Fuel Lab PSI?

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Where did you read pressure at? The end of the Fuel Lab hose? I have an aluminum fuel cap with a port that I thought I could use to read pressure but I had no input from anybody. Should I disconnect the feed line from the Fuel Lab? The way I installed it was I cut the factory return and factory flow, attached the Fuel Lab output to engine to the factory line, tied in the factory return line to the return on the FL, and tee'd them in with the return to tank line down stream. Used the factory wiring as well. It seems to work great. Just have to get this pressure issue figured out.
 

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I have run 20psi on my own truck without any issues. Lot's of trucks running 15psi without issue.

I too have run 20 , ended up at 12 , but tried a bunch of levels back in the day. geez we're old.
 

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Honestly I don't think psi has totally been proven to not cause leakage out of the injection pump, and I thought they talked about it being too high of pressure on the return side. My lift pumps are set to 9 psi. One lift pump runs all the time, and the other turns on at 15 psi of boost. I have a lift pump pressure gauge in my truck and it fluctuates. At idle it's at 6psi. Then slowly on the throttle it drops to 4, Then a little more it goes up to like 7. And then on the throttle enough to build boost and it stays right at 9-9 1/2. I think as long as your hpfp has pressure and doesn't drain out of fuel you'll be ok. Obviously you don't want to be ridiculous on the pressure if it isn't needed. My question to you would be what model pump do you have. And do you have a flow chart showing what your pump flows for the psi you want to run. I know my pumps supply my hpfp with x amount of fuel at x psi, from looking at the charts.

The airdogs I believe are rated 165 gph at 0 psi. So if you set it at 10psi like everyone says, or its max rating, what it is really flowing. Gph goes down as psi goes up. So I'd find what that flow rating is. kind compare it to what your pump flows at x psi, because we know the airdogs maxed out on psi still flows enough fuel for these trucks
 

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Where did you read pressure at? The end of the Fuel Lab hose? I have an aluminum fuel cap with a port that I thought I could use to read pressure but I had no input from anybody. Should I disconnect the feed line from the Fuel Lab? The way I installed it was I cut the factory return and factory flow, attached the Fuel Lab output to engine to the factory line, tied in the factory return line to the return on the FL, and tee'd them in with the return to tank line down stream. Used the factory wiring as well. It seems to work great. Just have to get this pressure issue figured out.


Like Morgan said there is a 1/8" npt port in the side of the fuel lab right by the outlet going to the engine. You can check it right there. Put a gauge in that port. You ran the fuel lines and wiring correct so there is no issues there.
 

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Ok that was my next question was the 1/8 plug in the side. I was wondering about that so thats good to know. I appreciate all the help.
 

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Ok that was my next question was the 1/8 plug in the side. I was wondering about that so thats good to know. I appreciate all the help.


No problem bud. Just let us know if you have any other questions.
 

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Alright..I took the 10 micron filter out, plumbed in the FPG and screwed the set screw in and out and it still wont back off of 25 psi. It wont go any higher either. My next move I guess is to get a new gauge? I'm on the verge of getting frustrated. I screwed it back in to about where it was when I got it which was preset at 18psi and backed it out a full turn. I'm running out of ideas. :flush:

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Ok. Got some answers from FL themselves. Apparently I was running the pump at full speed and didn't need to be. I was instructed to place a jumper wire from the yellow terminal to ground and that cuts the pump to half speed and whaddya know. Got her down to 17psi. I want it a little lower but I can't get it below that and I believe that it has to do with my return setup. I suppose Ill be making 2 ports on the filler neck and running the FL straight to one and the motor return to the other and blocking off the return line at the tank. I would run them together but I want zero restriction. As of now I have quite a bit more hose than I need on the return line from the FL tied into the motor return with a tee, but its a 90 degree fitting so Im sure that isn't helping the flow any.
 

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I was. After I cut a hole in the tank I ran just a rinky dink in line 10 micron filter. Fuel Lab recommends nothing lower than a 75 micron or it will burn the pump up I was told. I took it off today. Only had about a tank through it since the install. I didn't want any pieces of plastic to enter the pump so I ran that. I'm on the hunt for a 75 micron setup. I definitely want it filtered.
 

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