Design Engineering Inc. (DEI), a leading U.S. manufacturer of thermal tuning products, has introduced a new high performance grade, self-curing waterproof tape that is a must-have for any home, shop or automotive repair tool kit. Quick Fix tape provides an immediate waterproof seal on contact. Made to be resistant to moisture, harsh chemical solvents, [...]
Oomph! Labs introduces Hose Candy® – a quick-coupler system designed to transform the look, performance and efficiency of vacuum and turbo hoses of any vehicle. Hose Candy turns all connections into quick-couplers and prevents breaking vacuum lines, making it easy and painless to perfectly seal or disconnect all types of hoses with just a quick twist.
Russell Performance, a division of Edelbrock, LLC offers consumers complete EFI fuel hose kits for Chevy LS and the Chrysler 5.7L Hemi engines.
Build, text and photos by Mike Mavrigian It’s time to talk about the fuel system on our little 8BA. I chose a triple-deuce setup, using three Barry Grant Demon 98 2-bbl carbs. The center-mounted carb serves as the primary carburetor (P/N 9801), and the front and rear carbs serve as secondaries (P/N 9802). The [...]
A new –AN plumbing supplier has entered the performance and racing scene. Redhorse Performance offers a very thorough lineup of –AN hose, adapters, fittings and hose ends in a complete array of sizes and configurations. Upon reviewing sample pieces, we were especially impressed with the outstanding finish and anodizing treatments. All pieces (red, blue and [...]
Russell Performance, a division of Edelbrock, LLC offering a complete line of Advanced Fluid Transfer Systems, has a new catalog available.
One of the newest releases from HP Books is High Performance Fasteners & Plumbing, written by Mike Mavrigian. This 170-page book provides detailed, yet easy-to-read technical information on understanding all types of performance fasteners (bolts, nuts, screws, rivets, clamps, etc.) and performance plumbing for fuel, brake, oil and coolant hose, fittings, tubes, etc.
Whenever I build an engine, regardless of my confidence in terms of fitting and assembly detail, I’m always a bit apprehensive when it comes time to light the fire. But when things go picture-perfect and you hit high numbers without a single glitch, it’s a feeling that’s better than sex (I’m sure you know what I mean). This LS program proved to be a total success.
all photos by author An investment of a few hours during tube bending will pay off in achieving a neat and coordinated plumbing appearance. The NOS nitrous pro fogger kit we installed features soft-plume-type fogger nozzles. In this view, the top inlet (in line with the discharge nozzle tube) is for extra fuel. The angled [...]
SOLENOID PLUMBING As mentioned, two individual solenoids are involved, one for nitrous and one for the extra fuel shot. Loosely install a 1/8″ x 1/8″ NPT male nipple into the outlet port of the nitrous solenoid. Loosely install a 1/4″ NPT x 6AN nitrous filter into the inlet port of the nitrous solenoid. Trail-fit the [...]
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