Looking for suggestions: I currently have a standard Holley carb on a small block v8. Looking to relocate my tank back between the frame rails, looking to buy and EFI tank with the anticipation of a future engine upgrade. Holley recommends 5-7 psi fuel pressure. So my question is does anyone have any recommendations on a good dependable fuel pressure regulator I could use with this kind of setup. IE: EFI tank/regulator(with return)/standard Holley Carb
Stick with the brand. Get a Holley for the Holley. Stay away from the Chinese stuff as I have found most of their NPT fitting threads are pretty loose.
Yes I understand the avoidance of the Chinese stuff but I see a few other brands out there that have just as good reviews just looking for some forum experience feedback
The only difference between an EFI tank and a regular tank is that the EFI tank can fit a pump and has return provisions. The non-EFI tank only needs a pick up. No one says you have to put a pump in the EFI tank. You just have to convert it to a pick-up for your external pump. Or put the internal pump and regulate it down to the 7 psi you need.
I've done off brands that work just fine. You just need to select stuff that matches what you are building. Last build I did, I got the Summit brand pump and regulator. The pump fittings leaked, thought the pump was bad and got a replacement. The next one leaked. So I went with stuff I used with no issues before. Low end Holley. No issues with the pump after that. Got the system fired up and found the Summit regulator was all over the place. Couldn't dial it in at all. So, again, got a bargain basement Holley. Set it once and done.
Thanks for the feedback and photos. It sounds like Holley is the route, change out later when I upgrade to an EFI engine. So if I understand what everyone is saying, I could possibly get an EFI capable tank but really n standard fuel pick up in the tank, out to a fuel pump, onto a regulator and then to the carb. All replaceable later to convert to an EFI system. The one worry I had was the opening of the tank being sized where it could fit a regular pump and EFI pump in the same location. I have seen some tank suppliers that offer a regular and EFI tank combo, assuming that they mean you just swap out the regular pick up with an EFI pump in same hole…
