Fuel injection?? Where are you getting the FI system? Is if electronic
or mechanical? I have considered putting EFI on my '78 spit, but I was
planning on designing and building it myself because the only computers
I could find for 4 cylinder engines were from racing houses and they
were in the $1000 to $1500 range - way out of range for me. Besides,
doing the design myself would be fun.
On 4/7/99 9:45 AM Space Aliens made Barry Schwartz say...
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>I just noticed in the Summit Racing Catalog, whilst glancing through it,
>they have aluminum fuel line in bulk lengths. I was contemplating using
>this for the return line on the Spitfire for the fuel injection conversion.
> I can't see any problems other than aluminum can sometimes metal fatigue
>if bent too many times, or with severe vibration. Some aluminum alloys
>will oxidize more readily than others, but considering that it has to be
>bendable it would probably be of a grade (6060?) that is corrosion
>resistant anyway. Besides, steel oxidizes too - I don't envision any of
>these conditions, and it would sure be easier to bend to fit than the steel
>lines I used for the pressurized side (15 lbs). As I recall, the crossover
>line between float bowls on Holley four barrel carbs is or at least was
>aluminum, and I have never heard of any problems with those. If any one
>has any experience or information as to why it wouldn't be a good idea, to
>use aluminum for use in the return fuel lines, please drop me an E-mail.
>In my advance age I may be forgetting something I learned earlier about
>using aluminum for fuel lines -
>
>Barry Schwartz (San Diego) bschwart@pacbell.net
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