I am replacing my entire clutch hydraulic system. New OEM slave, omnipower CMC and the line. I already have a Exedy Stage 1 clutch / pressure plate installed.

I've seen a lot of people changing their line with a stainless steel braided line that have, of course, either rubber or teflon inside them. I decided to do some research to see if there is really a difference with the hard OEM line. An hard line will not expand because of the 1500 psi of brake oil pressure moving inside it. On the other hand, a flexible braided line would as per the following article.

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...ion/index.html

I was ready to go with a braided line until I read this article. Now I am confuse and would like to get the community though on this subject.

Thanks

 

The short flexible section is usually where the issues occur with pressure problems on the stock lines. I know my 270,000+ mile chassis has a brand new OEM master and slave, and still ihen it is the heat of summer, that line gets spongy when underhood temps rise.

 

I have a hard line into the firewall and behind the firewall then a short maybe 3ft section that comes out of the firewall and right to the slave. I love the extra length of the braided line because I can leave the slave still attached to the line and pull it up and over the front rad support or another direction if I need to work on something. It just saves having to bleed again lol. Pedal is always consistent though.

 

Then I guess the best line a clutch may ever get is the hard OEM line and change the short flexible section to a braided line that can handle the amount of PSI required to disengage the clutch. The braided line won't be affected by the hot temperature it may get in the engine bay.

I guess most people are changing their line to a braided line just for the look while they don't realize it is not the best way to have the best clutch feeling under the feet.

I finally installed both Omnipower CMC and a new OEM slave cylinder last Monday. Feeling is very good. Pedal travel is very short and disengaging the clutch is very easy. The clutch pedal is very sensitive and harder to press down. I would say for people that think about getting one of these Omnipower CMC: "you like it or you don't".

 

I have alot of experience with braided stainless clutch lines, I have sold over 100 kits and run one myself. Long story short, they feel like stock. Based on feedback I have received, alot of guys prefer the feel compared to stock.

In my opinion, the benefit comes from the look and ease of installation. Just my .02