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Old 05-17-2009, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Fast_eddy
first i would really wanna thank the person wo wrote this DIY it was really helpfull on my install. i am new to this forum and im just amazed by the lack of motivation on some people to do thigs themselfs. i have no idea how much a walbro fuel pump install would cost but im sure more than 100 easy. its cool to drive a fast car but its cooler to build it urself.

i also had a question too. i noticed that since i did the install it takes a while to start the car and sometimes i even have to pump the gas a few times, is this normal?
Do you have to do this all the time or only the first time after install?

You really shouldn't notice a difference in start-up. I would recheck everything right away! The last thing you want is your fuel system to fail.
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Old 05-17-2009, 03:12 PM
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i had to recheck ayways after a day i stop reading my gas level. i know my bad but everything is fine now . i was running 8 psi on stock fuel pump with 650cc injectors and e manage ultimate. now i got the walbro and im goin for a tune @ 12 psi ! my turbo is small so i dont think ill be able to crack the 300s
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Old 05-17-2009, 05:50 PM
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Good luck with your setup.

I was running 9-10psi on stock pump with a T04E 50trim and it was fine. In fact many people are running at lease that on the stock pump. I only changed mine for peace of mind.
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Old 05-17-2009, 11:11 PM
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Garrett t3/t4 AR.60( non ball bearing) , cast manifold ( ebay ), stage 3 f1 clutch with fidanza flywheel, tial wg, hks knock off bov (for now), e manage ultimate, walbro 255, custom dp with direct pipe ( no cat at all ) 3 inch piping ( came with the car on a na set up..... Don't ask me ) , fmi with custom piping, I've never been dynod we street tuned the car its taking me forever lots of money issues but been boosted 6 months. I really want one those manifolds that are top mounted my fan keeps melting
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Old 05-18-2009, 12:49 AM
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You need to get a blanket for you exhaust housing.. you can find them online for like $50 or so. Get some exhaust wrap for your downpipe.
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Old 05-26-2009, 04:46 PM
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What I thought was the easiest part of my kit has been a big pain.... The walbro pump is longer so it hits the bottom of the tank , well the filter does and cause of this I don't get a good seal and fumes are getting in my car big time. I came up with a plan of using the handle of a hammer to make some type of dent on the tank giving me a little more room. Is this a good solution ? Or is not supossed to hit the bottom of the tank ?
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First I've heard of this issue...
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Old 05-26-2009, 06:05 PM
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So... I was looking around to make sure this was actually in the Tech part of the site (it wasn't, even though the post was marked as Tech - but it is listed now)... and I cleaned up some of the immaturity.

You may now resume your regular discussion.
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Old 05-26-2009, 06:46 PM
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Mine didnt hit the bottom of the tank.
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Old 05-26-2009, 09:17 PM
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Yeah mine never hit the bottom of my tank either....somethings up. Try getting a new fuel pump housing? junkyard? our fuel pump housings probably similar to ones in other toyota sedans like the camry etc.
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Old 05-28-2009, 11:36 PM
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will walbro help with making power without doing complete return fuel set up ?
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Old 09-12-2009, 06:07 PM
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just fyi, i did this mod. pretty good writeup.

on a side note if you trim the four tabs at the bottom of the walbro, than trim the grommet channel for the fuel filter out of the end cap of the housing it will fit without zip ties...... and will snap shut on its own.

thanks again for doing the hunting for this part. awesome since mine just went out.
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Old 09-13-2009, 05:45 AM
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Thx again for this. =)
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Old 09-14-2009, 01:56 AM
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back from the dead!
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Old 09-14-2009, 02:04 AM
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sticky!
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Old 09-25-2009, 02:26 PM
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im gonna bump this 1 more time, but would the install of a new stock fuel pump be about the same? or is it easier? just remove stock then put another stock on (reason i ask is i have 125k on my car and i think its time to change it before something happens lol
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Old 09-25-2009, 05:54 PM
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it's a lot easier though, take out, take apart, disconnect, re-connect new pump and all over again backwards. Pretty easy, I did the walboro in less than 2 hours. I'll post up pics of my work.
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Old 09-25-2009, 08:41 PM
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i've got the Ptuning kit which came with 550cc injectors and at 13 lbs a/f leans out toward redline so safe is 11.5 for me untill i get teh walbro =)
just in case, the turbo is a 57 trim .83 in the rear....
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Old 09-26-2009, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Carlanga
it's a lot easier though, take out, take apart, disconnect, re-connect new pump and all over again backwards. Pretty easy, I did the walboro in less than 2 hours. I'll post up pics of my work.
is that in response to my question about the stock pump?
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Old 09-26-2009, 09:27 PM
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is the wireing hard when installing this?
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