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Funky drum-looking thing on '01+ or so L67 fuel rail?

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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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Default Funky drum-looking thing on '01+ or so L67 fuel rail?

Take a look at these photos of stock L67 fuel rails:

This one, I believe, is on a '99 PA Ultra:
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This one, I believe, is an '00 or '01 SSEi:
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On the later fuel rail, there is some big drum-shaped thing in the intake line (just above and to the right of the Schrader valve), that I've never seen on earlier models...anyone know what that thing is?

(Note: these are haro'* photos, so he can feel free to correct the year and model info above)
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 06:29 PM
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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well..the first one is very obviously Andrew'* 00 SSEi...

As for the second...thats not Andrew'* PA...that car isn't modded.
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 06:37 PM
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OK, so I'm all screwed up on the captions...maybe those are both his '00 SSEi at different mod levels or something, but he did tell me that that brass-colored rail "came off of" a '01 SSEi...and a quick peek at Rock Auto does indicate that later SSEi'* got a different fuel rail with that funky drum on it...

So the question remains...what is that funky drum?
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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the drum on the fuel rails is simlpy a extra resivor of fuel....it started on late production 00'*
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:06 PM
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yes, those are both my 00 SSEi at different times in its life

your package should be there soon.
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Old Dec 5, 2007 | 08:55 PM
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It is a fuel riser. Do I know exactly what that is...um no...do I care...no. But it is a riser.
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When i bought my extra fuel rail from Ed Morad he said it really doesn't make a difference either way.
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