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Old Dec 28, 2009 | 12:08 PM
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fuel lines?

im going to be putting an lt1 in my 85 iroc and was wondering about the fuel lines. my car originaly came with a carburated 305 and im not sure if those lines can hanlde the pressure or volume that its goin to need? also about putting in an in tank fuel pump, i got a walbro 255 and im not sure if the lines at the tank are able to run this set up? if u have pics of this set up please post but any help would be nice
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 11:18 AM
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Volume, no problem. They are 3/8" & 5/16", same size as LT1 (I will accept correction on the return line size, as I am going off fuzzy memory for that).

Pressure is not a problem for the hard lines. For any rubber under pressure, you'll want to change it out for EFI hose.
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Old Dec 29, 2009 | 09:21 PM
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Re: fuel lines?



Also, just swap the sending unit with one from any EFI 3rd gen. Carb lines had hose clamps on both the feed and return. EFI systems operate at a pressure above what most clamps are rated at. EFI sending units have saginaw threaded fittings
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Old Dec 30, 2009 | 03:33 PM
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Re: fuel lines?

thanks for the help
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