Custom fuel rail, for stock injectors Options

[yarin]

Like most people I'm not too thrilled with the design of the fuel rail system. I'm planning on buying 2 6" pieces of aluminum fuel rail and tapping it for 5/16" barbed fittings (3/8" NPT). I'm assuming that 3/8 NPT -> barb 5/16 exist. I found em.. on ebay

Does anyone know what the exact OD of the fuel injectors are? I'd like to use 5/16" high pressure fuel line on everything.

I'm pretty sure I'll have to fab a bracket to support the extra weight of the fuel rail. I'm surprised the stock fuel rail is floating.

I'll also tap a 1/8" NPT for the fuel pressure gauge.

I've seen a fuel rail kit on the market, but it costs $170 or so. I can build this for ~$30.

[Mueller]

QUOTE (lapuwali @ Feb 21 2006, 02:06 PM)

If you're going to go to a new fuel rail, I'd consider dumping the D-Jet injectors entirely and go to a modern injectors, which are generally cheaper, too. You could probably sell the D-Jet injectors on Ebay for 50%-100% more than you'd spend on their replacements. This eliminates two more hose-barb connections (between the injectors and the fuel rail). This makes the fuel rail fabrication easier, too. The replacement injectors could also be selected with much lower flow rates, too.

Just got 8 brand new Bosch injectors for my Ford truck for $37.50 including tax and shipping (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif)

These use the o-rings on top and bottom (fuel rail is still a steel tube, not sure of the diameter, but it's not that much bigger than the 914 parts)