Topic: Running fuel lines in carburetor vs fuel injected car
My 1987 Honda Prelude (manual tranny, fuel injected) got squished, so I got another one, but could only find a carburetor , auto tranny )....so now I'm swapping stuff. damn, this is a lot of work, I can't even imagine how people make these Franken-cars....!!!
I am working on the fuel system....and learning the difference between a fuel system on a fuel injected car and a carburetor car...
What a pain. I had to take out the fuel tanks, since the FI car has a special spot with 2 hoses coming out for fuel going in/out, and the carb car has a special spot with only one hose. (not counting the breather hose)
Question:
and I guess since the FI system is high pressure, I need good, solid hose clamps for the fuel pump swap. Hose clamps on carb car were tiny ones
Question:
1- On race car (as well as the carb car) there is a fuel line that goes from the fuel pump (mounted outside rear wheel well) toward fuel rail, but on race car, looks like there is a nut coupling that attaches to the hose coming off the fuel pump (on the carb car, it is just a rubber hose with clamp). Any suggestion on how to attach the threaded end coming off FI fuel pump hose to the regular nipple pipe on the carb car going toward engine compartment? Maybe buy something that screws into the fuel pump hose (female end) with a hose nipple for a rubber hose to attach to??). To clarify (or confuse further...)
Race car: fuel pump>special hose>with threaded female end>threaded male end>steel fuel hose going into interior of car
Carb car: fuel pump>rubber hose>metal nipple hose going into interior of car
Need: fuel pump>special hose> with threaded female end attached tometal nipple hose going into interior of carb car
2- On FI race car, there is a return hose coming off fuel rail attaching to metal pipe that goes through the cabin and exits near fuel pump. I need to install something like this in the carb car for fuel return, Should I just run a rubber hose going through the cabin? Safe enough?
Thanks
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