drop in pumps aside from the apr drop in dont work because they dont fill the basket up in the same way that the oem pump does. there are 2 different styles depending on year but both use a system that is able to fill the basket up regardless of fuel level in the tank. One uses a venturi style/vacumm system. The other uses a seperate port/impeller on the outside of the pump to fill the basket.
pagparts has a pretty decent drop in replacement. Uses an aeromotive pump and a 1 way valve with a metal basket. I dunno if its a perfect solution but should work better than any "drop in" solution.
Ive made up my own assy using a bmw basket that utilizes a 1 way "flapper" in the bottom along with a factory walbro 400. Im still doing testing but it seems to work better than several other solutions ive tried. Its not a "no mods" necessary solution. Took alot of work to get correct fitment.
Still doing some logs with it though. fuel pressure seems lower than with the 044 pump I tried but hpfp logs show a more consistant pressure. Im about to mix everything up though when I switch from my giac 140bar tune to eurodyne 130bar. I am going to try to change the maps on the eurodyne to 140-145bar to maxmize my hardware on pump gas.











