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-Alex-
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« on: May 20, 2013, 18:45:51 pm »

Have anybody tried  Australian Aeroflow hoses and fittings?      These seem to a bit cheaper than Goodridge  811 teflonhoses and fittings, which costs around 115€ / meter at merlinmotorsport.co.uk, cheapest is $22 / foot at USA.  As far as i know, even some Australian top fuel drivers use Aeroflow hose  Grin

I am going to route drysump hoses, front oilcooler etc. About 8,5 meters hose needed.



Aeroflow 200 series hose and 200/570 series fittings

http://www.aeroflowperformance.com/catalog/index/hose

http://www.aeroflowperformance.com/catalog/index/hose_ends/570_series_one_piece_full_flow_hose_ends



Goodridge 811 hose and fittings

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/GOODRIDGE-GOODRIDGE-811-SERIES-%28Fuel-in-Car%29-HOSE-&-FITTINGS-811-SERIES-HOSE/c108_3256_3257/index.html

http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/GOODRIDGE-GOODRIDGE-811-SERIES-%28Fuel-in-Car%29-HOSE-&-FITTINGS-811-SERIES-FITTINGS/c108_3256_3258/index.html



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« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2013, 19:07:31 pm »

tourqesuk on ebay are the cheapest decent quality fittings
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« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2013, 21:31:18 pm »

Be lucky, there was an alarming amount of 'snide' aeroquip' hose around a couple of years ago, it cost a big name racer big money with a blown engine and a huge fire with all the damage fron the fire extinguisher system also, not even once, but twice before it was proven to be rubbish hosing. i would buy my engine's juggular from a supplier i could face with if things go wrong, it amazes me were folk try to save money, buy the best near home.
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« Reply #3 on: May 20, 2013, 22:01:18 pm »

appfittings.dk
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« Reply #4 on: May 20, 2013, 22:06:40 pm »

Alex, they look promising due to the fact they are able to flow their hose size. You can also take a look at Rudy`s blog and Speedflow fittings:

http://www.speedflow.com.au/



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« Reply #5 on: May 20, 2013, 22:23:14 pm »

I could get with the TF-1 case from Todd quite cheaply the goodridge 811 hose,  AN10 has 45mm bending radius.
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« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2013, 06:28:02 am »

This makes me thingking goodridge hoses instead of aeroflow.  It is expensive hose, but i can get it almost half price from usa compared to merlinmotorsport prices.


Be lucky, there was an alarming amount of 'snide' aeroquip' hose around a couple of years ago, it cost a big name racer big money with a blown engine and a huge fire with all the damage fron the fire extinguisher system also, not even once, but twice before it was proven to be rubbish hosing. i would buy my engine's juggular from a supplier i could face with if things go wrong, it amazes me were folk try to save money, buy the best near home.
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« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2013, 12:45:44 pm »

http://www.speedflow.co.uk/

Don't know if they are cheap but Fay is a racer, and will stand by her parts.  Shame she moved from my neighbourhood.
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« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2013, 12:59:25 pm »

I had a fuel pressure regulator go bad a while back. Pressure went up to around 120psi.
Not a hint of leak anywhere from my goodridge/aeroquip fittings.
I know this is below burst pressure but I sometimes wonder if a cheaper or no name fitting would have held up.

A mate uses torques fittings, I find them uncomfortably light. Plus I've seen a couple with thread barbs/remains inside.
Check any fitting (thread and mating face) new or used would be my advice.

Personally, I'd only trust established makes
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« Reply #9 on: May 23, 2013, 19:18:05 pm »

Modern turbo cars are running such high fuel/ boost pressures, many with sequential or direct injection , so short is the  squirt time, the pressure is astronomical in the fuel system just to get the required amount of fuel in, in the time available, probably THE biggest requirement for a top grade hose system. this maybe why we see so many engine bay fires in racing now, certainly expensive on board fire systems are useless....
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« Reply #10 on: June 03, 2013, 15:43:59 pm »

What size would be adequate?  Obviously the fitting is the restrictive part.

AN6 hose for fuelinjected under 300hp?

AN10 drysump?
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