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pa2play 01-15-2004 05:27 PM

what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
I'm cheap, like almost everyone else here on HMT.com, so, should I just do a ton of research to find out everything I need for my t25/d16, or just buy a kit from stealthmode for $80. what is cheaper in the long run?

BigJ 01-15-2004 05:43 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
Buying one from stealth, quality kit for a good price. It is a real pain in the ass trying to collect stuff.

Speedracer32 01-15-2004 05:55 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
yeh
buy stealthmodes..i did ;D
it's no way i would have been lookin around tyring to put a pep boys o i l line kit together. All his stuff are earl fitting and nicely anodized.
plus you would be supporting, once again, and HMT member and business ;)

pa2play 01-15-2004 06:10 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
ok, thanx, lol I love your video, halarious!!

turboboy 01-15-2004 06:37 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
if you want a nice, well put together kit, get stealthmode's. if you dont mind not having an oil pressure sender right on the back of the block, do what i did. Take the sender to a parts place and get a brass barb fitting to fit there. Go buy a few feet of line (i used aeroquip socketless line, it was cheap), and if you want, get a tee and put the sender inline somewhere.

bobski 01-15-2004 09:02 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
sorry to hijack your thread, but has anyone tried making their own hard lines? i mean using brake line type stuff - you can get a tubing bender and flare kit from harbor freight for $15-20 and aluminum tubing's a little over a buck a foot from the hardware store (i havn't looked for stainless). are the fittings really expensive or does everyone just like the look of braided lines? :)

B16Drag 01-15-2004 10:05 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
braided lines do serve a purpose... I'll let you go for this one out on your own =)

STEALTHY you got my vote on this one!

Speedracer32 01-15-2004 10:07 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 

Originally Posted by pa2play
ok, thanx, lol I love your video, halarious!!

thanx ;D

bobski: i thought about that but the way my car is setup i would have to make a lot of bends i and didn't want to have to keep making trips the the Auotparts sotre for missing pieces. With stealth's you know you can put you car onthe jack and atleast have you oil feed and drain line hooked up for the turbo if not anything
I , personally, dont think the oil line and the part of the turbo kit you wnanna go cheap on.
Charge pipes before anything
my $.02

turbo z24 guy 01-15-2004 10:17 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 
i made my own. ---- was under 10 bucks. took some 1/4" copper line... 1/4" compression fittings..hooked em on the ends after cutting the line to the size i needed... the compression fittings end up bringing the ends down to exactly 1/8". works perfect.

Reddy 01-15-2004 10:25 PM

Re:what is cheaper,buy oil line kit, make my own
 

Originally Posted by bobski
sorry to hijack your thread, but has anyone tried making their own hard lines? i mean using brake line type stuff - you can get a tubing bender and flare kit from harbor freight for $15-20 and aluminum tubing's a little over a buck a foot from the hardware store (i havn't looked for stainless). are the fittings really expensive or does everyone just like the look of braided lines? :)


I did all my oil lines in brake line and rubber hose for the return. I bought all the necessary tee fittings and everything at NAPA for under $10. (2 returns and 2 feed lines ;D) SS is nice but not necessary, if your on a budget this is what I would reccomend. Make sure to use a tubing bender though to keep everything nice. Using brake lines also makes it real easy (and cheap) to install needle valves and gauges.

If you are going to get SS get Stealthmode's. I never used them but damn they look nice and high quality


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