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Old May 14, 2018 | 11:47 AM
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I'm putting a Holley Sniper EFI setup on the old L36 427, which of course requires a fuel return line. Rather than braided hose under the hood I opted to run a parallel second 3/8" stainless fuel line along side the original feed line. Then I used PTFE -6AN stuff for the little stub flex lines.

Bending stainless sucks, but it turns out fairly nice. I'm not an expert so it's not perfect or straight (wish I had a straightener!) but it's functional and should be safe.

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Niiiiice !!!
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Old May 14, 2018 | 12:39 PM
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Much cleaner looking than braided!
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Old May 14, 2018 | 12:41 PM
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Very clean looking. Nice work!
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Old May 14, 2018 | 12:48 PM
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Very nice! Seems like a lot of people doing fuel lines lately. I also recently converted from braided SS to bent tube and it came out good.
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I haven't had a problem myself but apparently you can get a fair bit of odor from braided stainless rubber. I used PTFE this time around for the little flex portions. But you can't beat stainless steel!
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That turned out very Nice!!!!
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Looks good! What intake is that your using?
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I have to ask “I made some lines”... was that intentional clickbait ?
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Originally Posted by DorianC3
I have to ask “I made some lines”... was that intentional clickbait ?
Funny I thought the same thing, but it worked!

Very nicely done !! SS is not easy to work with.

Now about those "Lines" how about a pair of Black ones next time
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Holley must be making a fortune off the Sniper units. Nice work Dave. T
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Originally Posted by BlowAMouse
Funny I thought the same thing, but it worked!

Very nicely done !! SS is not easy to work with.

Now about those "Lines" how about a pair of Black ones next time
Ummmm. “BlowAMouse”
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