Im just installing my holley carb. Does anyone have any experience installing the fuel log facing the rear of the vehicle. Im running an electric fuel pump so it just makes more sense to me. Do you think it will work? Thanks for your input in advance.
Not sure where to run them as I have shorty headers that go under the frame at the front and along the outside of the rails and out infront of the back tires. It is steel line all the way except for a few inches or rubber that connect to the fuel log. Dont worry I know to keep it away from exhaust. Lol. Fuel and fire dont mix.
I'd run the lines along the frame rail to your trans. cross member, then kick them in towards the trans tunnel, and up to the carb.
Thinking you have open pocket through the trans. mount to route them. (don't know if you have stock trans. mount etc...).
The less you have 90* bends the better. (Check it out with plastic aquarium lines, sharp bends create air bubbles, on any fluid flow).
PS: Disclaimer; " I've NEVER BUILT ONE", so I've been told.
That was my plan. Up the tranny tunnel to the backwards fuel rail as the exhaust runs on the outside of the rails. I have quite a bit of room around my tranny tunnel and the back of the motor. I just wasnt sure if it would run right with the reversed fuel rail on the holley. Thanks for your help.
I always run it to the front of the engine for two reasons.
1. Its much cooler and airflow helps cool the lines. Helps with vapour lock. Not that big a deal with a properly designed return style system however.
2. When you launch the car, the force of the launch will actually help fuel into the carburator, not away from it. With a good launching car, and a low pressure pump, the weight of the fuel can overcome the pump and actually move backwards, away from the carb. This will leave you with only the float bowls and can leave you with a lean stumble that can't be tuned out when you stomp on it.
If you street drive get an inertia switch. (I pull them from every EFI Ford I recycle) If you get in an accident it will kill your pump.
I would run back to the firewall (stainless flex line) horizontal across to above the frame rail then down and along the frame (on the opposite side you run exhaust). A small heat deflector/shield over the line where it may cross above the exhaust. Depending which side your tank outlet/pump are on.
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If you street drive get an inertia switch. (I pull them from every EFI Ford I recycle) If you get in an accident it will kill your pump.
I would run back to the firewall (stainless flex line) horizontal across to above the frame rail then down and along the frame (on the opposite side you run exhaust). A small heat deflector/shield over the line where it may cross above the exhaust. Depending which side your tank outlet/pump are on.
And check your insurance policy regarding fire with smoke and w/o smoke
