Hot Rods Edelbrock dual carb setup fuel inlet - struggle choosing

I'm trying to pick a fuel line inlet setup for my dual Edelbrock carb setup. I saw a couple of nice ones but they're blue, red, etc anodized. The only non-colored one I saw was one made by Edelbrock and it's out of stock everywhere. What are you dual Edelbrock carb guys using for a fuel line setup? I'd like something clean and simple. On my Ford FE in my Cobra, I have a manifold mounted log with ******s that the fuel lines go onto and then into each Holley carb inlet. Nothing like that exists for the early Hemi. I'm not much for fabrication either.

Lastly, are the inlet thread sizes for a center hung Holley carb fuel inlet and a 1403/1404 Edelbrock fuel inlet the same size? I'm thinking of buying a chrome dual inlet fuel line for a Holley double pumper, cutting the longer line, and connecting the two with a length of braided fuel line. Would that thread into the Edelbrocks and seal well?

 

holley is usually 1", the AFB is 5/8, so no, that won't work. But there are fittings to adapt each to 3/8" inverse flare, which is pretty common.

you can buy braided line fittings that are nickel plated, they look decent.

of course if you can't put it all together, then I guess it's moot.

 

"But there are fittings to adapt each to 3/8" inverse flare, which is pretty common."
That may be, but apparently not common enough for me to understand what you're talking about!

Can anyone give me an example of what fittings I'd need to adapt Holley dual inlet double pumpper fuel line to Edelbrocks? Apologies, guys - this is my first time using Edelbrocks and it's all foreign science to me.

 

On second thought, disregard. I know what you mean. The common Holley hard line is a 3/8 flare. I can get a fitting that screws into the Edelbrock inlet that will accept the 3/8 flare. Duh - please forgive the dunce moment.

That said, anyone have another photo of a tricked out solution for dual Edelbrock fuel lines?

 

I used the Edelbrock fuel lines and used EASY OFF to remove the anodized color and then polished the fittings for a nice shiny look. Of course, it was available when I installed a few years ago.

 

You can wire wheel the red/blue anodizing off the fittings, that's what I do.

 

Hmmm - I have heard of that but hadn't thought of it. Thanks!

 

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/edl-8090

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/rsd-pcy05s

I don't know what the center to center distance of your carbs is.

Also notice that these are two different size inverted flare fittings...the one for the carb is 3/8, the line setup with the T is 5/16".

just to get you started on ideas.

 

Easy Off oven cleaner takes off the colors and clear finger nail polish makes a good clear coat. I make my own hard lines using 5/16” fuel line fittings and br*** Tees. An Eastwood style flare tool and bender finish’s with no flexible line on the engine just like stock.

 

Not sure if you can make anything out on this photo but I think I bought an adapter for the carb that took a regular AN fitting, the adapter was different than Holley because I had those and they didn't fit.

 

I tried a generic oven cleaner in a yellow can and it wouldn't remove the color, so if you try that buy the good stuff.

 

I'm looking at this from Speedway. Once you spray the over cleaner on it, does the color just sort of bubble up and rinse off, or do you need to scrub and s****e it off? I'm concerned about getting the color out of the crev***es and between the lines where the lines come together. I don;t know if I can get any sort of scrub pad or tool between the lines where they come together.

 

dang that's a hokey looking bit of plumbing....fake hose end clamp covers....ugh

 

Here is my setup. I think it looks traditional

 

my cobbled together set up looks better then the fake one you are looking at…br*** tees and some 5/16 hardline. As squirrel said though if you can’t put it together yourself then I guess you are stuck with ugly.

 

Looks good to me.

 

I run this simple setup on one car, some people hate it but I think it looks tradionl-ish, not for a show car but doesn't impede fuel flow which I'm more concerned with.

 

Not the best shot of the fuel lines...
Teflon braided, with plated fittings. Stainless steel fittings USED to be available, but are all but no longer available.
I use the Teflon instead of any rubber because NO fuel, no matter how much alcohol is in it, will damage it. It costs a little more, but will outlive the car !!



Mike

 

There are several raw aluminum fuel blocks for sale in our cl*** ads now. If i wanted something that was traditional that is what i would do. Get a two hole fuel block, mount them on the intake between the carbs.

 

Food for thought...

 

All good looking solutions. I like 57 Fargo's setup. I have a bender and flare tool. I'm not particularly adept with it, but I think I can certainly try something like that. I suppose that's 5/16 steel line, not stainless or aluminum?

 

Plain steel line, buy pre flared line, that way it’s half as many you need to make. I did polish the line.

 

I will just add that a soak in white vinegar will remove the anodized finish from fittings and is less toxic and messy than oven cleaner. It also works on zinc plated items like bolts, etc. as well as rust.

 

It needs to be good ol fashioned EZ Off, the caustic stuff and NOT the good smelling lemon scented! A person has to be super careful, it is awful easy to let it set to long and stain/corrode the base aluminum. You will end up with dark splotchy areas or worse

 

I just buy 3/8" hard line and bend and flare my own lines. Then have a short piece of flex line from engine to frame to isolate vibrations. It's cheaper, and cleaner than a bunch of hoses for my use.

 

True this! I sprayed the EZ Off into a container and soaked a red/blue anodized 6 AN swivel fitting over night (because I forgot about it). Took the anodizing off but it didn't swivel any more.

 

I was worried about that too, if the acid in the easy off would deteriorate the seal at the swivel, I put mine in for a couple minutes at a time and was using a br*** brush, after 30 minutes of nothing really happening I wire wheeled on the grinder.

 

Yeah, on the next one I used 000 steel wool and some reducer I had laying around. More work but I didn't ruin the fitting.

 

I happened to be in the carb parts drawer, this is the difference between a Holley and a Carter/Edelbrock fitting, both -6 on the AN side, you can see how much bigger the Holley is.



Also found this hard-line setup, something like that would be an old school look.