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Old 06-14-2010, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Jerry Clayton View Post
a item for you to watch for ----we just did an engine for a Pantera and when on the dyno I was watching things as the car was ran up thru the test range---above 5ooorpm the fuel pressure slowly dropped and of course we stopped the test to examine things--
We ran it again with particular attention to the fuel supply and it once again dropped as the test ran past 5000prm----the source of the problem was traced to the supply line out of the tank--it is a very small diameter tube and limits the flow

seems to be a moderately well know fact and these cars need a larger fuel supply for high performance/racing uses
I too am aware. This is a street machine but I am replacing all my hoses anyway but not to a larger diameter.
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