lammylama

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im presently going for a power upgrade from 350bhp to about 380-390bhp but im not sure if i need to upgrade my coil to group A and also my fuel pump......its running perfectly on the standard items at 350bhp and the car also has uprated fuel pump wiring so whats the crack lads???

ellicoss

You will need a group a fuel pump mate for the sake of £150 is it worth the risk would also get a group a coil you dont realy need one but for about £30 makes sure you get a good spark

rabmc

Should be a group a thats on it mate ? Not 100% But thought it would have been , check the numbers on it mate , you probably find it already is

R4N SS

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group a coil and a bosch 044 pump is one of the best mods to do if you are going for more power.

I used to get misfires on hi boost but this has since disappeared when i fiited the grp a coil

Lambchop

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yes mate i'd recommend getting both. Not like a massive cost really considering cost of a failed pump/rebuild

See Phil Boschman for an excellent pump price

lammylama

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i'll have to have a look rab but hopefully it is a group A pump

Staffi

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Fuel lines aswell if you can

People forget, this stuff is coming up for 20yrs old now

Ginge !

group a cpil................ mate just buy a ecu and fit a SECS coilpack board to is as there gonna be about in 4 weeks and that gets rid of that wanky dizzy/coil crap and goes wasted spark,,,,,,,,,,, theres NO better upgrade imo

as for fuel lines,,,,,,,,,,,,, unless there blocked then theres NO POINT buyijng new lines as theres no difference,,,,,,,,,,, even if there 100 years old

bud-weis

preventative maintenance

Ginge !

may aswell build a new engine then,,,,,, or buy a new car ???????

preventative is not the same as pointless remember

my fuel pipes are 20 years old YET they aint needing changing and i filled mine with bp's finest diesel a few months,,,,, ok more like 20 months ago



your telling a guy to change what dont need doing tbh

Ginge !

hell the iron pipes under the ground have been flowing water for over 75 years and there NOW needed replacing, copper fuel pipes

sorry i dont see why

bigad4x4

If it aint broke dont fix it

bud-weis

i guess for no other reason than they are being asked to do something they were never designed to do...

i know what your getting at though, people do tend to 'waste' money on things that are not needed,but imho i'd do the fuel pump and lines to be safe

bud-weis

bigad4x4

Bite me bud

bud-weis

ooh errr :gayflag:

Ginge !

mate there not doing anything other than what they can do


a landrover being used for the school run aint doing what its was intended,, but it does it fine

changing fuel lines for fuel lines the same is not belt and braces,,,,,,,, you may as well fit a new screen whilst your doing it as thats gonna have the same effect

its not electrical and theres no actual wear on a fuel line unles you have caught it

theres NO POINT chaning em for the sake of it other than,,,,,,,, just to waste money

i mentioned this as the advice is POINTLESS and also WRONG

mentioning there 20 years old wasthe pointless and bad infomation,,,,,,, will how ever need a new floor pan before he needs the fuel lines,,,,,,,,, i sugest he changes them first jsut to be sure

bud-weis

but but but

what pressure does an 044 pump throw up the lines before the reg? surely more than standard?! so there's a bit of extra stress, they will surely have some wear externally too?

i don't see it as a bad thing at all to change them, ok they may not need doing,but i could probably list 10 other cossie mods that don't need doing,some may even be on your car b19bal

Ginge !

mate my cossie has VERY NUT AND BOLT NEW under the bonnet that i never needed to be done, the bling ect also dont need to be done


but i wont say,,,,,,, mate when you take your engine out change every nut bolt and expantion nut cause there 20 years old and bound to have wear


the argument about the fuel FLOWING is pointless too as there not restricting the flow at all,,,,,,,, as for the presure ,,,,,,,,,,,,, erm when you set your car up did you tuen the fuel presure reg to have more presure than before,,,,,,,,,,,, i hope not as the point of the pump is to keep a constant suply of fuel top end,,,,,,,,, that means the pump LACKS the flow and why a 044 is needed,,,,,,, to make it to keeep the SAME correct presure


hope that helps a little , im gonna make my self another coffee as this one will be cold next month

bud-weis

sorry having a dumb ass moment there i know exactly how the cossie fuel system works, and yes i know the pressure is controlled by the reg regardless of what pump is fitted......but i'll not back down new parts are always better than old!!!

and you wanna hurry up with your engine,the shell will have rotted away before you get chance to fit it

Staffi

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I can see your point b19bal,
Its just that when Karl had my car in for some work, he upgraded the pump for me, the fuel lines on my 3dr weren`t in the best condition to say the least,

So thats why we fitted new ones to mine.............

ellicoss

The only time you will need to fit new lines is if they have been damaged ie crushed apart from that its a total waste of time

space hoppers

this car in mention used to belong to one of my best mates and i no he upgraded the wiring but not the pump it may have been changed since then. he always asks how the car is doing