Fuel pump(s)?
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Fuel pump(s)?
Does each tank have its own electric fuel pump, or is there 1 pump located on the chassis somewhere. Also what are the pump(s) rated at, like 75-85lph, I cant remember. BTW which tank is easier to drop, and do the lines have enough slack in them, or will I have to battle with it?
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Depends on the year. Your 96 has a single high pressure pump in each tank. It is rated at 105 LPH @ 39 PSI for the V-8s and 95 LPH @ 58 PSI for the I-6. Some earlier models had a low pressure pump in each tank and a common high pressure pump.
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Beastie,
My truck is a '95 and has only the in tank pumps.
As for which tank would be easier, hard to say. I had to replace my rear tank due to rust. Overall not a bad job other than the one connector giving me some hassle. Picked up a different type of line tool and that was taken care of.
Just food for thought..... If you are planning a fuel pump upgrade to support mods I would consider doing the rear. The rear tank is behind the axle and keeping the rear tank fueled adds more weight over the tires, thus more traction.
When I did my tank there was plenty of room to change the pump without actually pullling the tank all the way out. By resting the front of the tank agains the cross member I could crawl under the truck and sit up enough to change a pump out no problem.
Be warned if you have a receiver hitch mounted. My hitch stuck out just enough so that the tank wouldn't clear it without bending the tank seams. Since my old one was trashed, I muscled it out, but I had to take my hitch off to install the new tank.
My truck is a '95 and has only the in tank pumps.
As for which tank would be easier, hard to say. I had to replace my rear tank due to rust. Overall not a bad job other than the one connector giving me some hassle. Picked up a different type of line tool and that was taken care of.
Just food for thought..... If you are planning a fuel pump upgrade to support mods I would consider doing the rear. The rear tank is behind the axle and keeping the rear tank fueled adds more weight over the tires, thus more traction.
When I did my tank there was plenty of room to change the pump without actually pullling the tank all the way out. By resting the front of the tank agains the cross member I could crawl under the truck and sit up enough to change a pump out no problem.
Be warned if you have a receiver hitch mounted. My hitch stuck out just enough so that the tank wouldn't clear it without bending the tank seams. Since my old one was trashed, I muscled it out, but I had to take my hitch off to install the new tank.
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Yeah I have a hitch, so I would have to pull it off, I was thinking about doing the rear one, so that I would have better traction. I am only going to change one, so that when I know I am going to be turning high rpms, and when I actually start making alot of hp, I will just flip to the tank with the big pump. I can get a 190lph pump that they use on the Magnacharger supercharger kit, for $99, thats not bad.
