both my reaer brake lines need to be done , and i have a leaky return line . might as well do all of them while im under there . but is there any other alternitives to using stock style lines . and im never goigto be runnign enough power to run -an and ss bradied lines .


also what sizes of lines do i get for brakes and fuel /fuel retutn

thanks

 

What does power have to do with SS or braided lines?

I'm running plastic 8mm lines.

 

meaning i dont have to power that would need ss braided lines thats all .

plastic sound easy to work with . any more inf o

thanks

 

yeah, its easy to work with, jsut dont make 90deg turns... Its made for pneumatic systems, blue is the color I have, alot of new cars use them for fuel lines. I think the official material is polyamid.

As for stainless braided, power doesnt determine the usage. I could go to whatever hp I want with plastic lines, these have a 10bar work pressure rating. Braided lines have the braid to protect from outside harm and to aid the PTFE hose inside the braid to withstand more pressure. However, you wouldnt do **** with 300+bar hoses, because your fuel system only supplies about 3-5bar pressure.

 

i know power doesnt mean a thing hear , but all the blingers out there eould be telling me to get the braided lines , i have no reason to get them . i like th eidea of this stuff .

where can i find it .

and thanks again

 

I got mine from a store that sells hydraulic and pneumatic stuff, came by the meter, but I dont know abotu your neck of the woods.

 

For the brake lines, you could just buy a roll of 3/16" brake line and make your own lines. You'll have to buy a flaring tool.

For the return line, I guess you could just run a flexible return line all the way from the pressure regulator to the return on the pump assembly. It's just a black rubber hose that you can pick up from almost any auto parts store. But I question the durability of running a simple rubber hose. I'm guessing that's why all the lines running under the cars are hard lines.

 

I wouldnt run a rubber hose, they harden quite fast and become brittle.

oh and yeah I was talking about using plastic hose for FUEL system not brakes, just in case there was any misunderstanding.

 

lol yea i knew you meant fuel .

brake lines will be hard of course

 

Uh, you do realize that there's rubber hose through out the stock fuel system right?

Fuel filter to fuel rail, pressure regulator to hard line at firewall, hard line to fuel return on the pump assembly.

 

lol i love your avatr

yea i had a guy uesterday tell me "you cant use rubber on your fuel lines , it will eat though it "

although i thikn its a different type of line . i know the lines that come from the filter to the rail have different rubber on the inside then they do on the out side .

but im sure you can buy fuel safe rubber hoses

 

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Yes and they harden and have to be replaced every once in a while. Alot of french cars have burnt because fuel lines have hardrened and started to leak.

 

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That explains it!

I've never had to replace a rubber fuel line on any of my parent's or my cars that are older or have hight mileage.

'96 Prelude 190k
'89 Accord 224k
'78 Volare 100k

 

I would assume that 78 volare doesnt have the original fuel lines anymore.

 

It did until my parents got rid of it.

 

Oh jeez, must of been hard as rock. Seriously, it is a hazard and they do harden. Why not just make a safe installation rather than a ghetto setup.