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Old 08-10-2008, 08:25 AM
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Originally Posted by My427stang View Post
Listen to this man.

Dont let the gauge lead you down a rabbit hole...
Let me beat this horse one more time just for the benefit of anyone that doesn't believe that you can't rely on the readings of a liquid-filled under-the-hood fuel pressure gauge. Here's a shot of my FE, iding at 870RPM as per the inductive tach, and the fuel pressure is showing just over 3lbs. -- but this is with the engine HOT. I know for a fact that my pressure is a healthy six pounds, and the fuel pressure gauge will read that when it is equalized. FWIW, my manifold vaccum is coming in about 13 inches, and that's what I use to tune my carb.

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