Hi guys. Gettin' real close to actual build time for my 292. Senior Mummert has been real helpful sending a bunch of tasty parts and keeping me on the right path to my goal. Gathering the last bits and pieces and was wondering what the good word is on fuel pumps these days. Are some more reliable than others? Will a stock style fuel pump be fine for my mild build with Mummert intake and 600 cfm Quickfuel carb? Any thoughts or wisdom on this is much appreciated.

Bill C

Drag it home, figure it out.

The mechanical pump for a 428 Police interceptor is a great choice for the engine equipment you describe. Just right to support 300-330 HP. The Holley brand 80 GPH pump for the FE engines is pretty much identical - delivers over 30 GPH at 4.5 psi.



 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

Thanks for your input Steve. I'm thinking my engine will be closer to 240 - 250 hp max (stock heads, bore .080 over, 265° cam)?. It'll be a driver with the vac secondaries set so they only kick in when the pedal is mashed. Probably running about 320 or so cfm primaries almost always. I guess I'm hoping and wondering if a stock fuel pump will do the job. Any experience out there with a similar engine build and stock fuel pump? Thanks.

Bill C

Drag it home, figure it out.

There are pumps for a 390 FE truck engine that have a canister style fuel filter screwed onto the bottom of the pump. I'm a believer in that type of filter - lots of capacity for crud and lots of fuel flow is possible, easy change out / clean-up too.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

+1 for the FE 390 fuel pump. Easy to find and work right out of the box. If you don't need concours type matching parts a lot more economical for a build and bolt right up.

Mike Rizzo

1963 F100 "Rudy"

Daniel Island, SC

Hmm, I wasn't aware of the FE interchangability. So the attachment and the pump lever are identical? I had heard horror stories of some later pump levers not working properly because they were not identical in shape and size to the original.



Bill C

Drag it home, figure it out.

The diaphragm pumps are not "positive displacement" - best way to understand them. They simply "replace" whatever fuel is moved into the carburetor(s). Some don't keep up well as the rpm increases - that is the reason for the higher performance pumps on an engine that can rev.

 
 Steve Metzger       Tucson, Arizona

I would like to switch to the 390 FE pump with cannister filter and remove the inline filter and sediment bowl, does anyone have a NAPA or Autozone part number or the inclusive years of the 390 truck motor which used it. I did find it on ebay used ($45) and NOS ($245) but would be more comfortable at the parts store. Thanks for any help.

Ted, Redding, CA

I have gotten several of those pumps fron NAPA for $30.00

55 Vicky & customline

58 Rack Dump, 55 F350 yard truck, 57 F100

59 & 61 P 400's, 58 F100 custom cab, 69 F100, 79 F150, 82 F600 ramp truck, 90 mustang conv 7 up, 94 Mustang, Should I continue?

Is it this one for a 1965 F350?

65 F350 fuel pump

Ted, Redding, CA