I have been getting a lot of this lately...so here it is.

Goodridge made this part that can convert your stock steel hard tube, I know other companies made similar products, but I have yet to see the one that is made for 8mm hard line which is what Honda steel hardline is. I know 3/16" is pretty close, but haven't tried it yet...

In the old days, you have to get a 37 degree flaring tool, flare it and yaddi yadda yadda...

Step 1. get a good pipe cutter, you can get this from home depot, ace or any hardware store for less than 10 bucks. You want to have a good clean round cut and besides, you don't wanna use a cut off wheel that can create sparks around fuel area.

Cut the pipe about 1 foot from the fuel filter fitting with the pipe cutter..



Step 2. Insert the black nut and the aluminum olive into the pipe.



Step 3. Insert the blue adapter, press against the steel hard line and start tighten the black nut, remember you have to hold the blue adapter down while tightening the black nut.



Step 4. Connect the hose assembly into the -6AN male and into your inline fuel filter...

The adapter is around $ 28 each, I can package a fuel line kit assembly including the adapter for $ 59 ish...

If you have any question or if you want to purchase the kit, let me know..

stan

 

See, this is why we love you so much Stan!

 

 

Awesome

 

Is there a similar adapter for the return hardline??

 

definitely easier than flaring the hardline!

 

Also, does the cut end of the 8mm hardline flare after tightening the blue adapter fitting into the black nut during initial installation??

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ButterBall &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Is there a similar adapter for the return hardline??</TD></TR></TABLE>

I just pm'd him asking the same.

 

If the rest of your line (tank to fuel filter) is standard OEM size, is there going to be significant gains in terms of fuel volume and flow when you do something like this just before your filter?

 

The reason I am looking to do this is because I dont want to go to bigger fuel lines yet (not quite enough power for the stock line to be insuff.) but I want to use my aftermarket independant regulator (SX). -AN fittings and braided line are safe, secure, and look good. So it is not really about flow to me or I would just go to bigger lines all the way from the tank.

Just a brain fart cause I have not done any testing to back up my opinion but I would also venture to say that a quality aftermarket inline fuel filter flows better than a stock oe unit.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ELSpool &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the rest of your line (tank to fuel filter) is standard OEM size, is there going to be significant gains in terms of fuel volume and flow when you do something like this just before your filter?</TD></TR></TABLE>

I believe it's more aimed towards using an inline fuel filter in conjunction with an aftermarket fuel pressure regulator. Also great for those who want to run hardlines with their external fuel pump

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ButterBall &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also, does the cut end of the 8mm hardline flare after tightening the blue adapter fitting into the black nut during initial installation??</TD></TR></TABLE>

No, it does not flare it out at all. All it does it "pinch" the tube slightly as a secure fit for the black nut to the blue adapter to mated upon.

I managed to slice the olive out and take a pic of the tube once it's installed.



stan

 

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ButterBall
no it dosent flare. this type of fitting/adapter is what you call a compression fitting. see the little silver barrel lookin thing ( if i remember right its called a ferrel? ) when you tighten down the two opposing fittings it basically squishes the crap out of that "barrel thing" till it seals against both the fittings and the line. can only be used once, the fittings can be reused

they sell little ones at autozones/oreilly etc you could check one out to see how it works if you had like a piece of brake line or somethin to mess with which they also sell small sections

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ELSpool &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If the rest of your line (tank to fuel filter) is standard OEM size, is there going to be significant gains in terms of fuel volume and flow when you do something like this just before your filter?</TD></TR></TABLE>

It's mainly designed for those who wants to run an aftermarket fuel filter.

OEM filter works just as good for normal application, there aren't no significant difference in running aftermarket versus OEM other than for looks..

stan

 

damn stan posted at the exact same time i did so NM

 

Stock return line is 6.75mm ish...it's kinda hard to have a tube adapter for that size. that' why the stock return line have a bead for you to be able to slide the hose and clamp it. Besides, return line is only used for whatever excess fuel left out by the regulator to drain back to the tank, so pressure is not a big issue.

stan

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by agrn93ls &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">damn stan posted at the exact same time i did so NM</TD></TR></TABLE>

I was 3 minutes faster haha LOL JK

 

LOL maybe if i wouldnt have wrote a damn encyclopedia about the question i woulda beat ya. cant beat ya on the street or on H-T damn.

 

Thanks guys.

 

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by null. &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">definitely easier than flaring the hardline!</TD></TR></TABLE>

seriously!

this'll help me finish my tuck

 

pmed

 

pmed this makes the hole thing soo much easyer !!!

 

This will make the job a lot easier!

 

interested in the adapter, can you do $28 shipped to 98230? om me with ur paypal or how to pay, thanks!