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Greetings to all the car guys- check out the article on page 84-Dialing It In...check out page 87-picture 5---PLASTIC LINE ???comments?

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Plastic oil pressure line??? I am guessing?? I made it thru tech numerous times with plastic,I am now using copper though
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,but the 2 tracks that I race at have never had me raise the hood yet,I guess it just looks safe
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Bob West
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454+.030
TH350-3.73's
3900 lbs.
1.74 60 ft.
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Before I finally broke down and switched to the copper oil pressure line ever tech inspector told me, "make sure you change that before next time you come here but today you are ok". Then I replied ok sure no prob. This went on for months, never had the same inspector.

Maybe they figured my car was too slow to matter. This was my old leaky 327 that I bought the car with.

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If this about nylon oil pressure line it doesn't state in the rule book (NHRA) as illegal that I can find. It does state rubber fuel line must be no more than 12" of total system.
 
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I originally used the nylon pressure line that came with the oil gauge. I switched to a copper line when I got more serious about bracket racing and didn't want to have any trouble with tech inspection. The NHRA rulebook does state "Oil pressure gauge and line permitted in driver compartment. Metal or steel braided line mandatory, maximum 3/16-inch (4.76 mm) inside diameter." It was just as easy to install as the nylon line except cost about $8.00.
 
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When my subscription runs out, I'm dropping that magazine.
Editor Smiths small block bias bothers me.

Yeah they got around to the 454 H.O. a month after Car Craft, and admited their mistakes, while modifying it. While I'm aa big fan of the small block chevrolet, I almost think he tries to show the small block as superior.
Remember "small block vs. big block" ?
They spent extra money to build a smaller big block.

This months editorial "In praise of smaller engines". Raves about the power potential of pressurized 4 cylinders. Yuck.

By the time they get impressive levels of power, they cost more than a big block.
 
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