GOOD FUEL FILTER INFO OFF THE INTERNET
IM RE-POSTING THIS, I DIDN,T WRITE IT BUT AGREE WITH IT...
I know theres some guys on the site that have the glass and chrome inline filters on their cars. I used to have one on my 72 Nova. One day a friend of mine told me that someone he knew had his 68 Camaro go up in flames because the filter hit something metal under the hood, the glass broke and the gas sprayed all over the hot exhaust. I took mine off that day and never used one like it since. That was probably back in 1988.
One of my friends from my old job has a mint 78 Camaro. The car is pristine. Small block. Detailed to death under the hood. One day I noticed he had one of those glass filters. I told him the story about the other Camaro. He said if he had time he would look for another type of filter. So I get a call from him the other day. Hes on the side of the road. Empty gas tank. I drive up there with 5 gallons of gas to get him home. You can guess what the problem was. That filter broke. Gas washed the whole engine compartment. There was a trail of gas down the road. The guy was a nervous wreck. He was very lucky. I think the fact that he has stock manifolds instead of headers might have helped but Im not sure. Everything that was painted with regular paint looks like crap. It was all over the firewall, the frame, the booster. All that work ruined for a $15 filter. You guys out there better take a good look at the setup under your hoods and make sure that NOTHING hard can come in contact with the filter. Hitting one pothole can do it if theres enough slack in the fuel line ! Hate to see a nice car turn into a pile of black rubble over a cheap fix.
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BTW alcohol in fuel tends to cause aluminum to oxidize over time
http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/2000862202001/
if youve ever wondered why Ive suggested no one use the cheap glass fuel filters, its because they are prone to leak, with less than safe results.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... uIoAa5RRBs
for the few guys that might not know ,hes referring to these
KNOWN FIRE HAZARDS I've seen several leak, break and cause fires , they are restrictive and un-safe to use
, if you insist on mounting a fuel filter next to the carb, these filters in this link below work and are not a fire hazard
http://www.robbmcperformance.com/products/filters.html
http://www.jegs.com/i/Professional-Prod ... 6/10002/-1
HOSE LIKE THIS WAS NEVER DESIGNED TO BE FUEL LINE IT HARDENS WITH HEAT OVER TIME,BECOMES BRITTLE AND CRACKS, ITS ALSO EASILY MELTED, ITS ALSO A FIRE HAZARD
BTW THESE ARE STILL PATHETIC AS A FUEL FILTER BUT ARE FAR SAFER THAN THOSE GLASS SCREW TOGETHER DISASTERS, the ALUMINUM FILTERS ABOVE ARE BETTER AND SAFER
be aware that the cross sectional area of both the fuel lines and fuel filter medium,
and the fuel pressure regulator and return line cross sectional area all effect the fuel delivery efficiency
and fuel delivery consistency is critical,, you need a certain, dependable,
fuel volume available, pressure increases only go so far in correcting lack of required fuel delivery issues,
and you might get by with a cars stock 3/8" lines on a dyno , but once your dealing with inertial loads,
and longer duration, high power runs a 3/8" line is usually hopeless on a 750-1000 hp engine
THIS THREAD REMINDS ME!
I was just talking with a neighbor who used that reinforced clear plastic fuel line on his car back in the 1980s, it was on a mustang, he owned at the time, he used one of the clear plastic fuel filters and a couple small hose clamps ... well he says he remembers just about everyone used those back then, but he was sitting at a traffic light one day and started smelling strong fuel,odors, and smoke started coming out from under the dash and thru the air conditioning ducts, he pulled over to open the hood and found gas spraying in a fine mist from a crack in the hose that had turned yellow and hardened with heat and age in the engine compartment, the smoke was from the fuel mist hitting the hot engine,the crack was where the clamp was on the filter, he had no idea why the engine failed to catch fire. but he replaced the hose and filter , and when he got home he called a friend that he knew was using a similar set-up, the friend said he had already replaced his fuel line after having a small fire when he moved the cars air cleaner and busted the hose!
HERES SOMETHING FAR SUPERIOR
http://www.aemelectronics.com/?q=produc ... uel-filter
KEY FEATURES
Machined from 6061-T6 aluminum and hard anodized black
Flows up to 12.32 gpm @ 45 PSI and 2.63 gpm @ 6 PSI with -10 port fittings
Filters as low as 7 microns
Viton o-rings and gaskets ensure outstanding performance when using gasoline, alcohol or gasoline/alcohol blended fuels
End caps are machined with -10 AN female fittings with o-ring receiver groove
End caps have pressure intensifiers for greater sealing of end gaskets
2†OD x 10†length for easy mounting
Commonly available replacement filter cartridges
Laser etched with AEM logo, flow and filter replacement information
The AEM High Flow -10 AN Inline Fuel Filter is CNC machined from 6061-T6 Aluminum and Hard Anodized Black. AEM’s engineers designed this filter with the racer in mind and with the intention of maximizing flow, filtration and ease of installation. The end caps are machined with -10AN female fittings with o-ring receiver groove that allow the filter to flow up to an astonishing 12.32 gpm @ 45 PSI and 2.63 gpm @ 6 PSI. All sealing o-rings and gaskets are made of Viton for outstanding performance when using gasoline, alcohol or gasoline/alcohol blended fuels. The commonly available replacement filter cartridges filter as low as 7 microns. The standard 2†OD allows for easy mounting virtually anywhere in the vehicle.
BTW I WONDER IF VERY MANY GUYS BOTHER TO READ INSTRUCTIONS
http://www.jegs.com/i/JEGS-Performance- ... 2/10002/-1
heres a fuel filter I see some guy installed on his 750 holley carb equipped car and he wonders why he runs out of fuel in third gear,think about it, hes got a fuel filter rated at 130 gallons per hour , certainly adequate...until you realize hes using a manual fuel pump that produces maybe 9psi and the filter flow rates rated at 75 psi, , more than 8.3 times the pressure, so hes likely getting 1/6-1/8th the flow at 9 psi
read thru these
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viewtopic.php?f=55&t=635
http://aeromotiveinc.com/wp-content/upl ... ter-NN.pdf
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