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Old 04-22-2015, 08:03 PM
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I am building a supercharged 6L . I an wanted to know what size of fuel line I shood use ? I was thinking -8 or -10 for the feed line , and -6 for return . I am trying to support 1k hp I a 99 F body. What are u all using?
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By my math, that's about 8000 hp worth of fuel line haha.
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-8 is prob enough. -10 even better.
Id keep the return and feed the same size. There is no reason not to. Remember that at idle and light throttle, nearly all the fuel is returned to the tank. You dont want pressure in the return line.
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Originally Posted by JoeNova
By my math, that's about 8000 hp worth of fuel line haha.
different fuels require different volumes...
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Ya what kind of fuel. If its 93 octane with meth injection you could use the stock line. If its e85 you would go with a -8 or -10 feed and the same or slightly smaller for return.

Mine did 900whp with the stock feed and the evap as the return. But I use a lot of meth so my injectors are only at like 60%. Basically it depends on the fuel you are using.
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Originally Posted by Reject
different fuels require different volumes...
That's still 4000 hp worth of straight methanol at average street car pump pressures.



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