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How do you connect a fuel pressure regulator to a returnless style fuel rail? Use the Schrader valve?
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What are you trying to do? They already have a regulator in the tank. An EFI fitting will attach to the rail like stock, but don't run two regulators.
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Originally Posted by 03sierraslt
What are you trying to do? They already have a regulator in the tank. An EFI fitting will attach to the rail like stock, but don't run two regulators.
I was going to try a walbro 400lph on my factory returnless system but I've been told it will overpower the factory regulator. Next step is to convert to return style and add a external FPR. But I'm not very positive to where the regulator connects to after my returnless rail. I'm not trying to swap out my rails.
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If you are gonna go return and use the factory rails then you will have to dead head them.
From tank to regulator, regulator to rails using a standard EFI fitting, and return ran normal.

Use a regulator with two inlets and one return

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Originally Posted by 03sierraslt
If you are gonna go return and use the factory rails then you will have to dead head them.
From tank to regulator, regulator to rails using a standard EFI fitting, and return ran normal.
Makes sense, but I didn't think doing it that way was much good. I'll have to research a little more
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Originally Posted by turbo_outlaw
Makes sense, but I didn't think doing it that way was much good. I'll have to research a little more
Mount the regulator as close to the rails as possible. If you wanna do it right then ditch the factory rails and run the regulator after the rails.



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