Dave928S

That looks so good ... brilliant work Al !!!!

BigAl1

Another pic of the engine with the harness work now completed and verified for connections. It is now ready for the gauge panel to be reworked so it can go in, then start testing circuit functions. So, started disassembling the gauge panel this evening, no problems with my printed circuit (yet!) I'll be following Dwayne's write up for the odo gear replacement, then finish my LED conversion for the gauges.

namasgt

Whats that blue hose you have on your fuel lines?

Lizard928

Uhm, I'm really not liking your fuel line routing......

BigAl1

Aeroquip AQP socketless hose is the fuel lines.
Colin, why not? Any suggestions?

Lizard928

You have the fuel line entering one rail, through it to the other, then leaving the second rail to the FPR.
There is a reason that the factory has the pressure line go to both rails, and both rails go to the FPR.

BigAl1

Yep, that is the flow pattern. What is the reason to have both rails feed the FPR?

Lizard928

At higher RPM/power the injectors all open. The fuel will flow out of the first injectors, and the latter injectors won't have any fuel left.

BigAl1

Thanks for the info. At 192lbs/hr (8 x 24lb injectors) = ~25gal/hr full flow requirement. I'm not worried about my stock CIS pump able to keep up with that.

Ducman82

i think its more of a even flow/pressure thing. like a garden hose with holes before the end...

is that the "push lock" style hose right?

Lizard928

Jake has it right.
Picture a garden hose with 8 sprinklers in line. First one lots of pressure, 8th not so much.
Then take two hoses and put 4 on each. It will have much more balanced flow between all 8.

BigAl1

But, if you seal the end of the garden hose, all the holes will flow the same rate, as long as the pressure from the pump is constant. If the pump can't keep up with the flow from all the holes, then the pressure will drop, and then the distance from pump to hole will start to matter.
Yeah, the AQP hose is push connect. I've used it before, and like it.

BigAl1

Life has been in the way of Porsche progress recently, but got to sneak in some time the last few days. Working on the front fender liners and headlight assemblies, heading toward getting the fenders and bumper cover back on. I have the fender liners all cleaned, new foam seals, test fitted in the pics. Still have to do some small crack repair and reinforcement around some mounting holes. Tomorrow I'll epoxy the special square washers I made to the plastic, and let them cure in-place. My question is, is it easier to install the fenders, then the liners?, or liners first?

FLYVMO

Looking great!

In my personal experience, it is easier to put the fenders on first and get them aligned properly. Then install the liners. I would remove the vacuum canister as well during the fender install, otherwise it makes it hard to get to the bolts at the rear of the fender.

Cheers!
Carl
90GT Project

BigAl1

Thanks Carl. I'll go with fenders first, then liners.