
W-Body High Performance Fuel Pump Kit


first began running the
fuel pump back in June 2005 in one of its test cars. After thorough testing, and
working with
to put together a kit specific the the W-Body, we now can offer a truly plug and
play high performance fuel pump upgrade to 1997-2000 W-Body cars (in 2001, GM
switched to a plastic fuel tank, and different fuel pump module that utilizes a
different style pump, which prevents this kit from being a direct drop in
replacement on 2001+ W-Bodies) No cutting or splicing of the factory wireing
is done when installing the
fuel pump or heavy duty harness, this kit is completely Plug-N-Play.
The
pump assembly is equipped with an outlet which
supplies the factory venturi system which is required to keep the
factory system functional! All other pump solutions to date do not have
this feature which requires a hole be punched in the bottom of the
fill-bucket thereby dangerously disabling its functionality.
The
fuel module is equipped with a one-piece soldered
wiring harness made from mil spec. Teflon silver-plated wire. This is
the same type of wire used at the factory as Teflon is the most
resistant to deterioration when exposed to gas. This harness has a
Walbro connector at one end and a GM W-Body connector at the other which
plugs directly inside the factory connector. No crimping, splicing or
wiring adapters are required. A truly plug & play wiring solution. Due
to the age of some W-Body cars much of the in-tank connectors are black /
corroded. The
harness replaces all these questionable
components.
The Pumps
The
W-Body pump assembly is based on Walbro gerotor pump
technology utilizing the most powerful armature and gear set currently
available. Walbro has set the industry standard in high-performance
in-tank pumps. Walbro pumps are QS9000 certified and are used as OE
equipment in many production performance vehicles such as the C5
Corvette. Walbro's gerotor design is able to maintain high pressures
while providing high volumes as well. This is done by
squeezing the fuel out between two gears instead of pushing it like most
factory vane pumps do. (i.e. factory W-Body pump). This positive
displacement design makes high-performance Walbro pumps small, light
weight, quiet, efficient and reliable.
The Wiring Harness
All fuel pumps are voltage sensitive, the lower the voltage the
lower the fuel volume. Gerotor pumps exhibit a significant increase in
fuel volume with increased supply voltage. A Walbro pump's average fuel
volume increases over 18% by increasing the supply voltage from 12 to
13.5 volts. The factory harness is marginal at best for supplying a
factory pump with enough voltage to perform well. This is why the 'hot
wire' modification is so popular. Replacing the factory pump with a
high-performance pump can easily double the current demand under W.O.T.
pressures. The voltage drop in the factory harness increases
proportionally to the current demands of the pump.
has
documented tests where the voltage drop in a factory harness has caused
over a 25% drop in fuel pump volume. The
harness uses heavy
10 gauge copper wire to reduce voltage-drop to very low levels. The
factory gauge of wire used is three gauges thinner. The
power
feed comes off the back of the alternator where voltage is highest. It
then runs through a Delphi weatherproof fuse holder and then to the back
of the car. The
harness uses three-position male and female
Delphi Weatherpack connectors which plug in-line with the factory
harness at the back of the tank. No cutting or splicing is required. A
Siemens weatherproof 40 amp rated mil-spec. relay is used. These relays
have silver plated contacts and are the best money can buy so that you
can be guaranteed to have trouble-free operation. The
harness has a redundant ground upgrade as it is necessary to improve the
harness on the negative side of the pump's supply as well. All the harness
connections are crimped using certified Delphi crimpers and are soldered
as well. All the harnesses we have seen to date from the competition are
not soldered.
supplies a spare ATC fuse, black vinyl wire ties, silicon grease and
mounting hardware with each kit.
The
harness comes equipped with an interface connector just after the relay.
This connector in combination with the optional
connector set (rated 30 amps) allows for easy plug and play addition of
a pump booster / voltage amplifier such as the MSD or KB unit. These
voltage amplifiers / boosters will allow the
single in-tank
pump system to support upwards of 700 WHP+ when run at 16 volts. This
configuration offloads the excessive current draw placed on the factory
wiring onto the heavy gauge
harness system.