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Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 03:09 AM
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Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

I installed ZZ4 heads and cam on my 1991 roller L98 motor, so I threw on a Corvette TPI base and it bolts right up.

Problem is, it seems the factory F-Body rail sits too high on the base and does not allow the fuel injectors to seat properly and eventually a couple of them will start leaking (badly)..

How should I fix this problem?

I do not have a Corvette fuel rail (just got the bare base) and was told the inlets on the TPI Corvette rail were different anyways.

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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 05:21 AM
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Re: Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

Originally Posted by vindeezl
Problem is, it seems the factory F-Body rail sits too high on the base and does not allow the fuel injectors to seat properly
Are you using factory injectors?
You may have to file the 4 rail mounting bosses down a little to get a tighter injector fit ?
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Old Feb 28, 2010 | 05:37 AM
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Re: Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

24# blue tops
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 06:25 PM
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Re: Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

bump

Should I grind the manifold? Bore out the fuel rail?
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Old Mar 5, 2010 | 07:10 PM
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Re: Corvette base + F-body fuel rail = Leak?

Some fuel injectors (notably Ford injectors) are a bit shorter then stock TPI injectors. If that's the problem you're having, there are enough people that have worked around that problem that a search should give you the answer you need. I'm willing to bet it has nothing to do with the Corvette base.
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