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Old 03-21-2007, 12:37 PM   #1
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Electric fuel pump ?

I just installed procomp red electric fuel pump on my truck the pump works great but i keep making a buzzing noise. Does a electric fuel pump suppose to sound like all the time? Do i maybe need to install a regulator with it. It says it doesn't call for one on most models.
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:40 PM   #2
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Re: Electric fuel pump ?

Most elec pumps make a humming/buzzing sound....some more than others. Adding a regulator will not help the noise issue.
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Old 03-21-2007, 12:52 PM   #3
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Most elec pumps make a humming/buzzing sound....some more than others. Adding a regulator will not help the noise issue.
It's pretty load? I can hear it over my exhaust
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:01 PM   #4
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It's pretty load? I can hear it over my exhaust
I hear Holly elec pumps are about that loud too. If you want elec, you either have to spend some good money for a quality pump, or live with the noise I guess. I dont know too much about them.

Question, why did you abandon your mechanical setup?

I almost did on my truck, but decided to stick with a mechanical unit. I figure there are guys running 9's, 10's in the quarter mile with 10.5 inch tires and mechanical pumps...there is no reason for me to...especially since I will only be in the 12's.

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Old 03-21-2007, 01:28 PM   #5
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I hear Holly elec pumps are about that loud too. If you want elec, you either have to spend some good money for a quality pump, or live with the noise I guess. I dont know too much about them.

Question, why did you abandon your mechanical setup?

I almost did on my truck, but decided to stick with a mechanical unit. I figure there are guys running 9's, 10's in the quarter mile with 10.5 inch tires and mechanical pumps...there is no reason for me to...especially since I will only be in the 12's.
I installed a 350 out of a 93 suburban and it doesn't have a mehanical setup.
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:01 PM   #6
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Re: Electric fuel pump ?

Remove the pump and mount it to a rubber plate, kind of like a muffler hanger.

What you're hearing isn't so much the pump but the vibrations through the truck. Isolate the pump from the truck and the noise will go away.

One thing, though. If there's currently only one wire going to the pump you're going to have to fabricate a grounding strap for it.
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:05 PM   #7
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Remove the pump and mount it to a rubber plate, kind of like a muffler hanger.
Excellent suggestion, never thought of that.

They still will make noise, every elec pump car I have heard has a noisy pump...but like I said, some more than others.
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:39 PM   #8
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it should of had the plate over the hole were the pump goes. Or did they remove it intirely.
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Old 03-21-2007, 01:43 PM   #9
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it should of had the plate over the hole were the pump goes. Or did they remove it intirely.

This was a fuel injecton block where mechnical fuel goes is just metal
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