Fuel rails??

HawkBrosMav · 09-09-2009, 05:31 PM

I can't tell from the rule book, but are you allowed to use after market fuel rails?

Have some lying around that will make a regulator the we have lying around work and would just like to put it on to save a little cash ha

HawkBrosMav · 09-09-2009, 05:42 PM

I will add another questionin here for those who happen to look.

If we have a stock pan and want to add our own "crank scrper/ windage tray." more like a 1" stipe of metal on the back and side of the pan to help control oil is this legal?
i don't plan on cutting the pan and making the overall shape of the pan different just thinking this is something i could do instead of spending money and the aftermarket accepted one...

Tom Turner · 09-10-2009, 04:07 PM

Aftermarket fuel rails are not legal in stock. There is quite a bit of room in the rules for regulator adaptations and fuel hookups but the rails must be OE. You can do anything you want inside the pan; nothing outside. No wiggle room here, the rule is pretty plain and simple. TT

Notch1320 · 09-11-2009, 05:50 AM

Where in the rule book does it say you can't run an aftermarket fuel rail? I have seen them on numerous cars, including mine without issue???

west coast · 09-11-2009, 09:28 AM

My car is a FI car with stock rails. I have seen plenty of cars with aftermarket fuel rails I thought this was legal. Page 105 under fuel injection first sentence is Fuel injection must retain OEMthrottle body(s), plenum, and manifold. So that sounds like everthing else you can change Rails, pumps, regulator, take the pump out of the tank to use a fuel cell. The rest of the section talks about larger fuel injectors and the system open or closed loop. Does anybody see anything else or is my interpitation off base. Thanks

larry dowty · 09-11-2009, 09:49 AM

I had lunch with tom turner yesterday, and then read his post later, i know he knows the rule book inside out BUT i think he is wrong this time????

Tom Turner · 09-14-2009, 06:55 PM

I guess that I need to carefully read the CURRENT rulebook more carefully. When we started with FI cars and then the FI classes; stock rails were required. That portion of the rules seems to have been deleted somewhere along the way. Sorry. TT

09-09-2009, 05:31 PM	#1
HawkBrosMav Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 356 Likes: 6 Liked 276 Times in 68 Posts	Fuel rails?? I can't tell from the rule book, but are you allowed to use after market fuel rails? Have some lying around that will make a regulator the we have lying around work and would just like to put it on to save a little cash ha

09-09-2009, 05:42 PM	#2
HawkBrosMav Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 356 Likes: 6 Liked 276 Times in 68 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? I will add another questionin here for those who happen to look. If we have a stock pan and want to add our own "crank scrper/ windage tray." more like a 1" stipe of metal on the back and side of the pan to help control oil is this legal? i don't plan on cutting the pan and making the overall shape of the pan different just thinking this is something i could do instead of spending money and the aftermarket accepted one...

09-10-2009, 04:07 PM	#3
Tom Turner Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lake Tapps, Washington Posts: 137 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? Aftermarket fuel rails are not legal in stock. There is quite a bit of room in the rules for regulator adaptations and fuel hookups but the rails must be OE. You can do anything you want inside the pan; nothing outside. No wiggle room here, the rule is pretty plain and simple. TT

09-11-2009, 05:50 AM	#4
Notch1320 Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Yuba City, CA Posts: 220 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? Where in the rule book does it say you can't run an aftermarket fuel rail? I have seen them on numerous cars, including mine without issue??? __________________ Shawn Allsup K/S 718

09-11-2009, 09:28 AM	#5
west coast Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Rainy Washington Posts: 577 Likes: 4 Liked 129 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? My car is a FI car with stock rails. I have seen plenty of cars with aftermarket fuel rails I thought this was legal. Page 105 under fuel injection first sentence is Fuel injection must retain OEMthrottle body(s), plenum, and manifold. So that sounds like everthing else you can change Rails, pumps, regulator, take the pump out of the tank to use a fuel cell. The rest of the section talks about larger fuel injectors and the system open or closed loop. Does anybody see anything else or is my interpitation off base. Thanks

09-11-2009, 09:49 AM	#6
larry dowty Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: tacoma wa Posts: 281 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? I had lunch with tom turner yesterday, and then read his post later, i know he knows the rule book inside out BUT i think he is wrong this time???? __________________ larry dowty 6388 SS

09-14-2009, 06:55 PM	#7
Tom Turner Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lake Tapps, Washington Posts: 137 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Fuel rails?? I guess that I need to carefully read the CURRENT rulebook more carefully. When we started with FI cars and then the FI classes; stock rails were required. That portion of the rules seems to have been deleted somewhere along the way. Sorry. TT