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Originally Posted by 68bird400HO
The stock fuel pump in my 68 bird 400 finally failed after 20+ years earlier this Spring. In shopping for a new one, the main brands available were AC Delco, Airtex, Delphi, and Carter. I chose the Delphi as the reviews seemed a little better. When it arrived, I had some reservations as it was made in China and they didn't even include a gasket. Put it on and ran great until last week when it died and left me stranded. Didn't even last 200 miles. So, this time I ordered the Carter since it was supposedly made in USA. Just received it looks exactly like the same tooling as the Delphi and also says Made in China. I think Airtex is probably the same and I don't see the AC Delco one out there anymore. I am thinking of just sending the Carter back because I can't enjoy my car wondering if/when the pump is going to leave me stranded every time I drive it.
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I put a fresh 455 in my GTO back in December 2021, went through same thing, but with electric pump. I always ran an electric at the tank pushing into a mechanical pump on street engine. Combed Ebay found NOS vintage mechanical pumps, and bought a good one replacement for SD455. also a few SD421 stock pumps as spares. all USA made. then tried to buy a made in USA Carter electric pump self regulated 6.5 psi which I always ran on street cars since 1985. no dice. there ain't none. bought the made in China "Carter", it ran but pumped no fuel right from the get go. then it worked, then didn't work. so I removed it. what a POS. I had already known about the poor quality Chinese parts. every thing in my engine is NOS old USA made parts off Ebay or message boards or friends who still had it laying around. Cam, lifters, head gaskets, SD455 oil pump, bearings, everything. there is a difference, reliability, and superior metallurgy. another thing I noticed is all the vintage Pontiac NOS stuff I had in my saved items on Ebay, it eventually all sold....so everything is realizing the same thing. we have a parts chain with schit parts quality from China