24V cummins lift pump?

[gonehuntin68]

Which aftermarket one do you all recommend? 2001 stock truck, I might do some slight mods in the future.

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

We sell a lot of FASS and Airdog to our customers at Alligator Performance, but it really depends on what you are planning on doing to your truck to make sure you get the right pump for your needs. There are lots of options out there.  Our number is 208-777-1977.  Ask for Scott or Mark, they are our cummins techs and drive the same rig you have.  I can't remember what lift pumps they have installed off the top of my head.  They can make sure you are set up with exactly what you need.

[Bigtine96]

Fass is good, airdog has lost its quality lately so I hear. Look into mechanical lift pumps like glacier.

[KFhunter]

You don't need all that crap unless you just want to spend money. 
The electric pumps have their own set of tuning and reliability issues and isn't a magical plug and play fix all never worry about it again christ come back down to earth fix.

fist things first - install guages!

You need a fuel pressure guage on there asap.  Your factory lift pump can handle a slight increase in fuel demand if you keep your lines in good shape and filters clean. 
So save your money and put it where it'll count and buy a nice set of guages first.

Anyone who tells you to somehow to mod your diesel without first asking what your guage readings are is just trying to sell you stuff.

fuel pressure and pyro are the first two things you must have before you do anything beyond stock.  If you have an auto get a transmission oil temp guage too, you'll be shocked how hot your tranny oil gets.  Anything over 200 degrees is peeling life out of your transmission and the damage is exponential the hotter it gets.   There's tons of upgrades to do before you just add fuel and send a cloud of black crap out the pipe wich is just disguesting to any tuner worth their salt.

[Bigtine96]

You don't need all that crap unless you just want to spend money. 
The electric pumps have their own set of tuning and reliability issues and isn't a magical plug and play fix all never worry about it again christ come back down to earth fix.

fist things first - install guages!

You need a fuel pressure guage on there asap.  Your factory lift pump can handle a slight increase in fuel demand if you keep your lines in good shape and filters clean. 
So save your money and put it where it'll count and buy a nice set of guages first.

Anyone who tells you to somehow to mod your diesel without first asking what your guage readings are is just trying to sell you stuff.

fuel pressure and pyro are the first two things you must have before you do anything beyond stock.

He already toasted a vp, I would get the fuel pressure gauge no matter what but it is also a very good investment to upgrade your lift pump. This is likely the culprit of you failed vp44

[KFhunter]

oh - whoops I hope he's already got a new lift pump on with the new vp44

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

Exactly why I said it depends on what you wanna do and how deep down the rabbit hole you wanna go ; )  there is no fix all part, if you add one thing, you need to upgrade others.  Talk to someone who actually knows your engine, and can guide you down the path. A lift pump is never the first thing you buy.  Usually you need a lift pump after you buy tunes and other upgrades  and increase the hp and the factory fuel pump can't handle the demand.

[gonehuntin68]

thanks for the replies, I just don't want my new vp44 to blow like I just had it so I wanna get a better than stock lift pump and gauges do sound like a must have.

[6x6in6]

We sell a lot of FASS and Airdog to our customers at Alligator Performance, but it really depends on what you are planning on doing to your truck to make sure you get the right pump for your needs. There are lots of options out there.  Our number is 208-777-1977.  Ask for Scott or Mark, they are our cummins techs and drive the same rig you have.  I can't remember what lift pumps they have installed off the top of my head.  They can make sure you are set up with exactly what you need.

Or Big Lance.   
Mark is a very good tech!!!

[JohnVH]

I put this on mine myself on my '99, in the factory position on the block, great fuel pressure, been working great for over a year now

Raptor  100

http://airdog-fuel-systems.com/29-airdog-frrp-raptor-pump-rp-150-r3sbd100.html

[6x6in6]

They are a little spendy, but these are mechanical pump instead of electric and are known to be much more reliable than the electrics.
Granted, it's not your cup of tea with what you want to do with your truck but the majoirity of the sledpullers and drag racers running VP trucks are running mechanical pumps.  You essentially cannot starve the VP of fuel, no matter how big a VP or injectors you would run.
Just thought I'd toss it out there as another option.
http://www.glacierdieselpower.com/product.aspx?pf_id=FB-98502

Or, dump the VP and go to a 12v or a common rail.  You got the tweener.   

[Bigtine96]

thanks for the replies, I just don't want my new vp44 to blow like I just had it so I wanna get a better than stock lift pump and gauges do sound like a must have.

Sounds like a good plan, if you need any more info go to cumminsforum.com and you will get all the info you need from "people who actually know your engine."

[elkinrutdrivemenuts]

We sell a lot of FASS and Airdog to our customers at Alligator Performance, but it really depends on what you are planning on doing to your truck to make sure you get the right pump for your needs. There are lots of options out there.  Our number is 208-777-1977.  Ask for Scott or Mark, they are our cummins techs and drive the same rig you have.  I can't remember what lift pumps they have installed off the top of my head.  They can make sure you are set up with exactly what you need.

Or Big Lance.   
Mark is a very good tech!!!

Unfortunately big lance isn't working there anymore, but yes, mark is a good tech, which makes him an even better salesman! You are set up correctly from the get go.