i was at the dragstrip the other day and saw a boosted civic with all black braided steel fuel and oil lines. i thought it looked pretty kewl, but i cant find anybody selling some. does anyone know where to find some because im trying to put together a price list for my future ls-t hatch. thanks

ps- i wasnt sure where exactly to put the topic, but i thought i would get the best response here

 

they arent steel, they are made out of nylon. what you are looking for is made by earl's. its called pro-lite 350

jegs.com has it but they dont seem to sell the fittings for it

 

Tthere made of fireproof nomex. Summit sells it for a pretty penny.

 

i have two different responses. can anyone else verify what they are made of or could it be either?

 

goto jegs.com

its called earl's pro-lite 350 and its made out of nylon... trust me, i have it sitting in front of me

 

will nylon hold up to heat though?

 

do you also have the fittings? if so where did u get them?

 

Lightweight, durable, flexible.
Pro Lite 350 hose has a tough, abrasion resistant nylon sheathing, bonded to the textile inner braid embedded in the synthetic rubber liner making it the highest pressure, lightweight hose available. The hose has incredible flexibility while maintaining the ability to withstand high vacuum and hot oil temperatures. Pressure ratings of 350 psi and operating temperature range of -40°F to +300°F. Do not use with brake fluid. Specifically designed to use Earl's Swivel Seal and Auto Crimp Hose Ends.


from jegs' website
http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/nc...r=361

i dont remember where the fittings came from

 

what are you using your lines for??? these probably wouldnt be to good for oil return due to high temp right? i dont know much about oil/fuel lines, are these a lot more than reg ss lines? i also read that some fittings are pretty hard to install. would the fittings for these lines be tough?

 

it would be fine for an oil return as long as it doesnt corss over the downpipe or get to clsoe to it (i.e heat wrap the dp and return line)


I'm using mine for my fuel system

 

I use Earls Pro-lite 350 too. Its saves ALOT of weight compared to ss braided hose.

 

Aeroquip makes some called Startlite as well with lightweight crimpable fittings.... Very spendy though

 

oh come on man. its not an all motor car. who cares about that small difference in weight!

 

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You'd be surprised how much weight I saved. Every little bit counts.

 

Sprint cars that come in to be fitted with startlite hose/fittings are usually running a dry sump and can save 30-50lb easy.

 

You've got to be kidding me... your're 15?

 

Here try this, it might help a little bit:

Example of hose:

http://store.summitracing.com/...00041

Example of fittings: (Black Oxide)

http://store.summitracing.com/...00041

Example of fittings: (Black hard anodized)

http://store.summitracing.com/...00041

Now you can also look up this stuff as well: http://www.xrp.com

You can use the hose that is used on the IHBA boats. The machine that they use just to compress the fitting is $3000.00. That hose is pretty expensive. XRP is in San Diego, California. He has been doing TAD (Top alchohol dragsters), and FC (Funny cars) in the NHRA for a long time now. Aeroquip, and Goodridge also have some of this line as well. But I think that you will be happier with the price and the overall product of the Earls line.

Side note as well, you can order the hose ends from Jegs if you want to as well. It is just a Jegs part as opposed to an Earls part. Same thing, at a fraction of the cost.

http://www.jegs.com/cgi-bin/nc...r=361

Jason

 

I cna source out the lines for you and the hose ends as well as the fittings.

Let me know what you need and I'll try to help..

stan

 

I have the crimping machine

The fittings are pretty cool for it too.

 

The Pro-lite hose is easier to assemble then normal braided stainless. It's a lot easier on the hands too.

Cost really isn't much higher then normal braided stainless hose.

 

When you get fittings any bigger than a -6 it is

 

Last complete fuel system I did was -8 feed, -6 return. It was only like $40 more then stainless. You can use the same fittings between the two type of hoses.

 

Dont forget Goodridge lines and hoses.

 

im using two -8's off of the sump to a magnaflow y-fitting that has a -10 feed to an earls filter and aeromotive a100 pump, then -10 all the way to the fuel rail, then to an aeromotive regulator then to a -6 return

all of the stuff for the sump and the fuel rail feed and return in the engine bay is prolite, the rest of it is earl's super stock hose or watever (the blue stuff)