Bending stock fuel rail?
 

Am I crazy to think this line could be bent 90 AN be much neater?
Anyone ever do that or see it done?

They now make fuel rail adapter like you have with a built in 90 degree. It eliminates the fitting coming so far out the side. Also flipping the fuel rail will also set it closer back to the firewall. You can bend the fuel rail some but I would flip it first.

Hard to see but rail is already flipped... so far the only 90 degree fitting I found were "low flow" hard 90 eBay items but I am still looking

http://www.russellperformance.com/mc.../sb/611223.jpg

Is this what you are looking for?

Here is the page
http://www.russellperformance.com/mc...injected.shtml

Thanks looks promising have to see if it fits a GM rail it's visibly different from the others also need to see if it works with ptfe.... nice find thank you!

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thats the fitting i was talking about. plus you dont have that stupid plastic fitting which could lead to a fire issue. Plenty of documented issues

Anyone know if this will work with Ptfe hose? I suspect not :G-Dub:

Very doubtful. You need fittings specific to the hose.

Don

Thanks don Russell who is owned by Edlebrock has the cruddy info on there site searching for the part number in the instructions section goes nowhere

I think this might be what I need Russell 632063 Black ProClassic Hose

But I have 6 foot of Summit Racing® Braided Nylon Hose SUM-240606B

Think that might work?

Sorry no idea. Russell rubber hose sucks for fuel. I used it and it degraded quickly.

Don

I used earl hoses.

If it is rubber it is pretty much guaranteed to turn to mush in a couple of years. That is why guys are using PTFE for fuel hoses.

Don

mine are earl fuel hoses. You can see the hose here on the loop from one fuel rail to the other. Used the same hose from the hardline to the fuel rail and hardline to the gas tank.

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Unless it's Teflon I am pretty sure it will break down. Not trying to pee in your cornflakes, just being honest. There are a lot of threads and at least one magazine article about this.

Don

One thread here specifically mentions earls:

http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/6...ight=Fuel+hose

Don

I am going to call summit racing Monday see what they say... also going to look for a Ptfe version of the Russell one I bought ..

https://www.holley.com/products/plum...arts/350006ERL

That is what I used. Out of all the cars at the shop none of them have had issues

Thanks ... for perspective I am using Ptfe from pump to the front... my Ptfe ends at a bulkhead connection close to the engine... so this length of hose will either be a few inches... from fitting to end of intake ....of a few feet from fitting to fender mounted bulkhead

I HIGHLY recommend Bonaco -- http://www.bonacoinc.com/ -- They have everything!!!! And everything they have is top quality!!!! Call the guys up and tell them your problem and they will help you out!!

Their tool for flaring steel/Aluminum lines for AN is world class too!!!

Here is the hose I use for fuel. I don't care for the braided teflon hose.

http://www.phenixindustries.com/prod...ss-inner-hose/

The information is sparse on the website but it is made of Viton and engineered for E85 so the ethanol in gasoline will not break it down.

How about Earl's new vapor guard hose? I'm thinking about redoing my flex lines this winter.

https://www.holley.com/products/plum...arts/751066ERL

I flipped my rail and used PTFE line and fittings from plumbingmonkey.com from the tank to the rail. The line has since been secured to the firewall with a little slack to compensate for motor movement.

http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/1...ar-build/page7

Nice OEM look. I like it. Thanks!

Don

I have a local place that makes hydraulic hose and he is an expert brazer.... he could cut the end off of that rail and make any radius bend you need.

This may be hard to see... however it is a stock fuel rail being fed from the back driver side with -10AN fitting brazed on.... then the original feed is actually the return. There was also an additional crossover tube added..... to the quick glance it looks stock... but it does support 1400hp+. This is my other RX-7..... 88mm turbo LS9 1/2 mile shootout car. Does mid 190's with total lack of traction.

Happy with this
 

Got he Russell 90 fitting that's threaded very nice like how it ended up

Which 90* part# did you use ?? Thx

Russell 611223 Hose End

Thx!