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Offline wilrob

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Fuel Pump Question
« on: April 17, 2019, 09:04:31 PM »
I am looking at ditching my saddle tanks for a rear mount. The blazer tank seems to be the most economical "stock" way to do it, but my question is can I use an external electric fuel pump with the stock sending unit/fuel pickup? I will be converting to EFI down the road but I don't want to run an internal pump.
1983 LWB Silverado 305sbc

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Re: Fuel Pump Question
« Reply #1 on: April 18, 2019, 05:53:13 AM »
Internal pump is the way to go. Why wouldn't you want to go this route?
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Re: Fuel Pump Question
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2019, 07:25:17 AM »
i would go with a blazer tank out of a efi that way you get the whole package at once
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Re: Fuel Pump Question
« Reply #3 on: April 18, 2019, 08:09:20 PM »
Mostly because I want to run an in-line A1000
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Re: Fuel Pump Question
« Reply #4 on: April 18, 2019, 08:37:36 PM »
wont make you go any faster
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Offline wilrob

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Re: Fuel Pump Question
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2019, 09:21:27 AM »
Certainly not with my worn out 305, but when something else takes it's place it might...

Anyways, I asked because I am in between getting a blazer tank and using that, or getting the 20gal fuel cell from summit which has a sump so I would't need to use the stock sending unit anyways
1983 LWB Silverado 305sbc