I am looking to redo my fuel system. I am currently running a carburetor but will eventually be upgrading to EFI. So I was thinking of running steel lines, I have an a1000 aeromotive fuel pump and a mallory regulator. The tank is a modified 1968 mustang tank that is sumped and has -12 feed and -10 return lines installed on the top. Right now I am using the stock pickup that is attached to the fuel level sender. Where and what kind of stainless fuel line do I need and what other goodies should I get?
the aluminum fuel line is usually rated up to 25 psi. a boosted efi motor can easily see over 60 psi. even a boosted carberated motor could need over 25 psi. i was just looking on jegs and they do have 3/8 stainless fuel line. i didn't see any thing bigger than that offered but that doesn't mean they don't have it. just need to know what type of stainless steel tubing will be able to be bent and flared with out cracking and wont kink to easily.
Have you looked at right stuff detailing ? I think they have pre bent lines for our cars in steel and stainless... Not sure if they make them with after market A N fittings tho...
Wow that's cheap. 30' 1/2" OD comes out to $23. Not bad, thanks for the link. As for the pre-bent stuff, my concern is that I'm still planning a lot of changes under the car so I don't know if I would be using stock locations to run the fuel lines.
it also says that the line is not for high pressure applications. when you look up the aluminum line on other sites they always say 25 psi. on speedway it says 250 psi. i suspect that the 0 at the end of the 250 is a typo.
here is products from Russell, are they a good brand? http://www.russellperformance.com/mc/fuel/lines.shtml http://www.summitracing.com/parts/RUS-639490/
well look at that. they are rated to 250 psi. i have used russel fittings and hoses before. they are decent. not my favorite.
I'm thinking for the price its worth it. If it ends up being bad we'll get stainless but I didn't find a lot of stainless in the usual places I buy from. Should I do the return line with same stuff?
if it ends up being bad that means it will burst and leak fuel. and thats a bad thing. might be worth calling there tech line if they have one or e-mail them
I can't find any stainless that's larger than 3/8". Jegs has the stainless steel but they only have 3/8" and 5/16"
ya i saw that. we just need to know what type of stainless tubing to get. it needs to be bendable and able to be flared. then we just goto the metal store and get some in the size that we want.
