electric fuel pump ( Carter ? )

[flyingjolly]

A CON with electric pumps is that they don't necessarily stop when the engine does... Which can be bad in an accident.

that's what fuel pump relays are for - after 10seconds without ignition (meaning ignition on, but killed engine, therefore no spark from the ignition) it shuts off the pump - at least mine does.

[Nicad]

A CON with electric pumps is that they don't necessarily stop when the engine does... Which can be bad in an accident.

that's what fuel pump relays are for - after 10seconds without ignition (meaning ignition on, but killed engine, therefore no spark from the ignition) it shuts off the pump - at least mine does.

I am going to be picking up a Holley Fuel safety switch today. Will Run fused Battery power to trunk.

[austinmf]

How is the electric pumps coming along?

I am mounting a carter 4070 under the car where the original Tii pump was and I will use the original Tii wiring.

I am going to have a metal fuel filter in the trunk before the pump and a filter king filter system under the hood.

I will be running a 40 DFAV if I can open up the manifold enough to handle the extra size

[jtmasters68]

I just spoke to Carter tech on the phone about the 4070 electric fuel pump, in particular about adapting from the stock 5/16 size fuel line in the 2002 to the 3/8 fuel inlets and outlets on the fuel pump. I didn't think there would be any harm in adapting where needed. However, the tech guy, who was very knowledgeable, said that the Carter 4070 electric pump should be run in a system entirely of 3/8 fuel line, from fuel pickup to the carb. The reason he gave was that the higher flow of the 3/8 fuel line helped keep the fuel pump cool and that adding any restrictions to the line would limit flow and could possibly cause the fuel pump to overheat and fail. I can see how this makes sense.

[jtmasters68]

I may have got the size wrong on the original 2002 fuel line 1/4 inch or 5/16, but all the rest of his response seems to make sense.

[glyif]

@sislane which fuel filter to you use next to the pump? thinking about doing this setup myself and running a stainless steel fuel line underneath the car

[Dudeland]

I have the fuel pump and a canister style fuel filter before the fuel pump along with a -6 braided fuel line and redline fuel pressure regulator.  It works well, it is noisy.

 

For warranty purposes, Carter requires a filter before the pump. 

[Scott Sislane]

[mention=33489]sislane[/mention] which fuel filter to you use next to the pump? thinking about doing this setup myself and running a stainless steel fuel line underneath the car

I used a filter for the 320i. I’m goingbto replace it with a bosch filter next.IMG_6015.HEIC


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[Dudeland]

https://www.boatownersworld.ca/Fuel-Water-Separator-Filter-wBonus-Pack-by-Sierra-Part-No-18-7983-2--Canada--Canadian-Dollars_p_7565.html




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[allbim]

On 2/20/2012 at 10:56 AM, jtmasters68 said:

I just spoke to Carter tech on the phone about the 4070 electric fuel pump, in particular about adapting from the stock 5/16 size fuel line in the 2002 to the 3/8 fuel inlets and outlets on the fuel pump. I didn't think there would be any harm in adapting where needed. However, the tech guy, who was very knowledgeable, said that the Carter 4070 electric pump should be run in a system entirely of 3/8 fuel line, from fuel pickup to the carb. The reason he gave was that the higher flow of the 3/8 fuel line helped keep the fuel pump cool and that adding any restrictions to the line would limit flow and could possibly cause the fuel pump to overheat and fail. I can see how this makes sense.

Nonsense. In that case the pump would overheat whenever the engine idles and uses very little fuel. 

What the tech said might apply to a high pressure FI pump, where most of the fuel is bypassed via the pressure regulator (in the engine compartment) back to the tank.

[Scott Sislane]

I may have got the size wrong on the original 2002 fuel line 1/4 inch or 5/16, but all the rest of his response seems to make sense.

I’ve been using a carter pump for with the stock fuel line for 10 years now and no issue of any kind.

Scott


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[rover1]

iv bin using the same carter fuel pump on my 02 for the last 12 years never had a problem with BUT i also dont drive my 02 that often 

[Dudeland]

I am dead-ending mine with no problems so far. 

 

[2002Scoob]

I'm not running a carter, but the in-line style you can get from Ireland.

 

For pressure control/pre motor filtration I use a Malpassi Filter King Regulator with an in-line pressure sensor.

 

and DO have some sort of safety cutoff! I purchased a Ford Inertial Cut-off switch off the internet. Wire it in-line to the power to the relay that turns on your fuel pump. In the event of an accident or fender-bender, the circuit is broken, but is easily reset by pressing a button on the top. From what I can tell it's just a large metal ball-bearing in a magnetic/light mechanical press-fit. When a large enough knock comes along, the ball-bearing dislodges and breaks the circuit.

[Dudeland]

On 7/4/2018 at 6:19 AM, 2002Scoob said:

I'm not running a carter, but the in-line style you can get from Ireland.

 

For pressure control/pre motor filtration I use a Malpassi Filter King Regulator with an in-line pressure sensor.

 

and DO have some sort of safety cutoff! I purchased a Ford Inertial Cut-off switch off the internet. Wire it in-line to the power to the relay that turns on your fuel pump. In the event of an accident or fender-bender, the circuit is broken, but is easily reset by pressing a button on the top. From what I can tell it's just a large metal ball-bearing in a magnetic/light mechanical press-fit. When a large enough knock comes along, the ball-bearing dislodges and breaks the circuit.

I said the same thing in a similar post as this.   Please please use a rollover/collision switch.