Hard lined vacuum lines

Black Knight

Black Knight

I Glow Therefore I am
Has anyone ever done this, or attempted to do it?

I've been contemplating replacing as many of the rubber/silicon vacuum lines as I can out of steel (or braided where applicable) to try and eliminate this as a future issue, plus it'd look cool. :cool:

Anyone, tried and succeeded, failed miserably, day dream about it, ordered parts five years ago and they're still on the shelf?
 
Slyclone

Slyclone

Well-known member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

Seen one done up bfore in the AN textile style hose.

My cousin did it in his 900 hp Evo it is all push lock quick disconnect. Very nice approach for a vac system

Id put pics up but this a truck Forum not Evo.
 
warmpancakes

warmpancakes

New member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

parker store has all the stuff for Push lock, cheap and you can get extreme high temp lines check valve and tees are cheap
 
QuinnSY

QuinnSY

Donating Member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

We used them all the time with the last company I worked for. SMC and Festo are the 2 big companies that manufactures the fittings and hose. The reason I didn't end up using them was they were meant for pressure and not vacuum. I bet they would work for vacuum also, but I decided to stick with the Silicone Vac line kit.
 
Aeroking

Aeroking

e.i.
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

you can buy hard brake line with a matte coating on it, and some tube nuts from summit. :2cents:
 
Black Knight

Black Knight

I Glow Therefore I am
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

I'll check out those places, thanks guys.

Sy 2960 do you have any pics you can post and/or a idea of what fittings you used?
 
SYO237

SYO237

SyTy Registry
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

One of our SoFL members did aluminum hard lines. All hand cut and bent to perfection. Shit is killer.
 
Don W.

Don W.

Stab it and steer it
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

SYO237 said:
One of our SoFL members did aluminum hard lines. All hand cut and bent to perfection. Shit is killer.
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Throw that in with some custom bent brake lines and you'd have one sweet looking eng. compartment. :tup:
 
GAShan

GAShan

Donating Member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

Actually he did them all in stainless, then polished them.
 
BoostedSUV

BoostedSUV

Active member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

I've been thinking about doing the push lock plastic lines but connecting them to map sensor/fp reg ext would be a problem. Coming off the intake would be easy and clean.
 
TYTILIDIE

TYTILIDIE

METH HEAD
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

BoostedSUV said:
I've been thinking about doing the push lock plastic lines but connecting them to map sensor/fp reg ext would be a problem. Coming off the intake would be easy and clean.
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Its not bad actually, I have my Ty set up that way along with my wifes old Ty. You have to take a Dremel and shave the nipple down and make it a slip fit. Then with CC you literally just push the hard line on and it stays.
 
M

MikeRenz

not stock
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

I've wanted to make kits for this, but I don't have access to a stock truck to use as a template. Maybe at the next wrenchfest we'll do someones truck up.
 
atomicmecha

atomicmecha

I hate rust
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

I've been planning and wanting to do an all braided line replacement for the vac lines since I got the truck. The entire system was rotting away when I got it and I've done patch work but even those lines are starting to fail. I wanna buy several feet worth of silicon hose with braiding and goto town. Would also love to convert everything to AN fittings and piping.

I'd volunteer my typhoon to anyone that wants to develop a kit. :tup:
 
GAShan

GAShan

Donating Member
Re: Hard lined vacuum lines

Darriel's Typhoon. He's going to get pics of one on an engine out of his truck. He says he'll make them if people want, but they'll be expensive (stainless) and he's slow at it.
 

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