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Several weeks ago I mentioned how my gas line was leaking in several spots. I had used New German FI line and after 6 months it leaks. I have used GATES hose and it leaks. I had used Goodyear FI hose and it leaked. Several of you had said at that time that you too were having problems with German line and other types. It was recommended that I get Regular GATES FI hose...at $6.50 a foot... to redo my Square. That works out to about 16 feet (you do the math).... and I did some exploring to see what I could find. First off, I called the AQMD in Los Angeles to see what was done to the gas around a year ago. They stopped using MTBE as an additive because of water table pollution. They instead started using a Methanol darivitive.... stinking Alcohol.... THAT EATS GAS LINES from the inside out. Yes, they said it was destroying fuel systems.... but saving the Earth....Doooh I have found a MARINE fuel line that is not effected by alcohol, is FI rated, working temp from -25f to 400f.... 250psi.... is FIRE rated and only costs $3.15 a foot. The only thing is it is a bit thicker on the outside than a regular 5/16 line.... but I have redone my car front to back now without that being a problem. I have also used 5/16 copper line to replace the rubber lines running from the engine to the tunnel. I have used 2inch stubs of the new line to connect the copper to the lines coming from the tunnel.