Greg,
When I wrote that there are only two bolts holding the old rails, I was writing about the old model Lindsey aftermarket rails. I was making that point because you and Dave suggested that the rule should read "four bolts" and that would require a different modification of the earlier model Lindsey rails than I'm using. But, if you or someone who can fabricate, wants to make some kind of second bracket to accommodate the extra bolts, I'd gladly buy one.
The only way that the fuel rail can tip sideways zip tied to the intake is if the bolts are able to fall completely out. And then it would take a pretty solid impact to stretch the ties enough to allow it to pull away from the intake enough for the injectors to clear the holes. When it happened to me during a race (without ties and loctite--both bolts fell out), it took some time for the injectors to vibrate loose enough for some of the fuel spray to start leaking out. When that happened there was an obvious loss of power and fuel smell. Hit the kill switch as soon as that was apparent and everything stopped spraying and whatever fuel was on the engine at that point quickly evaporated. Even if there was a fire it wouldn't have had much fuel. BTW, it was the last lap and I was in the lead  .
Anyway, in the end I'd rather have the new style rails... Dave, want to query Lindsey about a special deal for those of us who bought the original fuel rails?
Steve
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