1slowbusa

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Thinking about instead of running the braided lines for my wet shot, I would like to run tubing. Anyone have or know of a good write up on a how to? Thanks

HPbyGD

I can help you a little. There are a couple of things that can help you. After you have bought a tubing bender make some trial bends that you can use to figure where to start your bends and see how much room they will take. Make a mark on the trial bend where they hit on the stop on tube bender. That way you can hold the trial bend in the spot where the tubing will go to see where you need to start the bend and be able to duplicate it on the actual tube. If you are going to make the tube in stainless buy some mild steel tubing to experiment with as it is a lot cheaper.
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1slowbusa

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Thanks. What tools do you recommend and where do you get the cheap tubing and expensive tubing? What size tubing do you recommend?

Also, on my nitrous side going to my 102 plate, on the solenoid I have a 4an nut and on the plate I have a 3an nut. What do I do here?

waltsfastz

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NOS Makes a tubing bender, 3/16 tubing. im sure one of the sponsors sells the stainless tubing. For cheap tubing to practice with Brake line is cheap and works good.

krissoto

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The flare on the ends are 37 deg if u don't buy the ones ready to go, most likely u will need to order it. Standard brake kits use 45 so watch it. Use brake line for practice. HF sells cheap but good benders for nice tight bends. Patience. Good luck

waltsfastz

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hell, I idnt know they were 37degree, Thanks for that info

FirstYrLS1Z

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SAE automotive flare is 45,JIC industrial flare is 37.

cmac06

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Just one more note. On your final tubing, go with seamless annealed stainless it is easier to flare. Also don't even think about the pipe cutters that you roll on the tube, they do work harden and roll in the edge that was cut; get a hacksaw to cut with.

I went with a Ridgid 377 flaring tool. It does a good job, and wasn't outrageously expensive.

1slowbusa

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Thanks for the info. That is the flaring tool I purchased. LS1tech needs a sticky for running hard tubing for nitrous, in my opinion. Hopefully others will chime in and give their input/experience. I will once I get started and get some under my belt.

Thanks again.