I have an 88 Olds Cutlass Supreme Classic and I've been working on a resto-mod project on the car.
It started with an Olds 307 in the car, and I've moved to a SBC 350 bored .040 over. I'm running a Summit Stage 1 intake and Edelbrock 600cfm carb.
I'm running a serpentine belt setup from a 1988 Trans Am, and rather than run a mechanical pump I'm going to run a Holley HP150 electric pump. The pump kit includes a regulator and that regulator is returnless.
I need to set up my fuel system, and I've never planned one before.
Holley says that if I mount the fuel pump near the stock tank, but lower than the bottom of the tank that it will draw from the top without issue, someone I've talked to online who had the same pump says his burned up running in that configuration so I'm nervous about running it that way.
I know I'm going to need a fuel filter, and fuel line, it's a how to lay out the system that I'm not sure about.
I've considered two options to this point:
Cap the stock lines, sump the stock tank and run a new line to the fuel system. The fuel system would run from the tank to the filter, pump, regulater and then carb.
Or I could run an aftermarket tank (fuel cell, for example) that already has the fittings, to the filter, pump regulator, and then carb. But how do I get an aftermarket tank to give me an outlet in the stock location behind the license plate?
The car will see occasional use on the street, strip and car show. It's not a daily or anything and will essentially be a weekend / fair weather car once completed.
I'm thinking that sumping the stock tank will be the cheapest route, even after dropping it and cleaning it.
Opinions please?
It started with an Olds 307 in the car, and I've moved to a SBC 350 bored .040 over. I'm running a Summit Stage 1 intake and Edelbrock 600cfm carb.
I'm running a serpentine belt setup from a 1988 Trans Am, and rather than run a mechanical pump I'm going to run a Holley HP150 electric pump. The pump kit includes a regulator and that regulator is returnless.
I need to set up my fuel system, and I've never planned one before.
Holley says that if I mount the fuel pump near the stock tank, but lower than the bottom of the tank that it will draw from the top without issue, someone I've talked to online who had the same pump says his burned up running in that configuration so I'm nervous about running it that way.
I know I'm going to need a fuel filter, and fuel line, it's a how to lay out the system that I'm not sure about.
I've considered two options to this point:
Cap the stock lines, sump the stock tank and run a new line to the fuel system. The fuel system would run from the tank to the filter, pump, regulater and then carb.
Or I could run an aftermarket tank (fuel cell, for example) that already has the fittings, to the filter, pump regulator, and then carb. But how do I get an aftermarket tank to give me an outlet in the stock location behind the license plate?
The car will see occasional use on the street, strip and car show. It's not a daily or anything and will essentially be a weekend / fair weather car once completed.
I'm thinking that sumping the stock tank will be the cheapest route, even after dropping it and cleaning it.
Opinions please?