Resurrected from the dead: High Flow Fuel Rail project (long and lots of pics)
The original setup looked like this:
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I ordered the replacement fittings but never got around to re-doing it... until now.
I found the original setup was too clunky (I made it up taking measurements with the stock fuel rail in place), so I re-designed it and did it right this time, taking measurements with the high flow rail on the car (I had to rebuild all my fuel lines, re-arrange the fittings, etc...).
Here is what the end of the fuel hard line looks like, pretty straightforward.
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Pic of the rail with two injectors for measurements.
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Rail in place, ready to re-design the fuel line setup.
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This is how I measured the fuel line length, I duct-taped the end of the braided line, marked it where it needed to be cut.
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Getting there...
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Pic of the new setup at the firewall, as you can see, it's much tighter and cleaner than the original one.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/fuel6.jpg">
Pic of the overall new design, less clunky than the original one.
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Pics of the installed setup (yeah I know, my engine bay is dirty).
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Testing time, as you can see, the setup holds the pressure just right (the actual fuel pressure should be 58psi but that gauge consistently reads 2 psi lower, I tested it's accuracy with the two other gauges on my boost leak kit).
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/fuel11.jpg">
To make a long story short, I had to take it off 2 more times, the ATP rail wasn't threaded deep enough and I sprung a leak at both ends. I re-threaded both ends so that I could screw the end fittings in completely.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/fuel12.jpg">
Unfortunately, I screwed up 2 threads on one of my fittings, discovering that the rail wasn't threaded properly so I have a tiny little leak at one end of the rail.
<img src="http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q33/x1rider/fuel13.jpg">
Now the stock rail is back on (again) and I'll order another (or maybe five) rail end fitting to finish off this project.




