Home made fuel rails, This was not easy...I am not a machinist Options

[Als914]

Hello all. Thought I would share with the group the final results of my weeks of research, machining, drill tapping, thread cutting and assembly of my home made fuel rail. Unfortunately I didn't take pic's of the various steps but only the finished product. The rail are aircraft quality extrusion blanks. I decided to use brass fittings in my first attempt because it is less expensive than race fittings such as Russell performance

I didn't know how the fuel rails would perform so I used a great deal of caution at all steps of the process and mostly at engine start up. The only leak I experienced was at the exit end of the driver side rail due to (of all things) a mismached end fitting, the theads didn't seat propperly. BTW, I don't know if you can make it out in the pic's but the rails are bracket mounted to the injector hold down bolt and stud.

I now have over five hundred miles and days of 100 deg's on them plus some very hard driving, so I feel comfortable that they will continue to perform well.

[DRPHIL914]

Al,

Great looking (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
And you know you are going to get requests for this, So i am getting in line now! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)
once you are ready to reproduce, let me know.
Hey, to jim too. that was very interesting info on the mods, and
having a 2.0 D-jet I can't imagine that we would not get similar improvement to the d-jet and a 2.o as well. i am making that change to the 75 SSHE,'s and looking for the right deal on a better muffler system, still looking to improve the airbox as well.- wish i knew how to make those kinds of improvments in tuning for the injection etc - would like to know more about how to do that!!!!!

I sit back and hear this arguments about making these changes are only cosmetic but improving air flow out and in alone improves performance- just ask Racer Chris or anyone who has modified their exhaust to improve that end. - here is an example- I had a motorhome with a big block 454 stock casti ron exhaust manifolds etc. and very restrictive airbox intake. It always ran on the hot side- 220 etc, - put on a Banks Stainless system, and a new aircleaner etc, and that was night and Day! that was with out touching the fuel supply side- that 17000# vehicle i had to be careful, if i hit the gas too hard i would lay your a** back in the seat!!, never did that before the mod. oh, and my running temp was 180 after that change. much cooler, exhaust not restricted by small manifolds. etc- my power and torque were improved and fuel economy was a 30% improvement!!! too.
in otherwords i am sure that each of these changes will improve performance, and why not improve it in looks at the same time.?
do you have a time-table for the availability of these??

keep us posted

Phil