Now that I think about it, I never did post my pump failure online. Perhaps others too suffer in silence with this debilitating premature pump emission.
I always wondered if a fail safe would have caught it in time. Like Frank said, it was probably dropping pressure way before it melted down. No way to know for sure as I did not have a data logger. The pump was giving me warning signs it was ready to shoot it load that entire summer though. But got misdiagnosed as a classic case of vapor lock. Perhaps if I were an expert I might have picked up on other nuances the pump was doing. But there was no doubt the pump caused the meltdown as it was diagnosed right in front of me by a reputable mechanic. I have since gone with an ecu flash and a 1/1 regulator and couldn't be happier.
When I go to 300 hp I will be relying on my water injection system when under full boost. I currently have a two light system I made. One light is connected to the pump and comes on when the pump turns on. The other light is connected to a pressure sensor between the injector nozzle and the solenoid. It turns the other light off when the injector sees pressure. When running correctly one light comes on (pump light) and the other light goes off (pressure light). And they switch immediately when off boost. At one time the injector became partially blocked, and the pressure light would stay lit for an second when off boost. After a week the light would stay on for 30 seconds after a boost run, indicating a near complete blockage. If I did not have any idea the injector was becoming blocked, and I was relying on the water injection to prevent ping then guess what? kaboom!! That is where I think a fail safe or flow meter might come in handy. Its easier to see a big blinking OH poop! light rather than watching the afr when going real fast, at least for me it is. And of course its always a good idea to be as proactive as possible, and clean the injector every so often.