aermotive a1000 pump qestion

NashMan

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well my plan is to install it in my enigne bay with 8 or 10 feed line form the stock fule block to the pump witch will be monte on my lower frame rail in the engine bay oh yae i goign to be runing my intake 255 pump as well

reson for doing this is you can see the pump and it's alot cheepr and better then welding in sup and paying for all lines fitting's ect

now on to the qestion how loud is this pump
 

garagefujimoto

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why are you putting a secondary racing-design fuel pump in your car if:

you probably don't need it
have a 255 hi pressure anyway
don't want to pay for the proper install
worried about noise
going to keep the stock fuel block at the end

???
 
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Like ^^^^he said.

You don't need both pumps. The A1000 will supply up to 700 MAX RWHP alone. If done correctly to Aeromotives guidlines. (like mine)

Not noisy inside of car but a little noticable outside.

Duane
 

IJ.

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upgradedsupra said:
Like ^^^^he said.

You don't need both pumps. The A1000 will supply up to 700 MAX RWHP alone. If done correctly to Aeromotives guidlines. (like mine)

Not noisy inside of car but a little noticable outside.

Duane
Using RX7 Radiator mounts to mount it will dampen the noise ;)
 
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IJ. said:
Using RX7 Radiator mounts to mount it will dampen the noise ;)

I have mine mounted on to a plate. Between the plate and the pump I have rubber bushings. NOT again NOT noticable in car. Now if you had say 2 A1000's it might be loud ;)

Duane
 

Supracentral

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I can never figure out why you guys do these things to yourselves.

Look, 1000 horsepower is equivalent to roughly 2.6 billion joules of energy per hour. A gallon (3.8 liters) of gasoline contains about 132 million joules of energy, therefore, a 1000-hp crank horsepower engine has to be able to burn just over 76 liters of gasoline per hour.

However, turbocharged gasoline engines are only about 1/3 efficient (don't feel bad, NA's are even worse) and two thirds of your energy escapes as heat rather than as power to the wheels.

So the engine actually has to be able to burn at least 228 liters per hour, which is well within the spec of a Walbro 255 liter per hour pump.

Add in a 30% margin of safety (and that's a huge margin) and call a single Walbro good for 700 at the wheels.

I've seen quite a few Supras (both MKIII & MKIV) make over 700 at the wheels with a single Walbro pump, but I do feel it's pushing it.

Adding a second pump doesn't have to be expensive or complicated.

The simplest method is to simply strap the new pump right next to the old one and hold them together with a large (4" or so) hose clamp (you can pick these up at Home Depot, etc).

Next drill a hole in your FP lid, put a bulkhead fitting on it. Connect the pump to the fitting on the inside. Run a new set of wires for the new pump, seal the holes. Drop the whole thing in the tank and run your fuel lines.

This is simple, cheap, supplies far more fuel than you are likely to ever use, is 100% dead quiet and minimizes the amperage draw on your electrical system.

The Walbro pumps are almost twice as efficient when it comes to current draw when compared to the stock MKIII or MKIV pump. I've never looked at what the Aeromotive draws, but I doubt it's anywhere near as efficient as the Walbros.

Just my .$02 - ymmv.
 

dbsupra90

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i somewhat disagree.
ive seen 2 cars now fail due to one of the walbro pumps dropping out. and several over the net, altho i take that w/ a grain of salt. another buddy had a single and it was barely enough for the 600rw he put down. sure, other components, fuel press, etc will play into this.
i will never condone using twin anything pumps. hell ive seen mkiv guys get away w/ running 3 pumps. but its not something i'd like to chance.
i am by no way saying everyone should run out and get an a1000, weldon, etc. but i put much more faith in these pumps when pushing out 550+ rw.
also would like to add, aeromotive does not recommend using an intake pump w/ their unit.
whatever you decide, be sure it is done right. i would hate to see someone cut corners on fuel and lose an engine.
 

NashMan

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well in my car i just put new lines in all stock size so this is why i am thinking of this way

i want to know about sound cause it will be in the engine bay but i think i can deal with it

now if i run 10 an fitting off the stock fule block abou 1 1/2 foot as resvores for the pump then run fromt he pump to the rail

plus sump suck ass in less alot of work has bean put into the tank aka baffling

i still remmber dune compaing about it when he came to vic


i am not after huge power 600 is my dream that i will get when i go to stand alone or other


ps guys i ahve noted what you have all said plus i am odd guy think of diffetn thigns to do and most of the time they work out
 

chevyeater

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Don't waste your time or money on an Aeromotive, or any other external pump if you aren't going to use it the way the manufacturer specifies. It isn't going to work (or if it does it will expire shortly).

Also, my sump picks up just fine, no problems or extra work really.

You can make ~600 rwhp on a single walbro. Look around at all the mk4s with one dead pump in a dual walbro setup. They all run out of fuel around 650 rwhp. You'll need some stupid big injectors though (1000+ cc).