[My5ABaby]

Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection

Are you serious? You don't see the point of paying $130 instead of $1500-2500 for an engine, when your top stocker decides to vomit it's oil supply all over the pavement? Look, if you want to get some re-made at a hydraulic shop, then I am all for that, just don't leave them stock. However the stiffness of hydraulic hose can make these very difficult to install, which is one reason I never go that route.

Maybe the cost will be less than off the shelf SS lines, but my time is often precious and I'd rather pay a few bucks more to have them sent to my door and ready to install, to avoid trying to drive to and instruct the redneck at the hydraulic shop in what I want and expecting him to do it properly and then have to pester him to get him to do it.

When you live in a smaller town like I do, there are usually only 1 or 2 of any kind of shop or supplier, and the guy running it usually does shit with the urgency of a sloth. When I bought my big 1" drive impact gun it took me several calls around town just to find someone who could supply 1/2" ID air hose and fittings for it. I went to that particular shop 5 times trying to get 25 feet worth of hose and about 6 fittings. The guy was a nice guy but was less interested in my business and more interested in telling me stories about his foxbody mustang. He kept saying he'd have to order the shit I wanted, but it never "came in". Finally I got fed up of hounding him and ordered the stuff from an online supplier and had it within 3 days. Anytime I can order something online versus trying to do it in person, I will always order online...it seems to simplify life infinitely. Maybe I am not enough of a people-person to buddy-buddy up with these guys to get them to do what I want.

I'm not advocating for keeping the stock ones. I'm just asking if the SS are really worth it over new (i.e. hydraulic shop made) rubber hoses.

Originally Posted by RotaryResurrection

Hold on, I will see if I can go find somebody who is a builder and has years of experience with FC oil cooler lines...

Let's see now, where could such a person be found...

My comment was directed toward the prior question. How many oil cooler lines fail in under 10-15 years?

I'm not questioning the fact that SS lines are great. I'm not questioning whether or not the stock ones need to be replaced (since we all know they're 15+ year old rubber). My question is are the SS worth it over new rubber lines?