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Old 05-05-2007 | 11:13 PM
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Anyone using them? How do you like them? How was the installation? Do you cut the existing lines to put them in?
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I put them on my car about a year and a half ago, like most everything from Rennnbay they work great. You do have to cut the crimped on connectors off from the old lines and as I recall the new hoses were pretty tight to put on the hard lines on the fender side, but I suppose I'd prefer to have them a little too tight than a little too loose! In summary:Good quality, good price, easy install.
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Not to sound dumb, but did they come with instructions? I should be ordering mine next week. wanted to see if I could get ahead of the game before they got here.
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Fitted just fine, installed just fine, work just fine.

Disconnect the lines at the fuel rail.

Cut off the crimps on the other end with a hack-saw, you don't want to be using a dremel and have sparks flying around fuel.

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I put the rennbay lines on last year. Have run several track days now with no issue. I decided for safety to cut all the way back into the wheel well and attach there. Any leaks won't go onto the headers this way. So far so good!

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So how to do they attache to the original lines? Compression fittings?
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What's the story with the bungee cord?

Edit: ah, keeping the battery terminal from touching, got it.
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Have them and my car hasn't exploded yet. Great product and great customer support.
I have some pix of them in my sig.
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Originally Posted by Mamooguy
What's the story with the bungee cord?

Edit: ah, keeping the battery terminal from touching, got it.
OT sorry, but I use a piece of 5/8" coolant hose on the terminal to avoid contact.

Re fuel lines, I was very happy with the pauerman lines (high quality and choice of color). http://www.pauertuning.com/fuel%20lines.htm
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They slip over the barbed end of the hardline and are secured with t-bolt clamps.
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Another opition are Pauer Tuning braided fuel lines. I went with those - very easy to install. Came with instructions. Very happy with results.
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Yep my install is not the 'standard' way. However the lines are long enough to allow you to move the hard to soft line junction down into the wheel well. I used a mini pipe cutter on the line and double clamped it. I have had no leaks or anything since, and I run my car HARD. Spent Friday at the track and my car sees 120mph quite regularly.
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I like the look of those Pauer Tuning lines... I have a bit of an issue though.

I'm running a 968 engine, and of course of the 968 (and later 944s) the fuel lines come from the passenger side, and on my '83 they are coming from the drivers side so I have a custom solution using some Volvo parts, old '83 parts, and new 968 parts to get my fuel lines to work.

If I were to buy the Pauer kit, would the lines be long enough to work in my late engine/early car situation, or would I have to have them make a custom set?

Thanks
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Ubercoper: Thanks, those pictures are exactly what I was looking to see!

The Pauer kit though looks like the one from Lindsey, but more expensive.
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Originally Posted by hpservertech
The Pauer kit though looks like the one from Lindsey, but more expensive.
actually the Pauer kit is $5 cheaper than the Lindsey. I went with the Pauer kit because I wanted black braided lines and black fittings vs stainless steel. No discount for braided vs stainless. Have performed flawlessly with no post install adjustements.


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