Hard lining wastegate/boost controller?
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Back in the day at Gotham, a car came in with a fragged motor b/c his w/g and b/c lines were hardlined. They had zero slack/give to them, so one of them eventually cracked, leading to lots o boost and even more detonation
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I used tube nuts and got new banjo fittings with a -4 instead of the barbed end and used hard lines to get up the side and away from the heat, then used a bubble flare and silicone vacuum line to allow flexing.
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Hardlines look great on a show car/trailer queen, but for an FD that actually sees the road and all the accompanying vibrations, bouncing and jouncing that comes with it you definitely need some slack.
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Well, I personally know of one very talented track FD guy that melted a few wastegate lines. He wound up hardlining them and the issue went away. For street use, the regular sleeves are probably enough for most people. For all out track usage, a PROPERLY fixtured hard line setup might be beneficial. I would think it would depend on usage and implementation.
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As mentioned, the typical problem with hard lines is that they are rigid enough to vibrate harmonically (like a tuning fork) due to engine vibrations, etc., if not supported properly. Vibration can cause them to crack, usually at the stress concentration caused by fittings. So, IMO, careful attention to mounting or at least some small amount of soft tubing is required at tubing ends, etc., to eliminate this potential problem.
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