Thread: fuel line routing
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06-13-2009 03:01 PM #1
fuel line routing
I am trying to get my camaro on the road but noticed that my fuel line is running kind of close to the header. How close can you get away with?
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06-13-2009 04:08 PM #2
A metal line I hope??? I don't like any lines within 5" or 6" of the headers...though sometimes it's unavoidable....Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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06-13-2009 04:18 PM #3
If you can't run the line elsewhere, wrap it with header wrap or other heat isolation material to prevent percolating of the fuel in the line. I have also installed aluminum heat shields between the exhaust and fuel line with success. Make the shield from two pieces with an air gap between them.
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06-13-2009 06:55 PM #4
Thanks guys; The line is metal and about 3 inches from the header. The fuel line is the stock one from 84. I wonder if I would benefit from bending a new fuel line. Would a larger id line be better? I have a 80gph mechanical pump and a holley 700 on a 355.
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06-13-2009 08:03 PM #5
What size is the line? If it's a 5/16" line, going to a 3/8" or even better a 1/2" aluminum line would certainly help. Fuel starvation on the big end could be a problem with a smaller line. The extra volume certainly wouldn't hurt anything.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
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06-13-2009 08:21 PM #6
I went with 3/8 Od i guess maybe 5/16th id?but built
On my turbo car I put shields around the hot spots.They can be simple,I polished mine to look good.aluminum can be your friend!
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06-13-2009 11:37 PM #7
You can also split some rubber hose, and slip it over the line. Put a heat shield on top of that, and you have some cool fuel!.
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