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Easiest way to regulate the high pressure piston lift pump?

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Old 10-14-2011 | 06:51 PM
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Easiest way to regulate the high pressure piston lift pump?

Since I added a turbo I was thinking about upping the fuel flow by replacing the LPPLP with the 94-98 HPPLP. What's the most cost effective, simple way to regulate the pressure so I don't blow up my injection pump?
Old 10-14-2011 | 07:55 PM
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I got a mallory regulator from summit. I'm yet to use it though, the truck is still down and being built. Things are going slow because I don't have a lot of money.

The regulator I bought regulates something like from 4-24psi.

I've retained my front seal so I may run without a regulator and see how that goes. I haven't decided yet though.

I'm using my old mechanical 35psi boost gauge as the fuel gauge because I can't afford a fuel pressure gauge. I also bought a tork tek 12mm banjo snubber and I'll be running my FP gauge right at the IP inlet. It should work nice. I reamed out all my banjo bolts to 5/16" and the side holes to 11/64" just to give it that little extra. Hopefully I haven't been too intrusive and taken too much material on the banjo bolts and break em when I torque em down to keep from leaks. We'll see what happens when I get it all back together.

I'll also be running a fuel filter/housing off a 97 with the injector return line off the 97 as well because it goes right to the top of the fuel filter housing. It isn't as good as a AIRDOG or FASS, but it's much better than stock, and it was free for me. That and it keeps everything 100% mechanical.

I suppose the VE return would work better on a first gen since everything is already there and don for you but the motor is going in an 03 super duty
Old 10-14-2011 | 09:02 PM
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Mallory 4307M is what I used in the past and what I will use on this truck.
Old 10-14-2011 | 10:00 PM
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You use it with a high pressure lift pump, right?
Old 10-14-2011 | 10:27 PM
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Walbro 392 electric... The plans for this truck will be HPLP though using the same setup basically.
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