Mike951

Was letting the 951 idle in the driveway warming up when i started smelling fuel, pop the hood, and notice the fuel lines are leaking near the fuel rail....pull it in teh garage and theres a puddle of fuel on the driveway...good thing i caught the leak...

sooo

what are the best/most reasonably priced SS lines out there?


mike

RolexNJ

I dont know which are the most economical ones, Im sure someone does, but the ones I bought from Lindsey are nice. You can get them with different fittings too. I bought their top of the line fittings. Check their web site.

special tool

All you guys with stock original fuel lines....
This will happen to you tomorrow!
Change 'em, or you'll be burning

RolexNJ

Hey Mario Brothers with that Monster Turbo, chill out! The guy is from NJ, so he's cool and asking a legit question, bonehead!

fast951

The most economical solution which lasted me few years in a track environment..

Get some fuel injection fuel lines rated at over 60-70psi (the higher the better). Remove the stock limes and replace with the newly purchased ones. For added safety, get some of the heat resistant sleeving to go over the hoses.. I use the orange/red color sleeves.

mclarenno9

Most people have suggested Pauerman's SS lines. At $140 they are not the cheapest but the quality is top notch I have heard. I will be buying a set this summer for my car

Pauer Tuning

ehall

This fuel line issue ought to be stickied at the top of this board as a public service. This was the first mod I made.

hosrom_951

If you don't like stainless steel lines, Rennbay has a set of high temp blue lines.

snappy

anyone know what the end fittings and minimum length on these lines are? thank ya

Travis - sflraver

Be careful with the stainless lines. We used to make them and they were great for NA cars but there were some problems with the turbos. The higher exhaust temps that are found in the Turbos would radiate directly up to the lines and the stainless braid would hold in the heat. That is why we moved to a fire retardant textile line vs. the stainless option.
Its not as flashy but much better on the safety side.

georgeleroy

This info all comes at the right time for me, also. Last week I smelled fuel, found the crimped original fitting on the supply line dripping gas onto the intake manifold. These old lines have to go. Thanks to all for the advice.

hosrom_951

That's why i went for you're kit Travis

Pauerman

Here's a simple comparison:

Hose clamps vs. AN fittings & adapters that use compression bite rings.

Hose attach points relocated to the inside of the wheel well.

Coming out of the wheel well, the fuel line kit directs the hoses in a more vertical position instead of the hoses being pointed towards the exhaust manifold. The bend in the hard lines coming through the whell well is eliminated.

With lines routed towards the rear of the cam tower, the stainless lines holding heat is argueable.

There are other hose options.

schnellfahrer

...but are they toulene/xylene-safe?

special tool

yes