JR

I have what may sound a stupid question, but I admit I have NFI on this subject, so I’m hoping someone can give me a rundown on the basics of braided hose.

I’ve had a lot of performance work done to my various cars over the years, but I’ve never bothered much with the ‘cosmetic’ side of the engine bay or bits you couldn’t see all the time. After all the positive comments I received at All Ford Day on the 27th though, I’m thinking of going to the next step with the engine bay, and this is where I need help.

Everyone has heard of braided hose, and most cars that appear in places like Street Machine are festooned with mountains of the stuff, but exactly what’s the deal with it?

I’m presuming it’s a flexible metal outer with some sort of rubber inner layer, and then you have the anodized clamps that you see at each end of a hose?

Compared to the standard type clamps you see on rubber hoses, how do these work? How do they actually clamp the hose onto the fitting if there is no visible means of tightening them?

Obviously I’m also interested only in real braided hose, and not the look-alike stuff that is just a sleeve to slide over your original plastic pipes.


Any help for a clueless guy from those that have it would be greatly appreciated.


Cheers
Jason

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brenx

You can check it out here. www.norden.com.au.

The deal is :

a) its a prick to keep clean but carb clean works well
b) it's a prick to get the clamps on (insulate the end with insulation tape)
c) it's damn expensive! If I remember right? About $65 a foot for 3/8th.

Don't by the cheap stuff it turns to jelly. Norden don't sell the cheap crap. The stuff they sell is made to last. Autobarn buy from Norden. So for the good stuff @ autobarn expect to pay a profit margin.

I've got some in my engine bay for the brake booster and fuel lines running to the fuel bowls.

Picture of hose clamp


Brenden

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JC-XR8

Pirtek also do braided hose etc. You may need to check with rego authorities regarding what hoses you are allowed to replace with the braided variety. And I have heard $1000 for a complete engine bay is not out of the question.

http://www.pirtek.com.au

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JR how are you going with this??

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