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djet38 04-05-2010 03:30 PM

Fuel Pump mod for better efficiency?
 
Anyone read this article or tried this?

http://blackhaloracing.com/technical/fuel-pump-tech/

The mod is toward the bottom of the page, and I'm especially interested if this might work on an 04, and if it would up your gas mileage? :squint:

Brettus 04-05-2010 03:34 PM

Blackhaloracing you say .................. - never heard of them


:suspect:

Jedi54 04-05-2010 03:42 PM

Blackhaloracing?
whose that? Never heard of them.


;)

heyarnold69 04-05-2010 03:42 PM

As a fellow 04 rx8 driver ... let me offer this advice .. just get it.

1. I don't stall out when I'm below 1/4 tank
2. no more spuddering when above 7k
3. car starts faster
4. happiness gained from piece of mind I won't get stuck

Now if only bhr had replacement filter sock thingees!

Dear Mazda,

You fuel pump sucked!

- me.


PS Jedi -- what cha think about coming up with a fuel filter sock thing replacement?

djet38 04-05-2010 03:46 PM

haha....word, how much did that end up running ya:icon5: and have you noticed an MPG gain:icon5:


Originally Posted by heyarnold69 (Post 3501245)
As a fellow 04 rx8 driver ... let me offer this advice .. just get it.

1. I don't stall out when I'm below 1/4 tank
2. no more spuddering when above 7k
3. car starts faster
4. happiness gained from piece of mind I won't get stuck

Now if only bhr had replacement filter sock thingees!

Dear Mazda,

You fuel pump sucked!

- me.


PS Jedi -- what cha think about coming up with a fuel filter sock thing replacement?


heyarnold69 04-05-2010 03:53 PM

For me actually yes because I was having some bad issues.

I dotn think the pump was that much ... less than 100 ... more than 20?

Send a pm their way.

alnielsen 04-05-2010 04:00 PM


Originally Posted by djet38 (Post 3501249)
haha....word, how much did that end up running ya:icon5: and have you noticed an MPG gain:icon5:

About $100, compared to about $180 (going from memory) for the Mazda assembly.
I was stalling out in hard left turns at the track. I haven't tracked the car in a long time so that didn't bother me. On long trips the car started stalling when the tank got low (pump over heating). That was a problem. It takes about 1-2 hours to remove, mod the assembly and reinstall.


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