home depot braided steel lines??
05-18-2003, 07:48 PM
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home depot braided steel lines??
saw the different length braided steel lines in home depot today while shopping for silicon hoses 
um, would one of these do good for an oil feed line for my turbo?? looks to be nice and sturdy to me....
um, would one of these do good for an oil feed line for my turbo?? looks to be nice and sturdy to me....
05-18-2003, 07:59 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
I don't think they could hold up to the temperatures of the oil.
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05-18-2003, 08:05 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
so what would be the cheapest way for me to make up a oil feed line?? I see summitracing.com has aeroquip AQP racing hose but I have no idea what AN sizing means to be honest?? I'm piecing my kit together from the remains of a friends greddy kit so I know I need a 1/8" fitting for the turbo side and I know the block is tapped with 1/8" too...
what is this in AN sizing?? or does that not make any sense?? sigh...
what is this in AN sizing?? or does that not make any sense?? sigh...
05-18-2003, 08:08 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
In the "USER FAQ" there is a list of everything you would need to know including sizes.
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05-18-2003, 08:28 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
they won't hold up to temperature of the oil. i'm using fuel line, but i thought i was getting fuel injection line. i'm going to switch. what i have is sae 30r7 that will hold up to 257 degree and up to 300 psi burst pressure, but i came across some in the same 1/4 inch id that is sae 30r9 that is up to 275 degree and 500 psi burst pressure. if the aeroquip stuff is same price i might go with that since it has the bling bling of braided covering.
what an size is the equivalent of 1/4 inch id?
what an size is the equivalent of 1/4 inch id?
05-18-2003, 10:06 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
i took a cooking thermometer and held the probe against the hoses and the oil got up to 150 degree and and coolant got to 155 degree. figure the jacket of the hose probably insulates for 10-20 degrees?
05-20-2003, 08:43 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
i forgot all about transmission line. its only like a buck/ft. should work well right? maybe ill wrap it in that just for show 'steel braid' sleeve stuff haha. afterall, we just want to block heat right..
05-20-2003, 09:09 PM
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Re:home depot braided steel lines??
The Homeboy Depot braided steel lines are for water, and are not going to last any amount of time exposed to petroleum products.
XDEep is onto something... tranny line aka rubber hydraulic hose will work fine. As was mentioned earlier, check the site's articles and featured builds - I remember Jeff using some with barb fittings and hose clamps on a build. Just be very careful how you route it so it doesn't rub through the hose and it should last a few good years. I have some with -4 AN fittings on it, with a foot of Earl's Flameguard sleeve for near the turbo to replace my hard steel line with.
Personally, I go to a place called "Asheville Hose" for all my braided steel oil lines (or rubber like I got). 1 foot braided steel -4 AN, 3 foot braided steel -4 AN, Tee, modified Homeboy Depot A-79 1/8" NPT to 1/4" flare adapters (walk the seat back from 45 degrees to 37 degrees on a mini-lathe) and Sunpro oil fitting for the back of the block set Atlee back $45. The two -4 AN braided steel lines were $35 of that. Check your phone book for industrial hose suppliers, this stuff is silly cheap.
XDEep is onto something... tranny line aka rubber hydraulic hose will work fine. As was mentioned earlier, check the site's articles and featured builds - I remember Jeff using some with barb fittings and hose clamps on a build. Just be very careful how you route it so it doesn't rub through the hose and it should last a few good years. I have some with -4 AN fittings on it, with a foot of Earl's Flameguard sleeve for near the turbo to replace my hard steel line with.
Personally, I go to a place called "Asheville Hose" for all my braided steel oil lines (or rubber like I got). 1 foot braided steel -4 AN, 3 foot braided steel -4 AN, Tee, modified Homeboy Depot A-79 1/8" NPT to 1/4" flare adapters (walk the seat back from 45 degrees to 37 degrees on a mini-lathe) and Sunpro oil fitting for the back of the block set Atlee back $45. The two -4 AN braided steel lines were $35 of that. Check your phone book for industrial hose suppliers, this stuff is silly cheap.
