I am looking to purchase a RR system/fuel bowl delete for my 2000 Super Duty but I am stuck between Strictly and Irate. Both seem to have very nice systems. I like the Irate kit because of their filter/pump mouting system. Keeps everything all one place where the Strictly kit seems to spread everything around. I said "seems"; I could be completely wrong and the filters can be mounted in a central location.
I would ask anyone who has one of these systems to please post your experience with the system (installation, fit and finish, etc).
Thanks!
What else is being done to this truck (performance stuff)? Are there large injectors in it's future, or are you doing the RR and filtering for "reliability"?
I ask because your intended power level will determine your pump needs, and your pump needs will determine how much fuel system work you need to do. If you are staying with stock to mild injectors, you can do the FBD RRK and our post pump fuel filter kit and keep your stock fuel pump. Add the pre-pump kit if you want to (not a bad idea). You could also add a low pressure FASS or AirDog instead of the pre-pump kit and have the benefits of more filtration as well as air removal...AND...fuel pump redundancy (guys that drive a lot and are worried about reliability like this concept).
Of course, if you're going for bigger power, you may need to lose the stock pump and consider a larger aftermarket unit.
As for why our filters seem "spread out", there are good and bad sides to everything. Some businesses in our industry focus on high horsepower setups. While we certainly have no problem supporting big power with our products (as evidenced by our own and customers trucks), our focus has mostly been on the "average joe". We have a TON of customers that do a TON of towing, and a bunch of them are running big aftermarket fuel tanks (Transfer Flow and Titan) to extend their refueling distances. Those tanks don't leave much room in the area where the typical "filter-pump-filter" brackets are mounted. It's a lot easier to find the room to install one small pre-pump filter in a tight space (even outside the frame if absolutely necessary) and keep the others more forward in the truck in these cases.
We also have a lot of customers that are doing the fuel system work purely for reliability and to maximize how their existing setup runs. It just wouldn't make sense to have a customer relocate their stock fuel pump and have to mess with wiring for no reason...or to run hose from the pre-pump filter up to the pump, then backwards to the post pump filter (mounted by the other filter) and then up to the engine. That would be a mess.
Lastly, we have a lot of customers that do their fuel system work in pieces (either for budget or time reasons). Our modular component configuration makes this much easier.
I will try to watch this thread to see how you answer about future injectors and power goals...but feel free to contact me directly at the office (phone or email) if I don't respond quickly enough. Keep an eye on our website or facebook too...we've got some more new fuel system stuff in the works.
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