I was hoping you might have a "tweak the spring" quick fix for me, I would
rather not re-design the whole system. I had the bed off today while doing
the 8 3/4 swap and had easy access to the fuel pump.
Mark Kuzia
flyboy01@mediaone.net
http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
~360ci, 5-spd, 4.11 LS (8 3/4 [3.90 SG] coming soon)
1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
----- Original Message -----
From: <jon@dakota-truck.net>
To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: DML: Can I control the fuel pressure in a gen II Dak?
> "Mark Kuzia" <flyboy01@mediaone.net> wrote:
> : Is there a way to up (control) the fuel pressure in a gen II dakota? I
would
> : like to increase the pressure a bit, my 24# injectors are too small for
WOT
> : with the 360 pcm, and the 30#'s are too big for the street. If I can't
fix
> : this problem, I will be going to a carb.
>
>
> Ouch! Not the "c" word! ;-) Yes, you can control the fuel pressure,
> but only up to '93. In '94, the fuel system was changed to eliminate
> the engine bay fuel pressure regulator and return line. However,
> it is possible to install your own return line and use an aftermarket
> adjustable fuel pressure regulator, or you may be able to simply retrofit
> a '92-93 system. (A NOS tech I spoke with mentioned that one of their
> customers had done this on a 5.2 Grand Cherokee in order to be able
> to run a dry nitrous system.)
>
> I ran into this problem when researching nitrous systems, which
> requires the fuel pressure to be adjusted "on the fly". If you're just
> looking to up the fuel pressure a little bit and keep it there, it might
> be possible to mess with whatever Dodge is using for a regulator back at
> the tank. I have no experience in this area though, so not much help
> there. Just going by guesswork here, but given that the fuel pressure
> is designed to stay the same (more or less), there must be a way to
> regulate it back at the tank, so the trick is to find out how that
> is done and fiddle with it. Which, I suspect is what you were asking
> in the first place, in which case my whole post did nothing but waste
> your time. I hope there was something in there of use though. :-)
>
> Good luck with it; I'd hate to see your truck kicked back into the
> dark ages! ;-) Myself, I'm currently on a quest to make the cuda's
> 750 double pumper homeless. As soon as I can scrape together the
> cash, it will be! :-)
>
> --
>
> -Jon-
>
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