Some good and some bad.
The good :
- I got some new front tires, for peace of mind and sensibility because the ones I've been running are 20 years old, starting to show weather checks, etc.;
- UMI parts showed up (mostly my son's stuff) but I ordered a set of a-arm supports because they seemed like a good idea and I got them installed late Thursday night;
- I have the tune setup for launching with CO2 on the boost control, WOT inside of 5% on the fuel trims and really safe meaning I have a plan once to the track in terms what to change for timing, boost, etc.
The bad :
While under the car putting on the control arm supports I did my usual 'look at everything' (my wife thinks I fall asleep under there lol). I noticed what I thought was a cut in my fuel return line, but upon closer inspection I found the line has deteriorated and begun to get spongey. Undoubtedly due to E85. The lines were a Jegs product that were budget oriented and I had planned to change them every couple of years, but these have only made it about 16 months. I contacted Jegs and inquired about the line I bought only to find that they have now declassified it to not be used for any type of gasoline. I let out my usual wtf and determined I was screwed for this weekend.
I looked into running the same stuff my son has, Eaton stainless braided PTFE (Teflon) lined, and holy moly has that gone up. My son gets this stuff at cost through his employer and it has virtually doubled in price during the past 6 months to $11.50/ft for -10 and $6.70/ft for -6 + 4 fittings. That is going to be very close to $375 for the two long lines (eeks). So I'm looking at using some of the Ebay/Amazon china stuff for a little less than $200. I'm debating what to do at the moment, but need to make a decision to get this rolling by next Saturday.
The weird thing about the lines is that they look and feel like brand new in certain areas, like under the hood, but other spots it's a crazy amount of terrible. It seems to the worst where road grime has laid on the lines. Once I get them out, I'll attach some pictures. I'm still planning to use the rubber on the suction side of the pumps and just change those shorter pieces annually.
The good :
- I got some new front tires, for peace of mind and sensibility because the ones I've been running are 20 years old, starting to show weather checks, etc.;
- UMI parts showed up (mostly my son's stuff) but I ordered a set of a-arm supports because they seemed like a good idea and I got them installed late Thursday night;
- I have the tune setup for launching with CO2 on the boost control, WOT inside of 5% on the fuel trims and really safe meaning I have a plan once to the track in terms what to change for timing, boost, etc.
The bad :
While under the car putting on the control arm supports I did my usual 'look at everything' (my wife thinks I fall asleep under there lol). I noticed what I thought was a cut in my fuel return line, but upon closer inspection I found the line has deteriorated and begun to get spongey. Undoubtedly due to E85. The lines were a Jegs product that were budget oriented and I had planned to change them every couple of years, but these have only made it about 16 months. I contacted Jegs and inquired about the line I bought only to find that they have now declassified it to not be used for any type of gasoline. I let out my usual wtf and determined I was screwed for this weekend.
I looked into running the same stuff my son has, Eaton stainless braided PTFE (Teflon) lined, and holy moly has that gone up. My son gets this stuff at cost through his employer and it has virtually doubled in price during the past 6 months to $11.50/ft for -10 and $6.70/ft for -6 + 4 fittings. That is going to be very close to $375 for the two long lines (eeks). So I'm looking at using some of the Ebay/Amazon china stuff for a little less than $200. I'm debating what to do at the moment, but need to make a decision to get this rolling by next Saturday.
The weird thing about the lines is that they look and feel like brand new in certain areas, like under the hood, but other spots it's a crazy amount of terrible. It seems to the worst where road grime has laid on the lines. Once I get them out, I'll attach some pictures. I'm still planning to use the rubber on the suction side of the pumps and just change those shorter pieces annually.
