I figured it would be a good idea to fit braided FUEL lines as i've heard the rubber ones can crack or whatever, and i have to take them off anyway.

 

I saw brightFAME's guide from a couple years back with his red connecters which would suit my colour scheme.

 

Where have other people got them, they are around $85 on Z1 without postage. If i feel really cheap i could get them from ebay for about £10 but I don't trust the quality of the ebay specials as you can understand.

 

Is there somewhere i can get them cheaper than Z1, tbh its just a stainless hose with connectors on the end.

 

 

** UPDATED to say FUEL rather than BRAKE. :)

Edited November 23, 201510 yr by JaiKai

Oh i have a boost leak alright, a huge one. i just haven't got round to diagnosing it and it doesn't really harm the car. (inb4 rant about wrong priorities). I'm pretty sure i know the culprit though; the car has a £10 ebay twisty boost controller on it, which i'm pretty sure doesn't work or is in the wrong setting. anyway i have collected the parts from the Blitz SBC I-D which was removed and in bits when i bought it, and i think i will refit it and see if it will boost properly. if it doesn't then i will have to look further.

 

Back on thread the braided nylon lines do look quite nice and i might look at getting some of those. should i buy enough to do just from the filter to the plenum or should i replace some of the piping that comes before the filter also? This will be on a stock fuel system, not uprated rails like dougles.

Oh i have a boost leak alright, a huge one. i just haven't got round to diagnosing it and it doesn't really harm the car. (inb4 rant about wrong priorities). I'm pretty sure i know the culprit though; the car has a £10 ebay twisty boost controller on it, which i'm pretty sure doesn't work or is in the wrong setting. anyway i have collected the parts from the Blitz SBC I-D which was removed and in bits when i bought it, and i think i will refit it and see if it will boost properly. if it doesn't then i will have to look further.

 

Back on thread the braided nylon lines do look quite nice and i might look at getting some of those. should i buy enough to do just from the filter to the plenum or should i replace some of the piping that comes before the filter also? This will be on a stock fuel system, not uprated rails like dougles.

 

The braided nylon lines require AN fittings.

 

Get your boost issue sorted!! lol

Edited November 24, 201510 yr by Funkysi

The braided nylon lines require AN fittings.

 

Get your boost issue sorted!! lol

 

Thanks for the info.

How do you suppose going about finding where the leak is? I heard you can use washing up liquid which will bubble on the joints where it is leaking, if it is the hoses that are leaking.

I know there are boost leak kits but as far as I am aware they just check to see if the system hold pressure? As I know mine does not I don't think it would be beneficial.

FYI to get some better advice here are the symptoms:

 

Dash Cluster Boost gauge goes to +1PSI and doesn't move even if at idle or at full throttle.

No apparent feel of boost when driving, very linear acc.

Audible air leak at full throttle (Hissing sound) sounds like it is behind the dash/clocks, which is pretty much where the manual boost controller is.

 

Car has a defi gauge control unit, but as far as I'm aware it is disconnected to the vacuum hose could be cut?

this is the boost controller £12 on ebay:

I am hoping the Blitz SBC i-D system still works, so that would pretty much be a plug and play as the reminents of vacuum hose are still installed.