Where can I pick up a Holley Blue pump locally? I need one ASAP. I tried O'Rieleys, but they couldnt get one till friday. Pep boys? Napa?



I ordered the holley from summit, I was wondering do I need to run the regulator?

 

I wold try NAPA before Pep Boys.

 

auto zone stocks the blue in my area.

 

Yeah it seems like everyone does but the ones around me. The guy looked at me like i was crazy when I asked him.

 

Well I ordered the Pump from Summit today. Also I was wondering if I needed to run the regulator or not?

 

I just put a holley blue on my truck 2 weeks ago, no regulator. Idle 27 psi, WOT 25 psi. Not sure if the high pressure is a bad thing or not.

 

I ran the regulator on mine and set it to 20psi.Mine idled at about 27 as well with out it which in my opinion is a little high.I think 20 might actually be more than you need,but better like that than too low I guess.I think too much pressure is hard on the seals in the VP.With it set like that it cruises at about 16-17psi.

 

It IS bad. Ask yourself why Bosch designed into the VP44 a bypass valve that's supposed to keep pressure at 14psi or less.

IMO, slightly higher than 14 isn't gonna hurt anything, but I'd personally stay below 18-20 at all times.

jlh

 

Ok...I just put my Holley blue pump on this weekend..now this is a pump i have had for years...(it is new) i also have the Vulcan relocation kit, which gets rid of the banjo fittings and jumps the hose up to 1/2"....well my pressure is only 12 psi at idle and 9 at WOT with NO regulator...whats up with this,,,,is there something on the pump i need to look at?? cause i dont think thats the right pressure....thanks for any info...

capn

 

yes same here we have no more than 11psi with our holley blue with -8AN lines we are gonna stretch our spring this weekedn to get more pressure.


Cody

 

Are you running the Blue by itself? I have a feeling the high numbers above are because its being used as a pushin in conjunction with the stock pump. Or perhaps its running a different spring which allows for higher pressure.

 

I think that the difference in fuel line size is making the difference in your pressure readings.
the larger the line the more flow and less pressure. The smaller the line the more resistance to flow and hence more pressure.

 

For those of you with larger lines, did you replace the return lines also? I was told not to worry about them when I installed mine but now that I am thinking about it where does all that pressure go that the pump doesn't use. I'm only running about 13 pounds through mine with no banjos to slow it down. Is this increasing the pressure on the VP?

 

I'm useing mine as a stand alone pump so should I just not use the regulator?

 

My opinion is don't run the regulator. You have a return line from the vp44 so that takes the excess and cools the injection pump. In addition the Holley's have a relief valve so the pressure can't get too high. Set at 14lbs. I do believe. I didn't run the reg with mine.