What is a good and fairly inexpensive electric fuel pump?

That depends on what level of engine you are trying to feed & what your version of cheap is.
For a stocker, a simple $30 Carter electric pump will work but I was running out of fuel using one with my 355cid.
A Holley Blue pump is reasonably cheap, $100, & comes with the regulator.

I put in the Holley blue pump with the regulator. I tried to isolate it from the body with rubber mounting, but it need's more "isolating" apparently, because it is about as annoying as a dentist drill everytime I turn on the key. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. # 2 problem is you have to get a pressure gauge installed in-line after the regulator - before the carb to figure out the pressure that the fuel pump is forcing into the needle and seat's in you're carburator . Most carb's are about 5 to 7 , after that the pressure just force's the needle's and seat's to open, and flood's the carb/engine. I'm almost to the point of going back to a good carter mechanical high volume/street pressure pump, and getting rid of the electric one ! I guess i'm just a rooky with electric pump's/ or I just don't want the hassle !

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by Mr Kelly Cunningham:
I put in the Holley blue pump with the regulator. I tried to isolate it from the body with rubber mounting, but it need's more "isolating" apparently, because it is about as annoying as a dentist drill everytime I turn on the key. BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ. # 2 problem is you have to get a pressure gauge installed in-line after the regulator - before the carb to figure out the pressure that the fuel pump is forcing into the needle and seat's in you're carburator . Most carb's are about 5 to 7 , after that the pressure just force's the needle's and seat's to open, and flood's the carb/engine. I'm almost to the point of going back to a good carter mechanical high volume/street pressure pump, and getting rid of the electric one ! I guess i'm just a rooky with electric pump's/ or I just don't want the hassle !</font>

Sounds to me like you should invest in a bypass regulator. A bypass style regulator will keep the fuel pressure constant on the needles. It dumps all the excess back to the tank through a return line.

<font face="Arial,Verdana" size="2">Originally posted by 73454:
Sounds to me like you should invest in a bypass regulator. A bypass style regulator will keep the fuel pressure constant on the needles. It dumps all the excess back to the tank through a return line.</font>

I'm going to look into this on my next engine. I had the blue pump for years and know what you mean by bzzzzzzzz

Cant go wrong with a Carter mechanical pump. I had either a carter or Borg-Warner electric pump a few years back and that thing was a turd. Loud as hell.

Mallory 140 - very quiet and reliable.

I have a 350 not sure what th build is on it the guy that had it before me...well he isnt the brioghtest bulb on the tree and fed me a bunch of BS to buy the car. it was a decent deal price wise, but i had no clue what i was getting myself into. I've ben working on it for 2 years (on and Off) and i just want to drive the thing before I head off to college. The pump i have now is loud, not sure what kind. I put a new mechanical pump in it but decided to leave the electric hooked up. i wish i could remeber why i did that but im not sure. Anyways thanks for your guys help im gonna keep shoppin around. but in the meantime i think im gonna hook my mechanical back up and see what happens. thanks again.

Anyone know anything about the Summit brand electric fuel pumps?

Jakeshoe has one of those summitt brand fuel pumps and I got a Aeromotive street pump, it looks the exact same except for color. I couldn't hear his when he had it on his chevelle. He had it set up with a return regulator as well.

Michael

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