'98 Fuel Rail Upgrade Options?

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Mar 20, 2010 | 09:31 PM

wvufan1965

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'98 Fuel Rail Upgrade Options?

I have the FAST 92 ready to go on, but the thought of the ugly stock fuel rails is depressing. With the return style system, I find my options are limited?

Has anyone done a swap?

Pics?

Links for the parts?

Thanks

Mar 21, 2010 | 04:18 PM

corvettebob1

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Chrome it if you want pretty.

Or you can spend $$$ to buy aftermarket fuel rails to do nothing but look pretty.

Mar 21, 2010 | 05:24 PM

wvufan1965

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The return style system makes upgrading difficult and limited to what I have found.

Glad I was able to provide you with some humor.

Mar 21, 2010 | 06:38 PM

98vettedave

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wvufan1965

The return style system makes upgrading difficult and limited to what I have found.

Glad I was able to provide you with some humor.

The 98 return type fuel system (rails) my not be considered pretty,but when it comes to up grading your performance (modding) it's the fuel system to have.

Mar 21, 2010 | 06:52 PM

Y2Kvert4me

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wvufan1965

The return style system makes upgrading difficult and limited to what I have found.

Why?

Most aftermarket rails have 4 threaded ports, one on each end of each individual rail. They are quite easily configurable to work with the return style fuel system.

Mar 21, 2010 | 09:52 PM

wvufan1965

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Originally Posted by Y2Kvert4me

Why?

Most aftermarket rails have 4 threaded ports, one on each end of each individual rail. They are quite easily configurable to work with the return style fuel system.

Thanks for the reply, can you provide me a diagram or guide please and which rail manufacturers support this?

Mar 22, 2010 | 11:51 AM

corvettebob1

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Quote:

Originally Posted by wvufan1965

The return style system makes upgrading difficult and limited to what I have found.

Glad I was able to provide you with some humor.

Your stock return style system will support up to 700 Hp with just the addition of a Racetronix harness and pump.

Try that with the newer return-less system!

If you would like to sell it I'm sure there will be quite a few on this forum that will but it!

Mar 22, 2010 | 07:34 PM

WKMCD

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Here's mine. It does get pricey by the time you're done with all the AN fittings and regulator.

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Mar 26, 2010 | 10:49 AM

wvufan1965

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Quote:

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Here's mine. It does get pricey by the time you're done with all the AN fittings and regulator.

Thank you sir. At least someone was able to finally answer the qustion instead of the ridicule.

Almost to the point that its not worth posting questions here anymore.

Mar 26, 2010 | 12:10 PM

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YNOT2K

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Originally Posted by wvufan1965

Almost to the point that its not worth posting questions here anymore.

not to hijack your thread wvufan1965, but i'm starting to feel the same way.

more and more i'm seeing responses from so-called "corvette experts" who have nothing better to do than crap on others' threads. you can basically choose any thread in the Tech section right now and you'll find that the number of replies that offer no help far exceeds the number of replies that are helpful. i guess it's pretty easy to crap on threads online - much easier than face to face, man to man.

guys, if you don't have any help for the OP in a Tech thread, why do you respond with ridicule? i'm seeing it more and more on CF. geez.

jeff

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