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07-12-2012, 01:04 PM
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What do you use for transmission lines?
Trying to figure out what to use for my trans lines. Are you guys using rubber or metal, and how/where did you run it? Pics would be good.
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07-12-2012, 01:04 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
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07-12-2012, 01:09 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
I used braided stainless steel hose. I'm running a 4L60E. I had to get some adapters. IIRC the tranny has pipe threads, and I used AN fittings to run up to my aftermarket cooler.
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07-12-2012, 01:38 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
5/16's metal hardline. and a small peice of rubber near the cooler to allow for engine movement. NHRA rules are no more than a foot of rubber hose so use less than that on each line. Use a bender, harbor freight has a cheap but pretty good one and it will come out looking nice and solid.
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07-12-2012, 02:10 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
I used braided lines with anm fittings for the tranny as well as all my fuel lines.
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07-12-2012, 02:17 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
Russell pro classic hose and fittings also adapters -6 a lines
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07-12-2012, 08:46 PM
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Got big-block?
 
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
rubber trans cooler line all the way from cooler to tranny
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07-12-2012, 10:36 PM
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Cruzin
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
all metal from trans to radiator, ran just like factory up the inner frame.
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07-13-2012, 12:03 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
Ran hard line from trans between motor mount brace & crossmember & ended that after fuel pump. Then bent hard lines similar to factory out & down radiator with sharper bend at bottom to meet up with the other section. Used couplers to put lines together in the space between radiator & motor - easy access from underside. This allowed the rear section minimal bends after the ~45deg to get around the rear of motor. Also made sharper 90deg at radiator & down low easier. Truck was totally assembled & on the ground so the joint made it all easier to manage.
I just wanted to avoid any rubber cuz it seems like even the black tranny line stuff gets pretty soft after a few years.
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07-13-2012, 02:28 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
i like doing the braided line on fuel and tranny lines....partly because of my lack of skill bending hard lines,plus i think they look cool!
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07-13-2012, 03:47 PM
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
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My Camaro did that to me on the trip home from buying it. Left me stranded 20 miles from anywhere in the middle of the Mojave Desert.
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07-13-2012, 04:08 PM
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Newbee
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Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Re: What do you use for transmission lines?
Braided stainless.
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