Review of Tangerine's stainless fuel lines. Options

[Jakeodoule]

If this is in the wrong place, sorry.
I installed they're fuel lines last night and I must say it is a great product. It beats the hell out of trying to get the right bend on some brake lines. Plus they are stainless. They went right in according to directions and the bends are perfect. I had my motor out already but I could see doing it with the engine in place no problem.
They are a bit $pendy, but if you were bending them yourself from brake tubing I could see spending a ton of time to get them right. Also whats your car worth after all the time and money you put into it. a 150 bucks is not alot of money if its burning on the side of the road....

I think the engine compartment lines could be a bit longer to reach down around the corner of the hell hole but overall I give them an A+
Thanks and I will now drive without worrying about the plastic fuel lines.

[Vysoc]

Once the stainless steel lines are in place they are set in there quite nicely and tight. There is a fairly substantial tab under the shifter that is folded over them and they fit in perfectly. Remember they run through a very thick piece of rubber grommet in the front firewall and grommets in the back and lay perfectly against the right side of the tunnel. The bends in the stainless are perfect they are quite stable.

Vysoc

[JeffBowlsby]

That actually describes my question and concern perfectly.

With the sheet metal tabs simply bent around them, its metal to metal in a vibration environment. At some point (OK, OK, it may be a long time, bt still...)the metal will wear through due to friction, the location may rattle becasue the metal tabs open up just ever so slightly. I would think these connections would be best to isolate at contact points with some kind of tape, rubber isolator or similar.

Also if they 'lay perfectly against the right side of the tunnel', are the fuel line surfaces in light contact with the chassis?...and if they are in contact, do they rattle to teh chassis when going over bumps? What has been peoples experience that have had them installed for awhile?

Once the stainless steel lines are in place they are set in there quite nicely and tight. There is a fairly substantial tab under the shifter that is folded over them and they fit in perfectly. Remember they run through a very thick piece of rubber grommet in the front firewall and grommets in the back and lay perfectly against the right side of the tunnel. The bends in the stainless are perfect they are quite stable.

Vysoc

[ChrisFoley]

At some point (OK, OK, it may be a long time, bt still...)the metal will wear through due to friction, the location may rattle becasue the metal tabs open up just ever so slightly.

and if they are in contact, do they rattle to teh chassis when going over bumps?

The lines certainly won't move around enough for wear to ever be an issue.
They are quite stiff and the wall thickness is more than adequate.
I doubt they will rattle audibly, as they will be filled with liquid which will act as a damper.

I suppose if someone was a real worry wart they could split a piece of fuel hose and slip it over the hard line inside the tunnel wherever contact with the chassis or metal tabs, or with each other, was likely.


Thank you Jake! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)