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Posted by: Aaron Cox May 31 2005, 03:51 PM

Sandwhich adapter, through the long, under the gas tank, and to the cooler and back

Posted by: ! May 31 2005, 04:00 PM

You WILL have extra....just measure from the middle of the rear trunk x2 and add two feet...

Posted by: seanery May 31 2005, 04:06 PM

so, 25 is enough?

Posted by: J P Stein May 31 2005, 04:15 PM

Maybe, but it's better to have extra than too little.
Doing it Aaron's way you have to fab it in place cause you can't feed the lines thru with the fittings on....and you don't wanna do it twice... if you're using AN12. With AN 10 and if you have straight fittings it may be easier.
My long runs started right at the firewall and, as I recall, the runs were about 10 feet.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 31 2005, 04:17 PM

AN -10

only need 4 fittings my way.....

so 15 feet each way to be safe?

Posted by: J P Stein May 31 2005, 04:21 PM

You could snake a tape measure thru there if you have the holes cut.....30 would be more than enuff. It's only money which is cheeper than agravation

Posted by: ! May 31 2005, 04:25 PM

Buy 30 feet don't cut it until ya fish it thru....sell me the rest for 1/2 of what ya paid for it....

BTW...I just run it up the outside of the longs under the panels....

Posted by: brant May 31 2005, 04:27 PM

Oh... crapp... Aaron, I just thougth of another thing.

MORE MONEY THOUGH....

consider the extra $ for an inline (2nd) oil filter
it does take more fittings.
but if the motor ever lets go there will be a good chance that you can save the lines and save the cooler rather than fill them with particulate that would kill the next motor.

brant

Posted by: lagunero May 31 2005, 04:39 PM

what kinda lines are you using? socketless blue hose?

Posted by: TimT May 31 2005, 04:43 PM

QUOTE
consider the extra $ for an inline (2nd) oil filter

werd

Ive had to take apart enough oil systems, clean coolers ( sometimes I cut the end tank off clean, then reweld it) after an engine frag, that an extra filter, or a inline strainer/filter is cheap insurance.

Posted by: Aaron Cox May 31 2005, 04:43 PM

thinking of splurging on the braided...

answer mah PM albert

Posted by: john rogers May 31 2005, 06:39 PM

A couple of things to think about. When mine was done originally it had -10 hose and when I put the six in the -10 was too small, so we did it over with -12 lines. Additionally I got a cheap garden hose and ran it just line I was planning the braided hose and then ordered the length plus a little extra. Racer Parts cut the pieces since they have one of those really nice cut off saws and it is a pain to cut the braided stuff with a hacksaw. I have since used my Dremel with a diamond cut off wheel and it works well. Be sure to flush the lines really good.

Posted by: drew365 May 31 2005, 06:49 PM

Mine is a 6 with the cooler outside of the chassis just behind the front bumper. I used -12, bought 30 feet and had about 2.5 feet left.

Posted by: siverson May 31 2005, 06:52 PM

Me too. I've done it twice on my car and both times used 28 feet. That's for a six with the oil cooler up front (tank to engine to cooler to tank).

-Steve