Anyone use PTFE fuel lines from Frozenboost?

[Brads70]

Anyone ever use these fuel lines from frozenboost? Good? Bad? :dunno: Prices seem great? I'm planning on plumbing all my fuel lines and a return line for an electric pump for a carb set up for now , but in the future plan on going FI so I'm thinking ...I'll just do it once ?
http://www.frozenboost.com/product_i...49c519f71b64d3 (http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=219&products_id=1241&osCsid=6dd5cc73b412f25e6949c519f71b64d3)

[Brads70]

Hummm.... no replies....not good?

[rocketrod]

I was going to buy from them, but I ended up using my ss fuel line. I've seen the name mentioned favorably numerous times on ls1tech.

[Mike Holleman]

Brad, I have been using PTFE lines for awhile now. Easy to work with but pricey. I use SS hardline with PTFE at both ends. Mainly PTFE has a much greater life span than rubber. And you don't get the gas smell through the line.
Anyone ever use these fuel lines from frozenboost? Good? Bad? :dunno: Prices seem great? I'm planning on plumbing all my fuel lines and a return line for an electric pump for a carb set up for now , but in the future plan on going FI so I'm thinking ...I'll just do it once ?
http://www.frozenboost.com/product_i...49c519f71b64d3 (http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=219&products_id=1241&osCsid=6dd5cc73b412f25e6949c519f71b64d3)

[Brads70]

Thanks for the replies guys! :cheers:

[Protour_Pinto]

Here in California I run as much metal/alloy line as possible. The fuel we have in this state is HORRIBLE. I works at a Motorcycle dealer for years and most of service was replacing hardened fuel lines.

Ethanol is our enemy here. Shelf life of less than 30 days.

I dont know how the fuel is in Canada now, When I lived in Sudbury it was so much better than what the guys that were bringing from the States.

[Brads70]

Here in California I run as much metal/alloy line as possible. The fuel we have in this state is HORRIBLE. I works at a Motorcycle dealer for years and most of service was replacing hardened fuel lines.

Ethanol is our enemy here. Shelf life of less than 30 days.

I dont know how the fuel is in Canada now, When I lived in Sudbury it was so much better than what the guys that were bringing from the States.

Ya here the only fuel I've found so far without ethanol is Shell premium. Sunoco, Petro Canada, Esso...all crap! Other than the fuel line issue , I've found ethanol fuel boils in the carb much sooner than fuel without ethanol. My engine doesn't like it that's for sure!:doh:

[Brads70]

Well I took the plunge today ordered about $350 worth of line and fittings.... I'll let you know how it works out?

[neki67]

Well I took the plunge today ordered about $350 worth of line and fittings.... I'll let you know how it works out?

Please do!

[hessdawg]

i bought a bunch of ss -06 ptfe lines and fitting from them and was not impressed. The the ptfe od was way larger the the brass furl id. I called for tech support and the girl that answered the phone was very nice but had no idea about and thing basically said we import all out hose and fittings from china. I ended up returning everything.
i hope you install goes way better

[Brads70]

i bought a bunch of ss -06 ptfe lines and fitting from them and was not impressed. The the ptfe od was way larger the the brass furl id. I called for tech support and the girl that answered the phone was very nice but had no idea about and thing basically said we import all out hose and fittings from china. I ended up returning everything.
i hope you install goes way better

That sucks, ya I hope mine goes better too.

[Brads70]

Well I received my order today so that's a plus! ( Didn't get ripped off LOL ) I assembled one end on the 24' coil of hose just to see how it would go. It's gonna be a fight to assemble. I got the black hose with the black coated stainless . The brass furl fits ok but you really need to somehow trim the braided stainless off leaving about 1/2" of just the black PTFE hose exposed. I used a cut off wheel on a disc grinder. The problem is trimming off that without nicking the hose. Anyone have any "tricks of the trade" for doing this? What I did was push on the brass furl until about 1/8" of hose came through. The CAREFULLY used the cut off wheel to trim back the braided and rubber coating to about the bottom of the furl. I couldn't assemble it till I did this.

[Ollie8974]

Wrap electrical tape around the hose where you are cutting it. As you wrap the tape pull the tape tight,
so that it stretches slightly, make several wraps pulling the tap tight each time. cut the hose, leaving some tape on both sides of the cut.
have all the fitting parts layed out, ready to assemble. Hold the hose in one hand as close as possible to the tape, so the outer covering
does not unravel. Remove the tape and using a twisting motion slide the outer collar on. assemble the rest of the fitting.
Preventing the outer covering from unraveling is the important part.

[Brads70]

Wrap electrical tape around the hose where you are cutting it. As you wrap the tape pull the tape tight,
so that it stretches slightly, make several wraps pulling the tap tight each time. cut the hose, leaving some tape on both sides of the cut.
have all the fitting parts laid out, ready to assemble. Hold the hose in one hand as close as possible to the tape, so the outer covering
does not unravel. Remove the tape and using a twisting motion slide the outer collar on. assemble the rest of the fitting.
Preventing the outer covering from unraveling is the important part.


Thanks for the reply! Yes I agree with you , I've installed lots of the traditional Areoquip fittings before , but these are a different design. Check out this link.( pictures are worth a thousand words)
http://www.frozenboost.com/product_info.php?cPath=219&products_id=1202&osCsid=6dd5cc73b412f25e6949c519f71b64d3
The outer coating on this hose does the same thing as the tape to prevent it from unraveling.( on the installation instructions it shows the non coated hose, mine is different) The issue is when you press on the brass ferul (sp?) you need to get rid of the feathered out part before you can assemble the rest of the fitting.

[gray86hach]

I assembled lines from Tech AFX and they look to be the same stuff. Once I did the first one it was very easy. You should not need to trim the braided back.
there is a good vid on ears or russel that should go over all of it.

Tim

[Brads70]

Just an updates as it's been awhile... Got the car all plumbed and running. Everything worked great with no leaks.

[BayouSS]

So Brad, is it a yes or no for the Frozenboost hose and fittings? Would you use them again?

[Brads70]

So Brad, is it a yes or no for the Frozenboost hose and fittings? Would you use them again?

Yes, so far so good! Shipping was quick too.

[badazz81z28]

I ended up buying these to finish up my fuel system. They can be bought in 8ft lengths assembled ($55!!) I can't believe I bought 12" sections for for $27!

Saves me the trouble of leaks dealing with my improper assembly. They are crimped and pressure tested.

http://www.summitracing.com/search/part-type/an-hoses-assembled/brand/fragola-performance-systems?keyword=hose%20assembled


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