Fuel pump ballast resistor
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Hi there,

New to the site and 60% (optimistic!)the way through building 1293cc turbo mini van.
I am doing the wiring at the moment and have read the various ways to wire the fuel pump in. I have decided to use the ERA turbo method (thanks for info!) Question is what level of ballast resistor should I use (if required) and where is the best place to get one?

no resistor required on the metro turbo pump!

Alex

AlexF

But std metty turbo's used one i believe to make the pumps last longer.

As alex says though, virtually nobody uses them

It's a strange one that, because the pump states that its 12V on it. (So not a ballest pump)

Also why would you need a ballest system on a carb'ed car? There's always enough fuel left in the float chamber to start the car.


I might have a look at my manual next time I'm in the garage and see if I can work it out.

Unless they wanted to slow the pump for some reason???

Anyway like the others said forget it!

Cheers Guys,

Will try and post some pics of the build later in the week.

think they did it to prolong pump life as it was more than happy at the lower voltage, or so im lead to believe

not sure where i got that info from mind!!

yes because the pump could suplly about 60 % more fuel then the engine needed so they fitted a ballast resistor to prelong the life.

but most peeps on here require a lot more fuel than a standard metty so no need to ballst the pump.

always looking for them bigger bunches of bannanas