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fuel line wall thinkness?

Old Jun 7, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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fuel line wall thinkness?

im putting in 5/8 steel hard line on my camaro for the fuel system. im looking into getting the steel line now. i dont know what wall thinkness the tubing should be. if anyone could help that would be great. thanks alot
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Re: fuel line wall thinkness?

Originally Posted by heavy_chevy29
im putting in 5/8 steel hard line on my camaro for the fuel system. im looking into getting the steel line now. i dont know what wall thinkness the tubing should be. if anyone could help that would be great. thanks alot
Why so big? 5/8 is enormous! 3/8 is usually fine for 500hp or so, and 1/2" is good to quite a bit more...
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Old Jun 7, 2008 | 07:43 PM
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Re: fuel line wall thinkness?

im just going by what the manufacturer of the pump reccommends.
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Old Jun 8, 2008 | 02:16 AM
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Re: fuel line wall thinkness?

Depends on the hard line. I would guess it's .049" wall.
Who's supplying the hard line? I found it's not very common (that size). Benders, fittings, etc are harder to find.
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