Subject	Wait a minute....
Posted by	ConVerTT on March 31, 2008 at 8:31 PM
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In Reply To	Advisory for those people installing 300 degree fuel rails posted by spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) on March 31, 2008 at 06:17 PM
Message	Not trying to pick a fight - just trying to understand this as I am considering this setup. As a general rule, as the temperature starts to drop, I tighten all my fuel clamps with the car cold, and at the lower ambient temperature - the concern being cold = hose shrinkage = looser clamp over time. With aluminum rails, I would think that as the car warms and the aluminum expands, the connections would tighten as opposed to loosen. In other words, I would have thought that the same installation/maintenance logic would apply to aluminum rails - ie. if you live in a "cold" climate then you need to make sure all the connections are tight when when it is cold and the connections are at the colder ambient temperature ??? Ie. if everything is tight when it is cold, it will only be "tighter" as it warms up? Pics Cruizin' Topless on December 26th Engine Bay Pics 719 miles on the turbo'ed NA 'VerTT and counting Versus TransAm Versus Audi S4 Biturbo Versus Cadillac XLR NA's are for Sissies Sudden Loss of Boost is Heartstopping First Driving Impression Preliminary Dyno Results Acknowledgments
Follow Ups	Advisory for those people installing 300 degree fuel rails - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 18:17:19 03/31/08 Did the injector o-rings leak as well? - Kandy Orange Z 20:05:49 03/31/08 On that same car, no (n/m) - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 21:43:20 03/31/08 Re: Did the injector o-rings leak as well? - OldSquidz 22:43:07 03/31/08 While I'm not calling into question that you had leaks, - ni[X]it 20:12:01 03/31/08 You beat me to it - same question below VVVVV (n/m) - ConVerTT 20:33:22 03/31/08 My exact thought when reading the post. - ENVYMYZ 21:19:29 03/31/08 Why use o-rings over a copper seal? - Spddracer 21:38:04 03/31/08 The oring was actually split apart in this case as well - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 21:51:41 03/31/08 I was also thinking about this - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 21:42:29 03/31/08 Are the AN fittings steel or aluminum? - ConVerTT 22:01:23 03/31/08 If as supplied by 300d, they are Aluminum for that reason. - ni[X]it 09:55:35 04/01/08 Not part of the kit... - Dallas DamonZ 10:29:19 04/01/08 Wait a minute.... - ConVerTT 20:31:26 03/31/08 Thats what I was thinking as well.. - Kandy Orange Z 20:44:33 03/31/08 Re: Thats what I was thinking as well.. - ConVerTT 20:48:56 03/31/08 all I can tell you - vorpalZ 22:38:52 03/31/08 Re: Advisory for those people installing 300 degree fuel rails - Dallas DamonZ 00:26:00 04/01/08 used the orings, they flared out and nearly split on the - spyhunterTT + 93Vert(nj) 16:45:51 04/01/08 user error (n/m) - ZEngineer 09:59:09 04/01/08
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