Bought an advanced curve kit and set of header Gaskets.

Took the car to a show in town and the new fuel pump quit and left me on the side of the road.

Towed car home.

Have a Holley Blue electric fuel pump in the garage. I have heard that electric pumps don't like to pull the fuel from the rear of the car when placed in the engine bay. Rather they would be placed near the tank and push.

Will electric pump fail if I install in engine compartment?

Or should I buck up and buy a new mechanical high volume pump? It is a mild built 350. Do not know if I require high volume?

 

I've installed electric pumps at the end of the metal line where the mechanical pump hooks up with no issues.

 

If you're going to use the Holley Blue pump I'd put it down low by the fuel tank. Like you said, they're designed to push fuel. FWIW, I did have a parts store cheapie fuel pump located in the engine bay of my diesel truck. It was the first thing to go through.

 

I put a very low pressure 12 psi ACDelco Fuel Pump EP386 in my gas tank. Still need a fuel regulate down to 5-7 psi or something like that for carburetor. Cut the existing existing tube on existing fuel sending unit, run power. And installed a oil pressure safety switch, that goes in the front of the engine block. You do not want the fuel to keep pumping in a crash or even if your engine loses oil pressure. You would need to drop the gas tank. Should last a long time. It the same fuel pump in 85 Seville. I replace only one of the many I had. And it was 36 years.

 

I have a regulator at 5# now. I can wire thru in case of loss of oil pressure. Can't move it to the back though.