The fuel pressure gauge is right there in front of me too!
I agree, the mechanical pump has proven enough even with all the abuse I could concieve on giving it.
The sole purpose to me of the electric pump is for priming reasons. That's it.
I will grant you that I put the electrical in there to fix a problem...theoretically that is. It turned out that there was a rust pinhole in the steel pickup tube in the gas tank about 1/2 way.
I of course thought I knew exactly the problem, not enough pumping capacity? Of course I was wrong. Par for the course around here?
I will say though that you definitely don't want to suddenly run dry at WOT. Been there, done that. For one thing, IF you were running with mufflers, they won't be there anymore. The magnitude of the backfire from suddenly running lean will either completely blow up the case or at a minimum blow a nice big hole through them.
Should that happen, pray that the shrapnel doesn't kill or maim anyone. I got lucky. Just went temporarily deaf for a few hours. Permanently stupid though?
ELECTRIC fuel pressure gauge is here. Can't miss it...now...sure!
