Well i was looking to replace my stock pump since its been in there for 17 years and i have to drop the tank anyway to find my fuel leak....

I have seen just Walbro mentioned as a replacement but i heard rumors about them such as:
That you need to keep 1/4 tank of gas or you'll burn out the pump,
Decent chance a pump may be defective even brand new out the box,
Very loud compared to stock pump,
Alot of people selling knock off Walbro's

Can you Walbro owners speak the truth please!!!
Also which pump did you go with for a b16 motor....180,190 or 255?
I know stock would be fine but like i said i wanna replace it anyway since the tank will be down! And i don't know the flow rate of the stock pump.

Is Walbro the company everyone goes with?

 

I used a 255 with my b16 set up. i recommend using a fpr if you use it. And yes it is louder than stock but that'll happen with any upgraded fuel pump. As far as keeping a 1/4 tank of gas i never had that problem. And i also upgraded my fuel pump fuse to a 30amp

 

255 lph.... i've ran my tank damn near dry a couple times and never had an issue.

 

Is there a reputable company that sells the real Walbro pumps?

 

this one seems decent enough?

http://www.nolimitmotorsport.com/walbro/

 

My brother in law has one. Only complaint I have is that thing is louder than stock pump

 

^^Toads comment is correct. I run a stock d15b2 setup with a walbro 255lph no FPR. Ive never had any problem at all. Dropped it in and ran with it. It is noisy compaired to stock. Turning the radio up or pressing the throttle harder it seems to cure it.

 

I would reccommend just pushing the throttle harder than turning up the music who need music when you are pushin the throttle aggressively

 

ok, so can anyone vouch for a vendor on here that sells the real ones?

 

I've been running my Walbro 190lph pump for 6 years now...no problems...knock on wood.

 

if you don't want to drop the tank you could always get your cutoff wheel out and cut around the backseat bottom around where the plug goes. It ain't the prettiest way to do it but if dropping the tank isn't and option than you could do that. Just make sure there's no leaks so you don't catch your car on fire/blow it up. and also make sure you seal the bare metal edges you just cut so they don't start to rust!!

 

I went with a 255 for my b16 setup and it works fine for me. no problems at all

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kine462 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you don't want to drop the tank you could always get your cutoff wheel out and cut around the backseat bottom around where the plug goes. It ain't the prettiest way to do it but if dropping the tank isn't and option than you could do that. Just make sure there's no leaks so you don't catch your car on fire/blow it up. and also make sure you seal the bare metal edges you just cut so they don't start to rust!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by alscrx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well i was looking to replace my stock pump since its been in there for 17 years and i have to drop the tank anyway to find my fuel leak....

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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by kine462 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if you don't want to drop the tank you could always get your cutoff wheel out and cut around the backseat bottom around where the plug goes. It ain't the prettiest way to do it but if dropping the tank isn't and option than you could do that. Just make sure there's no leaks so you don't catch your car on fire/blow it up. and also make sure you seal the bare metal edges you just cut so they don't start to rust!! </TD></TR></TABLE>

Noway! I just meant time wise i can't do it........i will find the time before i hack the rear of the car up

 

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Is it alot louder and annoying like people say?

 

I have a 255 for sohc zc its not super load but you can def tell the difference for sure. annoying? no I dont think so.I dont run it with an fpr and I get normal mileage.
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why did you put in a 30 amp fuse