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r1_pete - 17/9/09 at 07:16 PM

Anyone using one of these fuel pumps, or any exprience of them?

Seems a bit cheap at the side of even some used units....

cloudy - 17/9/09 at 07:28 PM

Just bought one to run my R1 - haven't driven it, but runs the engine fine....

James

big_wasa - 17/9/09 at 07:35 PM

I bought one, offered £20 inc p&p and got it.

Not used it yet. there is a part number on them that comes up on google as being bosch.

They look like a bosch copy ?

BenB - 17/9/09 at 07:39 PM

They certainly do look like a Bosch copy.
If you take away the blue covering it might even say Bosch underneath as well!!!

Might not though

rusty nuts - 17/9/09 at 07:39 PM

Mines been OK , had it on the car for 2 1/2years

cloudy - 17/9/09 at 08:01 PM

Mine's silver and is a bosch factor I believe, about £27

r1_pete - 17/9/09 at 08:26 PM

Thanks Chaps, minimum was £23 this time.... can't really complain at that.

PAUL FISHER - 17/9/09 at 09:13 PM

These will be cheap chinese fuel pumps for that money,I would not risk using one,if it starts to fail and your fuel pressure drops,particularly on a high reving bike engine,you can soon wreck your engine,you pay your money and take your choice,but I would pay the extra,go for a bosch or a sytec.



[Edited on 19/05/04 by PAUL FISHER]

blakep82 - 17/9/09 at 11:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
if it starts to fail and your fuel pressure drops,particularly on a high reving bike engine,you can soon wreck your engine,


really? or are you thinking oil pumps?

PAUL FISHER - 18/9/09 at 12:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
if it starts to fail and your fuel pressure drops,particularly on a high reving bike engine,you can soon wreck your engine,


really? or are you thinking oil pumps?


No mate, particularly on high performance engines,like bike engines,and all other very high performance n/a engines and all turbo charged engines,these rely on the fuel pressure to help cool the piston crown and combustion chamber,maintaining fuel pressure is critical,a drop in fuel pressure at high revs ,can cause detonation and melt a piston very quickly,this only takes a few seconds at 13,000 rpm+

r1_pete - 18/9/09 at 08:32 AM

Not particularly high performance, 1.8 zetec with 130 cams and eventually GSXR750 TB's, should be in the region of 140bhp, so I recon I'll be ok.

blakep82 - 18/9/09 at 11:36 AM

quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
quote:
Originally posted by PAUL FISHER
if it starts to fail and your fuel pressure drops,particularly on a high reving bike engine,you can soon wreck your engine,


really? or are you thinking oil pumps?


No mate, particularly on high performance engines,like bike engines,and all other very high performance n/a engines and all turbo charged engines,these rely on the fuel pressure to help cool the piston crown and combustion chamber,maintaining fuel pressure is critical,a drop in fuel pressure at high revs ,can cause detonation and melt a piston very quickly,this only takes a few seconds at 13,000 rpm+


ooh, never knew that