wrote:
I have to disagree with that one. I've been involved in the hot rod car scene on and off since my high school days. Specs sell and companies like Holley know it. Bigger is always better. I wish I could get back all of the money I spent over the years on the latest trick part advertised/hyped in Hot Rod Magazine. A tiny fraction of the people that they market to could actually use that fuel flow. But of course the guys that need that are probably spending an order of magnitude more money for a REALLY COOL Barry Grant fuel pump not the cheap Holley red pump.
Mike Wills
Sent: Wednesday, April 21, 2010 10:58 AM
Subject: [FlyRotary] Re: elec fuel pumps
In Short, yes they can burn that much.
On Tue, Apr 20, 2010 at 11:02 PM, kevin lane <n3773@comcast.net> wrote:
I want to know why electric fuel pumps for race cars have capacities ranges of 71 - 90 gallons per hr at pressure? they don't burn anywhere near that, do they? when looking at pumps, those capacities seemed pretty common. why? weight is a consideration in race cars as well as airplanes, right? the Holley red pump, 71 gal/hr @ 3 psi weighs 3 lbs and is huge. my renesis could never use half that capacity, right?
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