montecarlofast
740 ftlb Rocket Couch
- Joined
- Oct 23, 2006
There is not reason why a reputable fuel pump manufacturer like Walbro should have to be any less reliable or be made any less quality than a so called OE pump. nor should we say "just because its a PERFORMANCE part it doesn't have to be held to the same standard as OE" It should be built better. not worse. So The performance part excuse doesn't fly for me. Then there's the point that not everyone builds everything on there car right away. What about the guy who just gets into the Buick game. Buys a totally stock GN and decides to do a fuel pump so later down the road when he starts bolting on a bigger turbo, injectors etc, he will be ready and bought one of these faulty pumps. He puts it in and doesn't have a Scanmaster (which you probably wouldn't think about putting in a bone stock car as the first mod) While driving it, the pump goes bad, over time or instantly. his head gaskets fail, or he melts a piston just having fun on stock boost. Wheres he left at? the so called "performance part that was supposed to fit into the stock location without a problem" now ruined his Buick experience. Hopefully this hasn't happened but my point is, Not everyone is going to put on EGT Scan master, etc just to make sure the fuel pump we buy isn't going to fail.