Okay, might give that a shot first then - i've got a bracket for it that i used before and have got that rubbered up so it might do the job. Guess i'll find out after i mount it. Might give jaycar a call today and see what they want re $$$ :sob:

yeh I'm with Sam on that one, if you can get one of those vibration isolating mounts you're set. I had a hardmounted VLT pump on my bluebird and it made a racket. The lift pumps make that ticking sound, but the whine of the high pressure pump is the real pain in the arse.

so at the moment, as far as insulation goes, I'm tossing up between doing the insulation thing for the whole area under the carpet etc, or buying one of these:

or

From what i can see, these pumps are going to be about $40 each, but i've already got a bracket and rubber mounting like that (home made one). I'm thinking that i'd prefer the full sound deadener under the carpet as you'll still hear the whining sound from the pump with the bracket, but the sound deadener would most likely eliminate that.

 

Had a look at jaycar and they would want about $150-$200 for me to get the equivilant of what I'm looking at getting from this other place (for $100), so will stick with the original mob i think!

Edited March 18, 200818 yr by turbo_rolla

I seriously doubt those things insulate the sound, I have more than that and its still too loud.

Edited March 24, 200818 yr by Sam_Q

just turn the stereo up, or get a louder exhaust :cool:

yeah, i doubt they'd do anything for the sound of the pumps either - they'd be more to insulate any vibrations at the mounting point i would imagine.

 

I've got the pump hooked up in its new location, just need to mount it properly now. Borrowed a little pipe cutter tool and chopped the section after the chassis rail, and basically pulled that pipe that runs from the tank to that area out. So there's rubber hose running from the exit on the intank setup to the VL pump, then a small section of hose (gotta reduce it a bit more) from the outlet of the pump to the steel hose line. And it all runs, so happy with it. Its basically just hanging at the moment though, so have to mount it and also flare the pipe where the rubber line hooks up to it. Will do that over my mates pit though as i was tired of lying on my back :cool: Slowly getting there, and will chuck pics up once its all finished!

decided i needed to give the car a wash today so went for a drive to the carwash about 10 mins away. Washed it all up nice and then got some fuel - about 500m from home coming up my slight hill i noticed that i had no fuel pressure or anything and the car just rolled to a stop. Turned it off, then turned it over - all good and is turning over, but i can't hear the VL pump - so it appears somethings happened with the pump, which I'm guessing will either be the wiring or the pump itself has shit itself. Will have to jump under the car sometime soon and have a look. Also noticed the fuel gauge isnt working properly, so will have to drop the tank a bit again and make sure that connector is in place properly (hard to do given the small amount of wire with it and the fact you can only hook it up once the tank is basically in place). Will hopefully have it sorted soon - no leaks though so that was a good sign :hmm: