Mechanical Vs Electric Fuel Pump

AJ/FormS said

I run a 367/420hp(or so) streeter on an HO mechanical,and have never needed more .
The thing with M-pumps is they pump more and more as RPM rises;and less and less as the Rs drop to idle. Hmmmmmm. On demand fuel. And I can't hear it. At all. Not even faintly. And I don't have big$ tied up in pretty AN stuff.
See, a streeter probably spends about 90% of it's life at sub 3500rpm, and like 1/2 a% over 6000(guessing,to be sure). So really, a teener pump would probably do for me.

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You don't need AN fittings to run an electric pump.

If you want progressive fuel delivery you can run a controller or a newer Holley progressive pump OR run a return line.

You don't have to have a loud or even audible electric pump.

This is 2016 and technology has come a long way. Me...I embrace it.

Look at it this way. ALL new cars, "street cars" if you will come with electric pumps. And for good reason..

IMHO, the little bit of extra wiring is well worth the benefit of having stable, fully controllable and on demand fuel that a mechanical pump simply cannot provide.