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Old 05-13-13, 02:42 AM
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So i am thinking of using a hard oil Feed line instead of braided. Are there any cons i should know of?

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So basically i went to Autozone.and bought hard brake line and a 4 dollar harbor freight pipe Bender.

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I have to buy a 90° L to replace the T fitting on the turbo and that about it.

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Nope. Should be fine. What size line did you use?
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I think it was 5/16 but i will look at the tag when i get home. Its hard brake line
Straight from autozone.
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any reason you dont wanna do a braided line?.. unless your bends are super clean it will look horrible..



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i used a hard line for my oil feed.. No issues. Looks great.
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I just wanted to try something different. I have a braided line but i still like how easy and clean solid line turned out to be.
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Hey specialist can you post some pics of yours for a comparison
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