will this hose/regulator routing work?

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Mar 26, 2010 | 12:57 PM

NSSANE02

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will this hose/regulator routing work?

I'm switching over to a return system and I'd like to mount the regulator on the rail. I think this way will work but I want to be sure before I do it. I'll run a T fitting on the back of the driver side rail with the feed line going there and another line going to the other rail, then I'll mount the regulator on the front of the driver side rail and another "T" on the front of the pass. rail with a FP sensor on one side and the other side will have a line that runs into the other inlet of the reg. Does that sound like it will work ok?

Mar 29, 2010 | 08:23 PM

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It would probably work, but I'd be leary of having a t-fitting before the rails have been fed...from everything I've gathered, t-fittings don't work all that well with high pressure/high flow fuel systems. I don't have any hard data to back that up, so it is purely internet conjecture, but I have a feeling that's why you see a lot of people using a y-fitting if they are going to feed the rails in parallel.

Mar 29, 2010 | 08:34 PM

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Yeah I was worried about that. I'm hoping that the pump can move enough fuel to keep both of the rails fed with this setup. I guess if I'm going to run a T I could at least run it between the rails instead of mounted to one, probably get a more even flow that way. Since I already have these fittings (free) I'm going to see how it does. I'm planning to do several logs with the wideband on each bank so I will know if one side is starving.

Mar 29, 2010 | 09:42 PM

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Sounds like a good approach to me...I'd be interested to see how it comes out after you've had a chance to test it.

Apr 5, 2010 | 04:44 PM

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it will work, sounds more complicated (expensive) than it needs to be.

feed line to rail in back
jump from rail to rail in front
line out of other rail to regulator
regulator to tank

Apr 5, 2010 | 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by MIGHTYMOUSE

it will work, sounds more complicated (expensive) than it needs to be.

feed line to rail in back
jump from rail to rail in front
line out of other rail to regulator
regulator to tank

I thought about that too but I wasn't sure if there would be enough room to put the reg. on the back side of the rail, and the motor is out right now so I can't check. Also it'd be a bitch to adjust, but I guess that's just a one time thing so not too big of a deal.

I hope to be putting it together sometime next week so I'll figure something out by then.

Apr 5, 2010 | 07:31 PM

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Dont need the reg right at the rail just mount it out by the fender on the return line. Your reg. should also have a port for your pressure sensor right on it.