Feeding an engine the optimum amount of fuel for any application is based on the fuel pump you select; it serves as the backbone of the fuel system. Like so many other parts of a performance car, the fuel pump has seen big benefits from technological developments, one of them being brushless motors. Adding a brushless fuel pump to your fuel system is a way to add efficiency while also improving performance.

The standard brushed fuel pumps still work well in most cases, but if you’re using an oxygenated fuel the copper commutators on the brushed motors could begin to corrode. Brushed motors also experience power loss due to their higher level of inefficiency from their design. A brushless pump won’t experience these issues and can have a speed controller for the pump implemented easier since these pumps already have electronics built it.

Brushless pumps will benefit any type of engine no matter what kind of power-adder might be in play. They provide greater efficiency, improved reliability, and reduce heat in the pump that can cause the pump to fail. According to Josh Davis from Fuelab, these pumps can be sized for any application and they have been doing it for the better part of 10 years.

“Evaluating a fuel system’s performance for a brushless pump is the same as for any pump. The greatest challenge often is simply being able to find the capacity specifications for a given manufacturer’s fuel pump. For Fuelab, giving as much of the specifications and ratings as possible is the best way for customers to determine what is right for their application. Giving minimum flow performance ratings, along with the expected current draw allows customers to compare our pumps with other manufacturers and give confidence that what they buy will support the power that they are planning on.”

The type of induction system you use, whether it’s fuel injection or a carburetor, can benefit from a brushless fuel pump. Each of these still requires a high enough fuel flow rate to support the engine they rest on while providing enough fuel pressure.

“EFI systems operate at much higher pressures and require a lot more from a fuel pump. Fuelab offers many options for not only EFI systems, but offer options for carbureted systems specifically. Even some carbureted applications can have very low-pressure specifications, as low as 2 psi, while some as high as 12 psi. Fuelab does offer components that are well suited between typical carbureted and EFI systems when it comes to brushless fuel pumps,” Davis explains.

For more information about selecting a brushless fuel pump for your application check out the Fuelab website right here to learn more.