Next thing you guys are going to tell him is to build it out of silver, even it cost 5 grand.

Obviously he owns what he owns (MIG), and I don't see people lining up to build these at an affordable price.
I read that some guys are using silver solder on the rails and they hold 100psi. Here's mention of it:
Welding a -6AN fitting to a Steel fuel rail??? - Honda-Tech I would think that brazing/soldering would be cost effective if you decide to go a different route.
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Whatever you do, don't let it look like this:
http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...FI-conversions
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