tman6919

just curious if anyone has used a hard steel brake line for a feed line, what tools do i need and is it safer than rubber trying to make my budget kit even cheaper

drunkinmaster1

are you referring to the steel tubing brake lines.

Cray91

It has been done. The kit I first bought had a solid line on it. I didn't use it.

Just not worth the time to bend it and everything, especially when there are cheap lines out there Stealthmode is $75 shipped right now, that ain't bad.

Cray91

I assume he is. If he was talking about the flex lines that are stainless, they would only be like 18in at most. That would take like 3 of em to make a line.

hotrex

if you have a tubing bender it can be done in 15 minutes.

----, id do it if i was a made jdm ball3r

drunkinmaster1

im shure it could be done, and it whouldnt take that much effort. but what about the engine rocking back and forth, dont you think that it whould fatigue the rigid tubing after awhile.

Jays91DXhatch

I did it on my first setup 5 years ago because there were no cheap braided lines back then.

I bought the lines in specific lengths with 1/4NPT fitting already on..they were available in many lengths from the local auto parts store.

A Cheap $10 if that tubing bender and couple brass fittings and you're good to go.

The engine rocks back and forth..but the line goes from the engine to the turbo which is attached to the engine so the line would move with the engine.

drunkinmaster1

im getting ideas. i already have a rigid pipe bender. whats the cost differance between the 2 lines braided steel vs rigid system

jdm monkey

picture your set up... the engine rocking back and forth won't affect it. They are in the same boat!

Slo_crx1

I use hard brake line on mine and it works great. I actually bent everything by hand just cause i'm good like that...no tool required, i've had alot of practice. Only thing i did was once it reached the turbo i flared the end of the line and used a 3" piece of rubber fuel injector hose...rated at 60 psi cause i did have the first peice of crap rubber line blow a hole, but it was pretty thin stuff. Better safe than sorry. No problems since then, and i have it routed with the coolant lines for the turbo for madd JdM NeeTnEss yoooo! :1