DeTomaso Mailing List: November 2000, Message #243

From:	DtomasoCat@aol.com
Subject:	Re: electric fuel pump
Date:	Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:17:39 -0500


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In a message dated 11/7/00 4:29:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
teampix@mindspring.com writes:


> Is anyone using an electric fuel pump on a carbureted Pantera?  Any =
> pickup problems from the tank?  What about pump placement and fuel line =
> diameter?=20
> Thanks,
> Mark Houde
> 
> 

Mark,

I am using an electric fuel pump on my Pantera equipped with a 750 Holley 
double pumper.  When I first got the car it had a Mallory super comp 9000 
electric pump the size of Montana mounted at the TOP of the gas tank.  This 
is the worst possible location for an electric pump and I completely cooked 
that sucker while cruising to Canada on a 6000 mile trip in 1993. The Pantera 
suddenly died in Syracuse, New York and I coasted to the side of the road.  I 
saw a NAPA nearby, went in, got a electric pump from them which is no more 
than 2" square and installed it at the BOTTOM rear edge of the fuel tank 
behind the splash shield.  It was $49.

This pump has over 50,000 miles on it including Open Road racing, drag 
racing, track time, and hard street driving and has never missed a beat.  I 
highly recommend them!

Jim Demick
New Mexico

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<HTML>In a message dated 11/7/00 4:29:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
teampix@mindspring.com writes:
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>Is anyone using an electric fuel pump on a carbureted Pantera?  Any =
<BR>pickup problems from the tank?  What about pump placement and fuel line =
<BR>diameter?=20
<BR>Thanks,
<BR>Mark Houde
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>
<BR>Mark,
<BR>
<BR>I am using an electric fuel pump on my Pantera equipped with a 750 Holley 
double pumper.  When I first got the car it had a Mallory super comp 9000 
electric pump the size of Montana mounted at the TOP of the gas tank.  This 
is the worst possible location for an electric pump and I completely cooked 
that sucker while cruising to Canada on a 6000 mile trip in 1993. The Pantera 
suddenly died in Syracuse, New York and I coasted to the side of the road.  I 
saw a NAPA nearby, went in, got a electric pump from them which is no more 
than 2" square and installed it at the BOTTOM rear edge of the fuel tank 
behind the splash shield.  It was $49.
<BR>
<BR>This pump has over 50,000 miles on it including Open Road racing, drag 
racing, track time, and hard street driving and has never missed a beat.  I 
highly recommend them!
<BR>
<BR>Jim Demick
<BR>New Mexico

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