Re: stock fuel pressure

From: Shane Moseley (smoseley@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Tue Jul 24 2001 - 06:53:50 EDT


My '96 Ram 5.9L FSM states 49.5 psi plus or minus 5psi which makes it roughly
45-55psi. My fp gauge reads about 47psi pretty much all the time.

Hope this helps - Latr,

Shane

Mark Kuzia wrote:

> My fuel pressure has always been 39.5 psi with two different fuel pumps and
> regulators?!?!?! Is that too low?
>
> Mark Kuzia
> flyboy01@mediaone.net
> http://people.mw.mediaone.net/flyboy01/home.html
> 1995 Dakota 13.79 @ 102.45 mph
> ~360ci, 5-spd, 8 3/4 rear / 3.90-SG
> 1994 Dakota 15.36 @ 91.56 mph
> ~318ci, 5-spd, 3.90 LS (bone stock, no mods)
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bernd D. Ratsch" <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 11:50 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: stock fuel pressure
>
> >
> > For a 1997 5.2L: Fuel System Pressure 339 +/- 34 kPa (49.2 +/- 5 psi)
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net] On Behalf Of chris@slowcar.net
> > Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:14 PM
> > To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> > Subject: DML: stock fuel pressure
> >
> >
> >
> > Anyone know what stock fuel pressure is (specifically 97 5.2l) and/or
> > what the flow capacity for the fuel pump is (at that pressure or any
> > pressure)?
> >
> > In leu of that anyone have experience with what kind of HP levels the
> > stock pump can support?
> >
> > Thanks again,
> > Chris Bennight
> >

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