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Old 10-10-2016, 06:54 PM
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Default 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?
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Old 10-10-2016, 07:59 PM
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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.
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Old 10-11-2016, 04:01 PM
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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
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Old 10-11-2016, 05:28 PM
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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
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Old 10-11-2016, 06:00 PM
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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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Old 10-11-2016, 08:14 PM
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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

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