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Old Dec 7, 2002 | 01:25 PM
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I was looking at going with this system for my 88 iroc 5.7 Liter. Anyway, I was wondering what all I would need for it to work. Could I make due with my old fuel rails till I get more money, or do I have to replace them right way? Is there anything else I need? Who sells this for the cheapest? Thanks, any help is appreciated.
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Old Dec 7, 2002 | 01:42 PM
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Old Dec 7, 2002 | 02:03 PM
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Lots of good info at the link posted above. You'll need new fuel rails, no way to reuse the stockers.
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Old Dec 7, 2002 | 02:53 PM
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Thank you very much
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 01:08 PM
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i cut up the stocl ones and used rubber hose clamped to the steel while my fuel rails were on back order. it leaked a bit every now and then but it was good enough to get it running. the right way with new rails is best though.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 01:29 PM
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i cut up the stocl ones and used rubber hose clamped to the steel while my fuel rails were on back order. it leaked a bit every now and then but it was good enough to get it running. the right way with new rails is best though.
And you're still with us today to share that story. I hope you at least had the decency to warn your passengers they were riding in a potential firebomb and ket it off public roads so you weren't risking everybody's lives and cars at the same time.
Hell, one day you might even realize how dumb that was. You'll probably have to see a few car fires to appreciate it though.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 03:40 PM
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Evidently Darwin wasn't 100% right, natural selection doesn't always work...
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 03:44 PM
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Well, it will come around someday...
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 10:43 PM
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And you're still with us today to share that story. I hope you at least had the decency to warn your passengers they were riding in a potential firebomb and ket it off public roads so you weren't risking everybody's lives and cars at the same time.
Hell, one day you might even realize how dumb that was. You'll probably have to see a few car fires to appreciate it though.
i didnt drive the car. i just did it to see ALDL data with it parked, and there was an extenguisher near by. hell maybe one day you will stop making ASSumptions and quit making an *** out of yourself like you do constantly.
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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 11:21 PM
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it leaked a bit every now and then
Yeah, i was sure assuming things, but to me the above implies it occurred over a period of time like you drove it. And if you had drove it at all you'd be glad to have a car and eyebrows. **** look what happened to michael jackson.

But you know what, if i could make that mistake, then so could any one of thousands of others. And what if they tried chopping up stock rails and driving around to be cheap or on backorder. And they died. A clear explanation is kinda important.

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Old Dec 9, 2002 | 11:36 PM
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Even doing that To do what you did was incredibly stupid. You risked sending your entire car(and anything within a 50 ft radius... i HOPE you didnt do that in a garage) up in flames for what?

Once you have a car catch on you, You never play around with gasoline again. I never had any idea Untill I unhooked My Fuel line one day. A little Fuel and a uniditenfied source of ignition goes a long way.

Trust me.
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Old Dec 10, 2002 | 08:31 AM
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