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Old 06-06-2011 | 05:09 PM
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I'm doing a 5.3 swap and looking for fuel hoses but I keep reading to use hose rated for at least 60 PSI and I can only find hose rated to 50 PSI or rated for 250 PSI and costs 90 bucks.

So does anyone have a part # or link for some fuel lines that will work?
Old 06-06-2011 | 05:25 PM
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Stainless braided line should be good but yeah its expensive.
Old 06-06-2011 | 05:33 PM
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I've only seen people use rubber lines...I wanna know where they got some that can handle the pressure
Old 06-06-2011 | 05:38 PM
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Fuel Injection line at the parts store should be rated to higher than 50 psi...
Old 06-06-2011 | 06:03 PM
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That's too easy

Shittttttttttttttttttt I just checked oriellys and it's $9/ foot
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Can you not buy some adapters to use your stock fuel lines? I know they make them for the 96+ vortec 5.7s
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I could use my stock lines if the fuel rail was had a return and feed but since it's just the feed line it won't work.

I found this

https://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/C...006447045&An=0
Old 06-06-2011 | 06:37 PM
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just put a carb on, then you only need line rated to 10psi.
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I could use surgical tubing
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I wouldnt use rubber hose. I know here if you have over 12" of rubber in your fuel line then they wont pass safety.
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