Braided Fuel Line Vs Rubber

I think i spent just 200 for my ls1 braided steel rubber lines with russell fittings and the corvette filter.

Braided fuel line vs rubber.

No idea how long it would take my lines to rot out though. Unfortunately changes in fuel blending eventually began to take its toll on this. And i m likely going to replace the rest too. Hg for inch diameter hose.

As it is now i ve replaced about half of these lines with regular naked rubber high quality fuel line. Found a site that wants 450 550 for hard lines with a corvette filter and compression fittings. The early aftermarket response to this rubber fuel line degradation was to use braided steel an hose using a chlorinated polyethylene cpe based material that looks like rubber but was at least for a short time resistant to degradation by fuel and oil. I read nhra requires braided steel lines ran along the frame rails.

I had one location where i was concerned about kinking of the line so i inserted a section of hard line into the rubber line to prevent that. It works very well. Rubber lines are made in the same way as braided lines. If there s a braided fuel line.

Hg for 7 16 inch and smaller inside diameter sizes 10 in. Standard neoprene fuel hose can be used for fuel pcv and eec systems on all vehicles where working pressures are under 50 psi or vacuum ratings are under 24 in. Depending on the rubber line it could withstand. They are also easier to replace if you are out on the track.

Rubber lines are best used when your high performance vehicle needs a hose to be routed in a difficult place.