SRT_DSTRHOLC
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Is it ok to use alum. fuel line on a street/strip car? I dont want any problems. I have seen some guys use it on here, but want to make sure
Is it ok to use alum. fuel line on a street/strip car? I dont want any problems. I have seen some guys use it on here, but want to make sure
Copper is actually a real good fuel line.........
One wonders if you were to show up at an NHRA track with your modern EFI rig and the stem--to--stern plastic fuel tubing, not to mention the tank itself, how all those rules sit.
[FONT="]Lines: [/FONT][FONT="]All non-OEM fuel lines (including gauge and/or data[/FONT]
[FONT="]recorder lines) must be metallic, steel braided, or NHRA-accepted[/FONT]
[FONT="]woven or woven-pushlock. A maximum of 12 inches total (front to[/FONT]
[FONT="]rear) of non-metallic or non-steel braided hose is permitted for[/FONT]
[FONT="]connection purposes only; individual injector nozzle and motorcycle[/FONT]
[FONT="]fuel lines are excluded. Fuel lines (except steel braided lines) in the[/FONT]
[FONT="]flywheel/bellhousing area must be enclosed in a 16-inch length of[/FONT]
[FONT="]steel tubing, 1/8-inch-minimum wall thickness, securely mounted as[/FONT]
[FONT="]a protection against fuel-line rupture. Fuel lines may not be routed[/FONT]
[FONT="]in the driveshaft tunnel. It is mandatory that fuel lines passing[/FONT]
[FONT="]supercharger drive belts be steel braided, NHRA-accepted woven[/FONT]
[FONT="]or woven-pushlock, or be enclosed in protective steel tubing. A[/FONT]
[FONT="]current list of NHRA-accepted woven or woven-pushlock fuel lines[/FONT]
[FONT="]is available on NHRA.com. All NHRA-accepted fuel lines must use[/FONT]
[FONT="]General Regulations[/FONT]
[FONT="]Section 20, page [/FONT][FONT="]5 [/FONT][FONT="]General Regulations[/FONT]
[FONT="]ends that are specifically designed for the type of fuel line being[/FONT]
[FONT="]used. No hose clamps allowed on NHRA-accepted fuel lines.[/FONT]
I believe alum. is ok right? Jimmyray put 3/8 alumn. on and ran at his track.
I believe alum. is ok right? Jimmyray put 3/8 alumn. on and ran at his track.