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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 12:58 PM
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getting the aeromotive regulator 1:1 and need to know where to install it exactly and if everything else looks good?

both rails will be looped in the rear.

feed line has filter and goes straight to driver side front rail.

return line goes to regulator and pass. side front rail

anything else? can this work? will it work effectively
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 04:30 PM
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That's the setup I used except I went in & out the back of the rails. I thought it looked cleaner with just the crossover in the front. Works fine for me. Some will say to run them in parallel for big power... "Y" the line & feed each rail separate then Y back to the return. I think it doesn't starve the second rail that way
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 10:19 AM
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SO which way works better?

I would love to loop the front and feed the rears but the regulator needs to be away from the firewall per NHRA but I dont remember how far away?
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 04:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Boosted Firehawk
SO which way works better?

I would love to loop the front and feed the rears but the regulator needs to be away from the firewall per NHRA but I dont remember how far away?
I don't know. Either way works, not sure which is better. I mounted my regulator on the driver strut tower. Used a -8 feed and the factory feed as the return.
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Old Oct 17, 2012 | 06:17 PM
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That's how I did mine its not mounted here but this is the location I'm using ....far enough for nhra rules and fits pretty well -8 feed -6 return w magnafuel reg

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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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Whats the nhra leagal limit? Also orangez did u make a new feed line from your tank since u said u used the factory feed line as a return now?
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 07:52 PM
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I drilled the top of the sending unit and used a -8 90* bulkhead fitting then ran Earls Pro Lite 350 -8 hose to the front. I think I had around $200 in hose & $500 in fittings when I did it. I made my own twin in tank setup too.

This is straight from NHRAdotcom General Regulations 1.5

1:5 FUEL SYSTEMS
Location: All fuel tanks, lines, pumps, valves, etc. must be outside
of the driver’s compartment and within the confines of the frame
and/or steel body. Cool cans, fuel-distribution blocks, etc. must be
located at least 6 inches forward of the flywheel/bellhousing area on
rear-wheel-drive (RWD) vehicles, and on opposite side of
flywheel/housing area on front-wheel-drive (FWD) vehicles. Fuel
pressure gauge isolators, with steel braided line, may be mounted
on firewall.
So probably 6" forward of firewall to be safe.
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 07:54 PM
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Dumb question but is the reg on the return line? I thought it went on the feed.
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 07:56 PM
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It's best to have it on the return line but works the other way too
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Originally Posted by Orange99Z
It's best to have it on the return line but works the other way too
any pix of your setup?
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I'll get some tomorrow.
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dont do it that way. you need to run a feed up to the rails Y IT OFF to the back of both rails -8 to -6 at the Y.

From the front of the rails run BOTH -6 to the reg. and single return back to tank
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Old Oct 18, 2012 | 09:46 PM
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Here's how I did mine.

I have a y block in the fender well than two feeds to the back of the rails.

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some say 1 return for both rails and others say 2 returns for both rails and 2 feeds for both rails?

which is it?
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 02:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Boosted Firehawk
some say 1 return for both rails and others say 2 returns for both rails and 2 feeds for both rails?

which is it?

It should work exactly as you have it drawn out as long as the crossover between the rails is the same size as your feed line.
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Originally Posted by INTMD8
It should work exactly as you have it drawn out as long as the crossover between the rails is the same size as your feed line.
everything is a -6 as we speak.

thank you and I will order my regulator then? Do you guys carry this aeromotive boost ref. regulator sized in -6?
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 09:47 PM
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I used Nasty rails, Mototron 60# injectors, -8 feed, -8 crossover, -8 from rails to regulator, -6 regulator to return line (factory feed), blocked off the "T" in the factory feed, and used new fuel filter so I didn't return the dirt back to the tank.





I found the part number for the blue fitting somewhere on this site. I don't remember where



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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 10:29 PM
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Thanks man, now what rail did you feed it too? I like that setup and want mine to look like that
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 10:49 PM
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I went to the driver side first. Idk if it matters
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