351 Windsor - Mechanical Fuel Pump versus Electric Fuel Pump?

[DAVID GAGNARD]

I had the exact same remote oil cooler block on my race car with a mechanical fuel pump and no problems........I used a Carter street/strip fuel pump......

At worst,you'll have to change the fitting on the cooler adapter on the engine from straight to 45 degree or 90 degree,I think I had 45 degree on mine, but you can turn the adapter slightly downward and it may clear depending on the pump you use......

BTW: I don't like electric fuel pumps either........

good luck...

David

[joyridin']

Why not do it right and put an electric pump in the tank like a FI car? You can buy a low pressure pump and an adapter from Tanks Inc. and hook it up easily. They are quiet, efficient, and hassle free. Thousands upon thousands of EFI cars run them without problems.

I would not use an old Holley red. They sound like a 50 year old meat grinder.

[lippy]

I know electric pumps are noisy but these are Cobras. I don't even hear mine.

Anyway, forgot to provide more details on my setup. The pump is a Weldon and it's guaranteed for life and rebuildable. More expensive but the internals are all metal and it's among the best pumps you can buy. Since my engine puts out 640HP, I ran AN8 Aeroquip Teflon/braided hose and two large billet filters - one at the tank and one up front. I have a bypass regulator at the pump that recirculates to the tank, and a standard regulator up front under the hood. Insulated everything under the hood. Also installed a separate fused power line run through McMaster-Carr heat/oil/abrasion resistant conduit, and a Ford inertia switch in the trunk. Also added a hidden fuel pump cut off switch under the dash so I can cycle the pump to fill the bowl and shut it off with the key on.

[RET_COP]

If my Cobra has been sitting for some time and the bowls are dry, (usually during the off season) I squirt some gas in the vent tubes and have instant fuel to the accelerator pumps. Takes an extra few minutes but it works.

[HPMotors]

Ignore the rest of this post as it is redundant - I had missed bkozlow's answer to this earlier in the thread. He answer is spot on.

Looked into DriftingCloud's motor with my camera bore scope. The "cam lobe" on a 351 Windsor is an external thing bolted onto the end of the camshaft. This particular engine was obviously intended for an electric pump as the the lobe for the camshaft was not installed.

Noted elsewhere in this thread that folks had referenced a lobe on the crank. Most definitely NOT on the crank. All Chevy and Ford V8's I've ever built have a lobe on the cam - but then I certainly have not built every flavor of Ford or Chevy V8 so I am only making a 99.9% assertion. Always leave wiggle room

All that being said, It isn't that big a deal to add the lobe if your engine does not have one.

HP

[carmine]

The last electric pump you'll ever need.

Edelbrock 1791, Edelbrock Quiet-Flo Electric Fuel Pumps | Edelbrock

[Dwight]

almost forgot

I had a plastic fuel cell that feeds from the bottom front of the tank. My pusher type Holley did not have to pull the fuel from the bottom of the tank to the top.
I think this helps prolong the life of the pump.

[Voyager]

DriftingCloud,

Off topic, but….what did you do to your oil pressure gauge line? Is that some type of sealant on it? Mine continues to leak at the compression fitting. I've changed it out about 5 times in last 6 years.

Bob