I have been trying to install one of AED's fuel line kits from my MagnaFuel regulator to the carb and it just isn't fitting............and I don't want to bend the tubing because I think it will crack. I first contacted them at 4:00pm West Coast time....................and they have been corresponding with me up until just minutes ago....................and they were off work at the time I called them...............................that is what I call Customer Service, something you get very little of from most companies...........................IMHO
Their speed shop is only about 20 mins. from my house, every time I've been there they been very helpful. I liked going there to order parts from a local business, but they are no longer open on saturdays which makes buying parts from them hard for me cause I work monday-friday.
I was just really impressed with the customer service and they did mention that were not open on the weekends so my answer will have to wait until Monday...................I'll be up in Portland, OR until next Thursday and hope we can get it solved by the time I get back. I will certainly by from them next time!
customer service :confused: whats that? is that a new fee? glad to hear theyre taking care of you. I was dying to read they fixed it after reading they were going out of there way to help you. GREAT CLIFF HANGER! cant wait to hear how they fix this for you
if you attempt to bend it to fit it will definitely pinch the line and then the threads still wont line up because theyll be all bent to one side on an angle. what did you pay for that unit? what is it supposed to do exactly? I tried using steel tubing like break line tubing to go behind my engine from the fuel pump but I dont have a single line long enough to reach and when I put two lines together it leaks at the connecting point of the two rods. Im going to figure it out yet but for now its back to the drawing board
looks like that was intended for a dominator setup? anywho... looks to me like that bracket will not be usable since it mounts the regulator too high and too far away causing the entry angle issues. As for the length/spread of the outlets.. just remove the couplers going into the regulator and cut to length with a new flare. By the time you remove the existing flares to get back to straight tubing for the flaring tool.. you should be close to proper length and you can sneak up on the perfect geometry. If you do want to use that bracket.. you will surely need to bend some custom outlets to get where you need to be there. Either that or you will need to run another bracket to put you down and closer to the base plate. Personally.. I'd bend new lines. I kinda envy you with minor issues like that one and I wish I had some simpler mod's like that on my Blazer. lol Turning it back into a street truck(cam, gears, converter) has been far more involved than I care to comment on. EVERYTHING is custom now and I think it should have a license plate that reads "PITA 385" on it. lol Good luck with it.
I don't remember exactly, but the fittings and SS line were like $60, the bracket to hold the regulator was $35, and the regulator was $130. I used this regulator with #8AN line when the motor was on the dyno and wanted to mount it as close to the carburetor as possible but didn't want to mount it on the shock tower because I don't like fuel lines going over the headers so I found this solution. If we can't make this work I will do braided hose from the regulator to carburetor as I already have #8AN from the tank to the regulator............one way or the other it will get done. You could use aluminum tubing for the fuel lines, you just need to have the right bending/flaring tools. You can even bend the aluminum tubing pretty much by hand.
Yes, wish you were closer too. It would be nice to have some help every now and then....................building/maintaining a race car or hot rod is less fun than when you have someone that can help and bench race with.
what do you need that regulator for? does it keep you from getting too much fuel at once? or does it make sure you get enough when youre hard on it? thanks for the info on the aluminum tubing. I never thought of that (duh) I have a bending tool and a flaring tool
Having an electric fuel pump with the capacity of 255GPH you really need some way of regulating the PSI.................infact in any car with a carburetor you need to make sure the psi is between 6/7psi............with the exception of Stromberg 97's and Holley 94's, which will only take 2.5psi. So, without a regulator you have no way of knowing if the carburetor is getting the correct amount of fuel.............................it's just another part of fine tuning the fuel delivery system. The race car is set up for 7psi and when we first put it on the dyno with my Mallory pump it was at around 5psi..............which is a little too low for this motor.
