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5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Can anyone tell me if the hard lines for the 3.8 Birds are the same size or different from it's 5 liter brethren?
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1986 T-bird 3.8 *SOLD*
1990 Mustang
2004 Mach 1

5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #1 –
I dunno always walked a wide path around the 3.8, but if it helps, the 5.0 lines run up the RF corner of engine to the fuel rail... The 2.3 come up the driver side toward rear of engine, wouldn't surprise me if 3.8 was different as well...

The Turbo coupe and '88 5.0 cars are routed differently in the rear due to dual lers...

5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #2 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;431809
I dunno always walked a wide path around the 3.8, but if it helps, the 5.0 lines run up the RF corner of engine to the fuel rail... The 2.3 come up the driver side toward rear of engine, wouldn't surprise me if 3.8 was different as well...

The Turbo coupe and '88 5.0 cars are routed differently in the rear due to dual lers...

87-88 5.0 fuel lines are routed the same. Odd when the 87 5.0s had single exhaust.
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5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #3 –
my 87 3.8 came up on the drivers side
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5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #4 –
i think an 88 3.8 comes up like the 5.0
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5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #5 –
Does any know that actual sizes or if they're the same size?
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1986 T-bird 3.8 *SOLD*
1990 Mustang
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5.0 vs. 3.8 fuel lines

Reply #6 –
The '88 3.8 lines come up on the passenger side, near the air intake plumbing They come through the inner fender, at least on my two '88 cars they did. They're not a direct "plug and play" with a 5.0 fuel rail, but they are close. A few folks here have adapted TC fuel lines to work with an f150 v8 fuel rail. I don't know what's involved with creating a section of line to connect the two. Might ask about the "how" part of it.. ;)

I have no clue if the older V6 cars were like the '88 or not. Probably not, as the '88 was the first year of the SEFI 3.8 and not the CFI version.
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