Fuel Pump in earlier V8s

[Nick Challacombe]

My 313 Canadian Plymouth/Dodge engine had no emission controls and was
designed to run on leaded fuel.
It has always had a Carter 4 barrel carburettor and a large circular air
intake to the carburettor.
No modification has been made to the fuel side of the engine at all apart
from changing, for convenience, from
the std Carter mechanical fuel pump, to a Facet electric fuel pump situated
by the servo under the offside front wing.
The Facet comes with an adjustable regulator attached. I also put in a dual
point distributor and an inline fuel filter.
I have now done 30,000 miles with this set up in the last 11 years with
19mpg on runs, no sign of any valve seat wear,
the older the engine gets the better it gets.
The 407 was renowned for overheating but since I rebuilt the radiator 10
years ago and kept the right amount of anti-freeze
in summer and winter, no problems.
Keep it simple I think is the answer.

Nick