Hey guys,
Have heard that you can and cant use copper for fuel lines? Does it react or whats the go? I need to use a little (30cm) half inch hard line in my fuel system and am having problems locating some. I dont want to buy a whole roll. Anyone have any ideas on where to get the correct hard line or if copper is fine?
Thanks
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Copper works. It was used for years in the early days of cars. Steel is used now because it is cheeper. You could also used aluminum, no problem there either
That was Taken off a search in google.
I'd try and use steel.
Copper is just as strong as aluminium in fuel lines and the vl has aluminium lines from factory not steel. Strength is no issue when the lines are attached to the body of the car since it wont be moving or stressed.
Ive only ever seen copper fuel lines on old hot rods and they clear coated them so the copper doesnt go dull, looks cool but unaware if its a good idea or not .
Copper is more sensitive to vibration then aluminium and steel and will have a hardening affect on it and will eventually crack.
I'd be using steel or aluminium
youll be fine with copper in terms of durability and cracking iv seen copper pipes take a good beating and still havent failed as a fuel line it should be fine
i had 3/8" lines in the VH
was fine?
never heard anyone having hassles with it
ive actualy got it sitting in my boot
someone take it for free plz
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because they can become stiff, brittle and incredibly hard to remove when using some fuels
my car was running methanol when i bought it, all rubber section of my fuel lines were shot, they were all stuck to everything and was no chance i could get them off without cutting them down the side.
im sure you can get specific rubber for specific fuels though...
copper is just an oldschool thing
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ahh i see, well yea youcan get rubber thhat is compatible with methanol etc, i know that silicone lines dont go hard when used with methanol
try sourcing out a rubber fuel line with a silicone inner layer?
i ran 1/2' alloy pipe for my cousins old chevy, boot to motor. ill brake it down how i did it,
tank to filter 200mm braided line and speed flow fittings,
filter to pump 200mm briaded line and speed flow fittings.
pump to second filter 2 meters or so alloy pipe, speed flow bush and compresion type fittings,
second filter to twin in let carby set up 500mm briaded line and speed flow fittings
i cant see a problem wih copper unles it reacts with unleaded fuel ?
dunno but id say no.
refridgearnt copper is thicker wall but you'll need to aneal the coper befor you bend it (this is a must with thicker walled copper - cause it you dont it will be weakend if not split)
you could try normal hard drawn copper but you'll need to use benders could become a pain under a car.
if you use anealed copper coil it will be much easyer and once set in place over time with become hard drawn from vibriations, the one thing with copper is if its under the car in places it will get wet use a bit of plastic rubber or duct tape to any secton of copper touching the metal on the car, as it may rust....
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Originally Posted by rusty577
Copper is more sensitive to vibration then aluminium and steel and will have a hardening affect on it and will eventually crack.
I'd be using steel or aluminium
but have you ever used it .l've had copper lines on cars for over 10yrs and still going well
i am currently using hard drawn copper thicker guage same as you use on gas and water in a house in half inch for the feed and return in my car and i dont have any issues what so ever best thing i done
motorsport connections sell 1/2 inch soft drawn aluminium in a 16 m roll.
Looks mad and it is meant to be used for fuel etc.
Have it in my car no probs at all
