ddub

I just have a quick question about stainless stel lines. Say you are doing SS lines for something like coolant and you want to fit a SS line to a nipple (not sure what to call it) coming off the block. How would you fasten a SS fitting/line to this nipple coming off the block?

Or what about this. Say you were doing SS fuel lines like the diagram from fc3spro.com and you wanted to keep everything from the fuel tank up to the stock fuel filter normal and do SS after that. How would you attach a SS fitting/line to the stock fuel filter's outlet? Or can you not even use the stock fuel filter when doing SS fuel lines?

Sir Rupert Hobo

just get some clamps. you know, like radiator hose clamps, except smaller. i assume it's just the rubber line with a SS sleeve around it

i would also double clamp them.

ddub

So you're saying the SS line without a fitting double clamped onto the nipple?

Sir Rupert Hobo

yep. it should be fine. i doubt you'll be able to cut into the SS sleeving.

just make sure you get the right sized line. i think reading on teamfc3s the line coming out from the tank, right before the filter is -6an..(or was it -4..)

ddub

The fc3spro diagram says to use -6an

For the coolant line I want to do, though, I'm not sure so I'll have to find that one out. So basically what I'll need to do is get one side without the fitting on it to clamp down, and then the other side with whatever fitting I need to attach to the other end, right? Sounds simple enough.

YearsOfDecay

what coolant line are you talking about????? if its the little bastard off the mid housing that goes to the t-body.... a -6an should work....

Sir Rupert Hobo

yup, i'm also not sure about the water lines, but check summit's website out. they should have braided line measured in inches(standard). but the same theory applies.

ddub

Yes that one, it goes to the TB if you still have all that **** connected, which I don't...

This is for my eventual turbo project if anyone cares, I was going to use that nipple for the coolant feed to the turbo, and return it to the waterpump. Plus I was thinking of going with SS fuel lines at the same time.

RotaryResurrection

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You can do this, just use a regular clamp. I will go ahead and tell you that, even using -6an, it is a BASTARD to get it to slip over the nipple. SS hose doesnt expand like regular rubber hose does. Furthermore, even though you (should) have the cut end of the SS sleeving taped up (this is how you make a cut without the ends flying apart) it will still want to expand on the end, causing wires to go in every direction and hurting the hell out of the hand attempting to push it down.

ddub

Interesting, thanks for the heads up.

Another question comes to mind. How would I go about cutting the SS hose myself instead of a shop or something? And how would I attach a fitting? Is it like crimped on or something? I tried doing a search on google but didn't come up with much, maybe I just suck at searching I dunno.

RotaryResurrection

iTrader: (8)

You go buy a length of hose, long enough for all the jobs you have to do. When you measure it off, you put a few thicknesses of tape where you want to cut. Say, electrical tape...you wind up with about 1/4" of this tape on each side of the actual place you want to cut. You then take a hacksaw, cutoff disc, whatever, and cut in the center of the tape. The tape holds the SS braiding from going everywhere, to some extent anyway.

IF you want to attatch fittings, then you have to buy those seperately, in the right size. IT works something like a compression fitting...the nut unscrews and the hose slides over the fitting, then the nut goes back over top of both of them and tightens the hose to the fitting securely.

ddub

Cool, thanks a bunch man much appreciated. This has helped me a lot with figuring out what to do for my project