Thread: Cutting fuel lines

For those who have done it, will this pipe cutter work?

Summit SUM-900500 - Summit® Mini Tubing Cutters

If not, any links to one that will? While on my deployment I'm planning out my IC install with braided SS fuel lines.

Yeah, it should work fine. Alot better than what I have.

If you got any questions on doing this let me know, you've seen my little write up haven't you? Braided/AN lines are sooo much nicer than OEM. Perfect time is definaitly IC time...

Those little cutters work good use them on brake lines all the time. Well not those exact ones but the same style.

Originally Posted by TDCRacing

Well he's trying to cut it at the end of the metal line. That way he could put the A/N to tube adapters form the Metal line all the way to the fuel rail compleatly eleminating the stock plastic lines. So he would need a clean cut.

Exactly. To hell with the stock nylon. Plus I need to change over from my the stock L36 fuel lines with the 90* bend in them before I get fuel rails. minichopper, I'm looking at getting ZZP's modded rails but if you can offer a better solution in the next month I'll be interested in looking at what you have.

Shawn, I've referenced your write up for the parts and feel I'm good to go. I'm ordering like 15ft of SS line so I have plenty to mess up with, and I'm planning on coming up from just above where the lines curve up towards the engine bay.

You'll be fine Sabre. There actully pretty damn easy to do, alot easier than I thought even with the tight spaces.

Also, I'd recommend against ZZP fuel logs. I had a set, they sucked ass, leaked like hell and a piss poor design IMO (along with piss poor customer service). They need to take lessons on how to make fuel rails from PRJ IMO. With that said, go to PRJPerformance.com and get some good rails that'll last forever and look even better and cleaner.

Opps, my bad. You said MODDED stock rails not the Logs, disregard what i've said. The modded stock ones should be good, surely they couldn't screw them up.

LOL TDC, its the truth. If you want a leaky fire hazzard, go with ZZP logs. Mine leaked so much, I think modding/rigging the stockers with rubber hose/clamps would of been safer than the set I had. They were definately flawed.....

Originally Posted by agrazela

Sabrewings, let me ask you: are you going to braided ss lines because you want to get rid of the nylon lines no matter what, or because you need something that will mate up with rails designed for an L67?

I hate how my current setup has the lines curving over. The return line has a nasty habit of kinking on some cars as it gets older and I want it gone.

So, I want SS braided since its more durable as well as converting to something more compatible with fuel rails for the L67s.

Originally Posted by Iron Indian

Opps, my bad. You said MODDED stock rails not the Logs, disregard what i've said. The modded stock ones should be good, surely they couldn't screw them up.

Yeah, I'm talking about the modded rails. I can't justify spending that much on PRJs or the Fuel Logs when there are modded stocks that work just as well.

Originally Posted by agrazela

It is entirely possible to mod a stock L67 rail for a topswap so as to mate up to L36 lines (and make room for an IC) without any twisting / kinking / bending / modification on the lines:

Wow, nice work man! Very clean and constructed right. Wish I was that talented.....