Has anyone ever done this before?
01-07-2006, 07:29 PM
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Re: Has anyone ever done this before? (siblues)
I might be wrong but I think there is too much vibration under the hood of a car to run copper lines and to have them last a long time. I think they would eventually brake off at the fittings.
The lines look clean but HOLY fittings batman!!
The lines look clean but HOLY fittings batman!!
01-08-2006, 06:07 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever done this before? (Adi Radoncic)
YUK... Sorry just my OPINION.... looks like a pain in the *** to work on, around.... but nicely done.... 
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01-08-2006, 07:19 AM
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Re: Has anyone ever done this before? (Adi Radoncic)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Adi Radoncic »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I might be wrong but I think there is too much vibration under the hood of a car to run copper lines and to have them last a long time. I think they would eventually brake off at the fittings.
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Subarus use em. . . .
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Subarus use em. . . .
01-08-2006, 08:39 AM
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I bet that car is owned by a pipefitter, there's no reason to do that otherwise.
Can you imagine trying to work around all that piping? Even if I were dumb enough to run hard piping for vacuum lines, I'd certainly use stainless, not copper.
I say it's a total waste of time and money, let alone having a hundred potential leak points.
Can you imagine trying to work around all that piping? Even if I were dumb enough to run hard piping for vacuum lines, I'd certainly use stainless, not copper.
I say it's a total waste of time and money, let alone having a hundred potential leak points.
01-08-2006, 08:42 AM
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it looks like stainless steel to me and they use that **** on hydraulic car setups it is pretty durable and olds up to vibrations copper would be to weak
01-08-2006, 08:45 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Mr. Helsinki »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I bet that car is owned by a pipefitter, there's no reason to do that otherwise.
Can you imagine trying to work around all that piping? Even if I were dumb enough to run hard piping for vacuum lines, I'd certainly use stainless, not copper.
I say it's a total waste of time and money, let alone having a hundred potential leak points.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dude think before your talk, This is what a b series intake looks like..
and this is what an Ls1 intake looks like.
Not too easy to tap a bumch of holes in a composite intake. stress cracks..
Can you imagine trying to work around all that piping? Even if I were dumb enough to run hard piping for vacuum lines, I'd certainly use stainless, not copper.
I say it's a total waste of time and money, let alone having a hundred potential leak points.</TD></TR></TABLE>
Dude think before your talk, This is what a b series intake looks like..
and this is what an Ls1 intake looks like.
Not too easy to tap a bumch of holes in a composite intake. stress cracks..
01-08-2006, 10:25 AM
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I have seen several Harley Davidson's and Triumph motorcycles with copper oil lines and I think fuel lines cant remember right off. If anything vibrates those bikes do and they seem to hold up fine.
01-08-2006, 02:49 PM
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i agree with the copper lines for oil, although a piece of rubber here and there in a few sections wouldnt hurt either, kinda like old 300zx-TTs.
but seriously that ls1 is overkill with the lines, i cant imagine the time it took to flare all those lines and get it together.
oil yes
vacuum no
but seriously that ls1 is overkill with the lines, i cant imagine the time it took to flare all those lines and get it together.
oil yes
vacuum no
01-08-2006, 05:33 PM
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I wouldn't disagree with piping oil lines, but wtf was that guy thinking? I wonder if he ever heard of a distribution block? He'd have saved a shitload of parts, time, and space.
I'd also suggest compression fittings, rather than flares. They're cheap, easy to seal/install, reusable (to a degree) and are good for more oil psi than your motor will put out.
I'd also suggest compression fittings, rather than flares. They're cheap, easy to seal/install, reusable (to a degree) and are good for more oil psi than your motor will put out.
01-08-2006, 07:05 PM
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Man there must be a gallon of brake fluid sitting in those lines. 
Sorry couldn't resist.
Seriously though, I think it's fine and cheaper than stainless but I wouldn't do it that way.
Sorry couldn't resist.Seriously though, I think it's fine and cheaper than stainless but I wouldn't do it that way.
