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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 12:02 AM
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Ive seen a post on here of the braided flex joint blowing thru and I cannot find the thread it was in. In the post a member showed a non braided flex joint, it was ribbed kinda like a shop vac hose. Does anyone know what Im talking about and can you point me in the right direction to find one.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 06:36 AM
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I got one from Colorado River mandrel bends that is braided on the outside, but has the ribbed/linked material you mention on the inside.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 06:39 AM
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Flex is over rated. Best solution - dont use one at all.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 07:28 AM
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 03:19 PM
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Race Part Solutions FTMFW
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 09:27 PM
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It's just the center of a braided style one without the braid. Check out the turbo flex joints by Vibrant. If you can blow through that one I will give you a nickel! A nice piece.
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Old Sep 13, 2011 | 09:45 PM
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It's just the center of a braided style one without the braid. Check out the turbo flex joints by Vibrant. If you can blow through that one I will give you a nickel! A nice piece.
thats what i used
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Vibrant is all we use anymore on anything we build, I've had some of the race parts solution ones come apart/blow thru along with some others.
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Originally Posted by skinnies
Vibrant is all we use anymore on anything we build, I've had some of the race parts solution ones come apart/blow thru along with some others.
I use the non braided version from rps now.
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