Center tunnel fuel lines, Stainless or brakeline |
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Center tunnel fuel lines, Stainless or brakeline |
whitey |
May 7 2007, 12:05 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 146 Joined: 8-February 07 From: Coto de Caza Member No.: 7,508 |
I'm going to replace my tunnel lines...can I get away with fabricating my own lines out of brake line (what size-2.0 FI) or should I buck up for the stainless lines?
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skline |
May 7 2007, 12:08 PM
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Born to Drive Group: Members Posts: 7,910 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Costa Mesa, CA Member No.: 17 Region Association: Southern California |
I have done a couple of my cars, not FI however but I used brake lines, they are stainless and they work great. I would think for FI you would use a 5/16 and 1/4? They only come in 5' lengths from Kragen which gets you from the front to the rear only. You would use rubber line from there. I bought a flaring tool and bender when I did my first carb conversion. Now all I do is V8 cars so I only need one line and block off the return line at the front.
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zymurgist |
May 7 2007, 12:20 PM
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"Ace" Mechanic Group: Members Posts: 7,411 Joined: 9-June 05 From: Hagerstown, MD Member No.: 4,238 Region Association: None |
I used a pair of 5/16" mild steel brake lines from NAPA. (Those must be for trucks since I've never seen a car that used brake lines that big.) Got a 5' length for the tunnel and a shorter one for the engine compartment. Used a brass 90 degree fitting to make the turn. Used a Harbor Freight tubing bender to bend the heck out of the short lines so they come up in the stock location. It's a really nice custom job, if I do say so myself. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
If I had it to do over again, I would buy the stainless kit. No muss, no fuss, just install it and be done with it. But it wasn't available yet when I did the job. This was for a 2.0 D-jet car and it seems to be getting enough fuel. |
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