5/8 aluminum fuel line

[CrossRamRich]

Just wanted to add that was 5/8 aluminum fuel line. Good luck with your project.

[Sparks67]

Originally Posted by CrossRamRich

Just wanted to add that was 5/8 aluminum fuel line. Good luck with your project.

I saw his post, but it sounds like a street car. https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=38376

Aluminum is bad idea on a street car. You can do regular hardline as well.

[Mark Umfleet]

It is a street car.

[airtime]

why is aluminum bad on a street car? i have used it on my 67 tuneport camaro for over 12 years without a single problem. if i remember right i just used double clamps at every hose connection. tpi runs about 45psi. the holley avenger efi runs low 20 psi so i was just planning on doing the same thing with 1/2 aluminum liine on my 71 camaro.

[Sparks67]

Originally Posted by airtime

why is aluminum bad on a street car? i have used it on my 67 tuneport camaro for over 12 years without a single problem. if i remember right i just used double clamps at every hose connection. tpi runs about 45psi. the holley avenger efi runs low 20 psi so i was just planning on doing the same thing with 1/2 aluminum liine on my 71 camaro.

Well, I owned my 67 RS Camaro since 1983. I used mild steel hardline in the past. I also tried braided line. The problem with braided is that it only lasts a few years. I never thought about aluminum line, but I thought it was to soft and inexpensive. The problem is that you can't predict what is going to be on the road, it could be gravel, nails, and a friend hit a cylinder head. Tore up his 3 piece rims. Actually,none of my racing friends use aluminum line either. I seen people cut corners on lot things. Just think about your safety first. Actually aluminum fuel lines are not DOT approved.

On my 67 RS Camaro, I plan to use stainless hard lines with my LS3 416 with Harrop 2300 Supercharger.

[wedged]

a lot of OEM under car ac lines are aluminum. they don't fail very often. I've never had a problem with aluminum fuel line either.

[blazer1970]

I have heard it would crack so I never used it. I always went with the braided line.