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reasonable place to buy fuel line?

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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 15, 2013 06:12PM
Just going through some old pictures. I heard you like plumbing, so I got you some fittings so you can plumb while you plumb.



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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 15, 2013 06:27PM
Looks expensive!

ordered this
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/spe-29425/overview/

local company sells earls fittings. Cheapest hose I could get over any counter was over $7 a foot, Most places charging in excess of $10
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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 15, 2013 07:24PM
Search ebay motorsmotors for "nascar an" and you'll find all sorts of cheap lifed an hoses and fittings from nascar teams.
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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 16, 2013 08:02PM
Yeah, it's ridiculous to buy by the foot. I did that on my first car and got killed with the prices. That's why with hose I always say to just buy the cheap stuff by the roll. Left-overs are always nice to keep around anyways.

I'm surprised they list it by inches and not AN size. For future reference for anyone that doesn't know: The AN number(-6, -8, -10, etc) is just the numerator in the fraction x/16. -6 line is 6/16" or 3/8". -8 is 8/16" or 1/2". Makes it easier to figure out what you should go with. winking smiley



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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 18, 2013 08:28AM
Anyone ever use http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/

I think most of the fittings on my Bug came from that place.

Compare:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Earls/361/AT921108/10002/-1?parentProductId=2433259
$31 -8 to -8 90 deg. shinny black aluminiumumumum

http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/product_p/6501.htm
$3.97 -8 to -8 90 deg. flat dull boring steel
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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 18, 2013 10:42AM
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Anyone ever use http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/

I think most of the fittings on my Bug came from that place.

Compare:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Earls/361/AT921108/10002/-1?parentProductId=2433259
$31 -8 to -8 90 deg. shinny black aluminiumumumum

http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/product_p/6501.htm
$3.97 -8 to -8 90 deg. flat dull boring steel

Think of the weight savings of aluminum!!! It's only money anyhow.... right?
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Re: reasonable place to buy fuel line?
January 18, 2013 10:45AM
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Anyone ever use http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/

I think most of the fittings on my Bug came from that place.

Compare:
http://www.jegs.com/i/Earls/361/AT921108/10002/-1?parentProductId=2433259
$31 -8 to -8 90 deg. shinny black aluminiumumumum

http://www.discounthydraulichose.com/product_p/6501.htm
$3.97 -8 to -8 90 deg. flat dull boring steel

Think of the weight savings of aluminum!!! It's only money anyhow.... right?

That's right, it's only 10 times the cost, logically it has to be ten times the fun!
Simple inexorable logic.



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