Date:         Sun, 8 Jul 2007 23:12:19 -0500
Reply-To:     Matt Roberds <mattroberds@COX.NET>
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From:         Matt Roberds <mattroberds@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: burning vans, brittle fuel rails?
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> From:    pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
> Date:    Sun, 8 Jul 2007 21:09:08 -0400
>
> Just dreaming but wouldn't it be cool if a company like Bahn Brenner
> made a billet aluminum fuel rail kit for the WBX?

Maybe.  Note that the 16-valve rail bolts to the intake manifold for
support.  The WBX ones just hang there on the end of the hoses, so
anything heavier than the stock plastic ones will put more force on
those hoses.

An aluminum one would, however, look cool and be a lot easier to install
than actually changing all the rubber fuel hoses, so somebody could
probably make money selling them.  And then, after a van burns down
because the customer didn't change the rubber hoses, the customer could
re-use the part on their next engine!  :)

Matt Roberds