John Haggerty said:
Brothers,
I'm planning a fuel system upgrade. What can you share about a Holley Red pump installation?
Thanks,
John
I placed my Holley just a head of the fuel selector valve on the inside of the driver's frame. I replace the plastic fuel line with rubber hose between the pump inlet and the valve. Also covered the hose with split wire loom for protection.
For the outlet, I sanded down the brass hose barb slightly, stretched the plastic hose a bit and got it to slide onto the hose barb. I added a piece of fuel hose over the plastic hose and hose clamp for peace of mind.
On the wiring, I picked up the factory trip switch for an accident, but have not gotten it installed. Make sure you have the pump powered both when the key on and in start. The truck will probably start if wired with key on only, but if you run it out fuel, it will be nearly impossible to restart. Don't ask how I know.
The little piece of rubber between the pump and the bracket does little for noise. You can definitely hear the pump from outside. At an idle you may hear it in the truck, but not while running down the road.
Lastly, it is really nice to swap filters, turn the ignition on and be able to bleed the filter without rolling the engine.