by DZL_Damon » Wed Jun 23, 2010 5:06 pm
I'm running the Carter 4601HP. 100gph (I assume open flow) and 18psi internally regulated. This was approximately the same pump used on 24v cummins that failed often... BUT there are 2 main reasons WHY they failed
A.) Mounted on engine= long path to suck fuel from, hard on pump
B.) Mounted on engine= vibrations that kill the pump.
Mount it on the frame with 3/8" line as close to the tank as you can and I'm told they will be happy. Another fellow did this with his own filter assembly right after the pump and ran the 3/8" line to the IP itself and gets 15psi across the board.
I push mine through the stock filter using the stock tube that originally came out of the stock LP (the compression ferrule works like a barb for me, and is a decent sized tube anyway). However, I push it through a massively restrictive banjo bolt, and the small, stock fuel filter. I only see 9 or 10psi and I can suck it down to 6 or 7 at WOT. So just using the stock tubes and filter on the engine account for a bit!
Carter 4601HP can be had for about $120 from Jegs or Summit I believe. Decent set up. I like it.
-93 W350,CC, DRW, A518, Pump maxed, DDP3, DennyT, 4" DP, black muffler stack with flapper. HE351cw, CoolerTubz, PS I/C, 4601HP elec. fuel pump, 205k
-89 D250, clean utility bed, TF727, new IP, 76k
-09 VW TDI 2.0L CR, ~45mpg, 20k