Has anyone installed the Power Pump fuel pump?

[jw123]

I am in the process of replacing the fuel pump and I was wondering if there are any suggestions as to whether I should stay with the DMC fuel pump kit
(K111085A) does the SpecialTauto fuel pump Kit (K111085AST) with the "Fuel Pump Tank Pick Up Baffle Kit" (110085PK) make a good replacement.
Any help or information on this would be appreciated.

[sdg3205]

Both are good.

There is nothing wrong with a properly functioning stock DMC set up.

John's (Special T) tuna can baffle works by eliminating the OEM style pick up hose, which has been rumoured to kink/collapse with age.

[BABIS]

hervey is also selling this http://www.specialtauto.com/delorean...fuel-10700.jpg lol

[jw123]

Both are good.

There is nothing wrong with a properly functioning stock DMC set up.

John's (Special T) tuna can baffle works by eliminating the OEM style pick up hose, which has been rumoured to kink/collapse with age.

Do you have any thoughts on the Power Pump offered by SpecialTauto?

[sdg3205]

Do you have any thoughts on the Power Pump offered by SpecialTauto?

I've never used it. Perhaps someone else can chime in? You can also check in at DMCToday, where John has a few more supporters.

[TTait]

It works fine, but I modified mine before installing it.

The pump is a commercially available unit, and is (apparently) available for less elsewhere if you know what to buy. As such John wanted to protect his research, so he took some sort of grinder to the body to remove the part number. He ground deeper than I might have preferred. On top of that it ground through the factory finish on the pump exposing untreated metal below. Now that coating was applied for a reason - and I was not happy. I chose to take it to a local radiator shop that also refurbishes fuel tanks, and had them apply several coats of a special paint used to line fuel tanks after they have been stripped. Dont know if that was needed or not, but I did it. It has worked for at least 4 years now.

Also, his revised baffle works fine too - but when fuel gets very low it can starve briefly if you take a sharp fast turn or accelerate hard - I actually like that - one last warning you are about to go dry.

[BABIS]

It works fine, but I modified mine before installing it.

The pump is a commercially available unit, and is (apparently) available for less elsewhere if you know what to buy. As such John wanted to protect his research, so he took some sort of grinder to the body to remove the part number. He ground deeper than I might have preferred. On top of that it ground through the factory finish on the pump exposing untreated metal below. Now that coating was applied for a reason - and I was not happy. I chose to take it to a local radiator shop that also refurbishes fuel tanks, and had them apply several coats of a special paint used to line fuel tanks after they have been stripped. Dont know if that was needed or not, but I did it. It has worked for at least 4 years now.

Also, his revised baffle works fine too - but when fuel gets very low it can starve briefly if you take a sharp fast turn or accelerate hard - I actually like that - one last warning you are about to go dry.

is it possible to connect the "power pump" to the stock pick up hose? or is it longer than the stock pump?

[spedlot]

So I've had a bouncy fuel gauge for a while in my car. Would replacing this fuel pump/sending unit help this?

[Bitsyncmaster]

So I've had a bouncy fuel gauge for a while in my car. Would replacing this fuel pump/sending unit help this?

It takes a very slow filter to stop a bouncy fuel gauge. The Tankzilla did a pretty good job but the best way to filter it is with software using a micro-processor which I think the new DMC pump/gauge uses.

[DMCMW Dave]

It takes a very slow filter to stop a bouncy fuel gauge. The Tankzilla did a pretty good job but the best way to filter it is with software using a micro-processor which I think the new DMC pump/gauge uses.

Yes, and it's probably 5-10 minute averaging (I really don't know for sure). It's interesting to fill the tank with the new one with the engine running. When you shut it off the circuit resets, but if you fill the tank with the engine running it takes a long time to show full.