Fuel system

Accelerator pedal

Our XJ6 restomod is a true electronic drive-by-wire vehicle so there is no mechanical connection between the engine and the accelerator pedal. Instead, the LS3 crate engine package comes with AC Delco’s 22706224 accelerator position sensor that plugs directly into the LS3 engine harness. Unlike the vintage XJ6 gas pedal...

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Fuel lines and fittings

Line materials There are four basic fuel line material choices: [1] the traditional rubber line used in many classic cars, [2] braided steel impregnated with chlorinated polyethylene (a rubber-like coating), [3] fluoroelastomer using PTFE (Teflon) or fluoropolymer elastomer (FKM) using Viton, and [4] hard metal lines, either aluminum, nickel-copper, or...

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Fuel flow

Overview General Motors does not excel in product documentation, and one notable information desert concerns fuel flow; that is, how gasoline gets from the tank to the fuel injectors. The closest Chevrolet application of our LS3 6.2L crate engine is the 2010-13 Corvette. As a starting point, let’s see how...

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EFI fuel system

Background The XJ6 implemented a dual fuel tank system with twelve U.S. gallon capacity on each side (effective total about 21.5 gallons), an innovative concept but often fraught with leaks or gas fumes in reality and designed for the low pressure (under 10 PSI) carburetor XK engine. The high fuel...

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