Ok lets put this in prospective , the P pump needs pressure in relation to power , and I like it to start at 15 to 25 psi , and progress with boost up to 100 to 125 at full power. This rise in fuel pressure lends itself to increases plunger fill, and is a passive timing advance trick. This allows you to run less timing, and have the benefit of timing at full power .
A diesel on kill is lean mean and clean like BSFC around .22 to . 27 lbs of fuel per horse power hour .
So let’s add in a little extra fuel for the smoke show, its make absolutely no extra power, in facts it will knock in in the head about 8 to 15 % , but who cares we need smoke . So let’s really get it sickly thick. at let’s say a opaque meter reading of 100% , which is blot out the sun smoke , because we have to have it , a BSFC will be in the neighborhood of .35 to .40, after that hp really takes a dive from optimal , the big power is there , but it could be even more with even less fuel .
So lets get big ridicules locomotive smoke fueling , and lets make 1200 hp @ .50 BSFC so lets work that back . 1200 hp X .50 lbs of fuel per hour. That’s 600 lbs of fuel. And Number # diesel weights about 6.5 lbs per gallon . 600 lbs of fuel / 6.5 lbs per gallon means you to need 92 gallons per hour at full song, and that’s at say 100 psi. or on a 600 hp street truck you need 46 gallons per hour @ 50 psi
Build me a pump that will do that ,
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