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meangreen73vega wrote:Check Summit Racing, they have kits that include everything and are cheaper then building your own...hope this helps!
The latest article on this subject is in the Jan. 2011 Hot Rod, pages 86-91. It is written by Marlan Davis. It is a must read before you spend any money on fuel lines - braided or otherwise. The article corroborates (sorry, couldn't think of a simpler word) Ishiftem's and chevyart's comments above.Ishiftem wrote:chevy art wrote:just resd an article in one of the mags and they warned about buying the cheap offshore fuel lines and fittings.. the insides of the braided lines rot pretty quickly and the fittings are cheaply made and the centers dont line up well and they leak pretty quickly. i always buy a brand like russell or aeroquip. costs more and hopefully lasts longer. art
It's not just the cheap stuff. I would not use ANY of the rubber lines for fuel whether they are from earl's,aero quip, russels or any body else. Teflon only. Period. Pump gas will deteriorate the fore mentioned hoses. Not if, but will. I was glad to see that article you mention. We went round and round with earls about ten years ago because the gas vapors were coming through their braided rubber line. They said the hose was fine. Finely after talking with the earl's indy service shop and a engineer from earls did it come out that they had not improved their line for twenty years and had no idea what current additives would do to it. They also conceded it should NOT be used with ANY pump gas without frequent inspection AND replacement.
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