Fuel pump

[TurboAV6]

Well your stock fuel pump is designed for the power that your puts out stock. No doubt they are able to handle more power, but when you increase your horesepower with any performance mods, and espeacially if you plan on doing so at all down the road its always better to have and upgraded fuel system, pump included.

Is your car motor stock and staying stock? That will pretty much answer your question as to whether you need a stock fuel pump or not.

 

[BlkCurrantKord]

What is the advantage of this over an OEM part?

The fact that you can say you have a Walbro pump instead of an OEM one, on your stock car w/ I/H/E.

Well your stock fuel pump is designed for the power that your motor puts out stock. No doubt they are able to handle more power, but when you increase your horesepower with any performance mods, and espeacially if you plan on doing so at all down the road its always better to have and upgraded fuel system, pump included.

Is your car motor stock and staying stock? That will pretty much answer your question as to whether you need a stock fuel pump or not.

Unless he's boosting, which as he's already stated he isn't, he doesnt need an upgraded fuel pump. Even if his was going bad, which it doesnt sound like, a stock replacement would be more than enough.


To the OP - You can't tune your car w/ a fuel pump.

 

[kanevo]

Thanx for all the help guys, i do have a 4cyl 4 door and yes slowly but surely i believe my fuel pump is going bad. it's not terrible just yet although i do not want to be caught with my pants down . As far as motor being stock(i hope you're referring to the internals when you say that) my motor then is stock. i do have the basic i/h/e and a few additional things but nothing major. you can correct me if i'm wrong but tuning does alter fuel to air ratio, therefore having a performance fuel pump would do a better job than the oem in this scenario correct?

 

[nyknick1015]

so you think it's pointless to get a performance one if there is no boost going to be added?

pointless Yes!!

also because I am a lazy *** when it come to searching for DIY posts, if some one can plz attach a link with a fuel pump DIY if there is one. future thank you to the person that helps

Ive only seen DIY civics because its easily accessable cuz its in the trunk but the accord, u have to drop the whole fuel tank, i changed one with my cousins 5th gen, its fairly easy as long as u change it when ur really really really close to E, Like so close ur car is coughing oil, try not to do it with "A Little" gas in the tank

Thanx for all the help guys, i do have a 4cyl 4 door and yes slowly but surely i believe my fuel pump is going bad. it's not terrible just yet although i do not want to be caught with my pants down . As far as motor being stock(i hope you're referring to the internals when you say that) my motor then is stock. i do have the basic i/h/e and a few additional things but nothing major. you can correct me if i'm wrong but tuning does alter fuel to air ratio, therefore having a performance fuel pump would do a better job than the oem in this scenario correct?

WRONG it will do a worse job, dont invest in an aftermarket fuel pump, the walbro 255 is good for FI or mildly modified motors but if ur stock dont bother. Tuning does alter the AFR but make sure ur pumping out the correct amount that ur car requires. i changed my cousins pump and he ended up LOSING gas mileage (was only getting around 15mpg highway, less in the city) and then tried to tune with some wacky tuner and flooded his f22 engine because of the excess fuel pumped in on a semi-stock motor (only had bolt-ons) . OEM fuel pump is around 130-155 cc last i remember. save ur self the hassle and just get a replacement OEM one but i would double check that its the fuel pump b4 u change it because accords is known for crapping out on the fuel pump relay

 

[finch13]

you can correct me if i'm wrong but tuning does alter fuel to air ratio, therefore having a performance fuel pump would do a better job than the oem in this scenario correct?

You're injectors are going to reach their max duty cycle before the pump can't supply enough fuel. A stronger/faster fuel pump isn't going to benefit you when the stock FPR is keeping the pressure at 32-33 PSI at the rail. And tuning AFRs has to do with injectors, not the pump, also would be hard to tune AFRs without a wideband O2 sensor and a tuning platform.

There isn't a dial you turn on the pump to give it more or less fuel and "tune" it. I think you have some reading to do.

 

[kanevo]

well i wouldn't be tuning it myself(i never said that) i would take it into a shop. any who it looks like i'll get the oem. just to double check, i am pretty sure you don't have to drop tank on the 6th gen, it is in the trunk.

 

[akoutmos]

I installed a walbro 255 in my accord (its boosted). The install of the pump was pretty straight forward. Unfortunately i don't have any pics from the install but it went something like this:

1. Drop the seats and lift back the part of the trunk carpet connected to the seats.

2. Unbolt the cover that is connected to the chassis. And unplug the connector to the pump.

3. Then clean off the area around the fuel tank. For me there was a lot of crap there. I used a vacuum cleaner. Make sure its clean you don't want anything dropping in your tank.

4. Undo the quick-connect fittings from the pump assembly.

5. Undo the 8 or so bolts connecting the pump assembly to the tank and remove gently and slowly. You don't want to bend the thing that tells you how much gas is in the tank.

6. Then proceed to taking off the old pump and putting the new one in its place. Make sure you put a new filter too.

7. Then put the pump assembly back in the tank and bolt up. And your done!

 

[jason]

i just put on the 255 walbro runs great smoother and its the same labor bought it for 120 with the kit 1hr labor reccomend it i had 181k

 

[kanevo]

thank you very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[AFAccord]

i just put on the 255 walbro runs great smoother and its the same labor bought it for 120 with the kit 1hr labor reccomend it i had 181k

You should be banned for those lies...