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0-30 psi or 0-60 psi Fuel Pressure gauge?

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Old 12-12-2009, 08:30 PM
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0-30 psi or 0-60 psi Fuel Pressure gauge?

Should I go with a 0-30, or 0-60? I don't want the gauge to limit me. Is there any time I would run over 30 psi ever?
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0 ~ 30psig is fine.
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30 psi is way more then you will ever have. A 60 would hardly read anything with a stock lift pump. Basically you can not outgrow a 30 with a 1st gen.
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all you need is 0-30. you dont want anymore then 18 psi given to the ve or the front seal will blow out.
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What is the max with a P pump?
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If your thinking about going with a P pump, go with a 0 to 100. And that will depend if you know how to do the supporting mods. OR if your thinking about twins.. How much HP are you looking to push, if I might ask...
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Wow! This is all distant future. I am looking to buy a gauge now that will support my future mods. I am not looking to make this a trailer-to-track truck. I want this thing drivable. I don't know if I will be able to read 18psi and lower with a 0-100 gauge.
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So then is 30 lbs of boost bad?

I heard that if you run more than 30lbs you can lift the head from the block at least someone told me that.


I run like 28lbs thats just with the pump turned up.
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30 psi of boost is fine. It's when you start passing 40 psi that the trouble starts.
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Originally Posted by The Sarge
So then is 30 lbs of boost bad?

I heard that if you run more than 30lbs you can lift the head from the block at least someone told me that.


I run like 28lbs thats just with the pump turned up.
The thread is fuel pressure psi.
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Oh Yeah Richie O

Wow thats what you get for reading this at 6am in the morning with out coffee.


Sorry about that. Forget i ever posted it will help with my embarassment
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