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Adj regulator fuel pressure?

Hey guys,wondering if anybody has any info on this?
I have a kirban adjustable regulator i'm going to be installing with all my other eng mods.
Now on similar eng modded dyno pulls i've read that the most power was made at about 38-39psi of pressure,is this with the vac line connected or without?
I know that under stock conditions my fuel pressure runs about 30psi at idle and about 40 under wot.
Anybody who's got one of these, info would be appreciated.
Engine mods i will be doing in case someone doesn't know are as follows:
Edelbrock performer heads
BBK 70mm tb
Cobra upper and lower intakes
1/2" intake spacer
24 LB injectors
Kirban adj regulator
1.7 ratio cobra rockers
76mm C&L maf meter and power tube
Underdrives
1 5/8" shortie unequal headers
2 1/2"  mac exauste
155lph fuel pump
My eng is currently a 90 HO

Re: Adj regulator fuel pressure?

Reply #1
Always take your pressure reading with the vacuum line disconnected.  What heads and cam are you running?  If stock I would say that with the 24 pound injectors you should set it around 32-34 PSI. 

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I know that under stock conditions my fuel pressure runs about 30psi at idle and about 40 under wot
 

This fluctuation is caused by a vacuum drop.  It's not pulling on the back of the regulator at full tilt.  Looks like that reading was taken with your vacuum line hooked up.  The only time pressure will actually do that with the line disconnected is in a forced induction application
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Re: Adj regulator fuel pressure?

Reply #2
Cam will be stock with a little more lift due to the 1.7 rockers,heads are edelbrock aluminum perfomers,1.90 1.60 valve.