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plastic brake lines

Post by bazooked »

saw a thread on pirate about alot of guys running the nylon tubeing in there buggies due to ease of plumbing and repairing, needs a burst pressure of at least 1900 psi,
http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Lightw...arts,1993.html,

who in aus sells this stuff?
buggy time............
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Post by KiwiBacon »

Link didn't work for me.

The burst pressure is only one factor. How stiff the line is (i.e. how much it swells under intenal pressure) is a major factor in how your brakes work and feel.
That's why most flexible lines are braided in either steel or kevlar.
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Post by want33s »

I couldn't find anything about nylon tubing but I did find KEVLAR..

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http://www.speedwaymotors.com/Kevlar-Br ... ,5698.html
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Post by bazooked »

this stuff is the go apparently, 1 guy over there has been running it for 4 years with out drama, its actually designed for use as a brake line, if the guys in speedway and stock cars are using it witout drama i cant really see a problem with it.

found sum a supplier here in oz,
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/a ... loseal.php,

53 cents us a foot :armsup:
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