Fuel Pressure
Fuel Pressure
I am running an Edelbrock 500 4 barrel carb on my Tiger with a mildly modified 260 cu in engine. I have set the fuel pressure at 6 psi which is what is recomemded in the Edelbrock literature, however cruising about with the hood up, it smells of fuel. I know one solution would be to put the hood down, and I have also checked for any fuel leaks, but what fuel pressure are other people running?
Hi,
Do you run a fuel regulator? You could try reducing your pressure or is your carboy flooding? What jetting are you running... may be too rich also. When I was running the same carby, I leaned mine down to stage three lean setting (but I have a stock 260).
Regards, Robin.
Do you run a fuel regulator? You could try reducing your pressure or is your carboy flooding? What jetting are you running... may be too rich also. When I was running the same carby, I leaned mine down to stage three lean setting (but I have a stock 260).
Regards, Robin.
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Robin O'Dell
Tiger MK 1a
ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE AS DAD WOULD HAVE
Tiger MK 1a
ENJOYING THE EXPERIENCE AS DAD WOULD HAVE
Thank you for the replies. I checked with Real Steel and 6 psi is the correct pressure. the Edelbrock instructions are very specific. I know about the hose, but I fitted a new one when I built the car, so only 5 years old. It might be the pump leaking, but guess it really need setting up on a rolling road. Or I just drive with top down all the time!