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I'm really going to love this tool, But I hate the fact that it's so damn expensive. I got this because it's the best one I've found that will do 37* flares, so I'm ordering the supreme kit that does all other flares and adding on the 37* die's so I can do those as well. It's going to be nice to be able to replicate the GM flare used on the body side fuel lines. I'm dropping $367.73 for the whole setup with extra die's

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mastercool-7147 ... 32&vxp=mtr

I guess it's better than the old way, but ouch.
Could be wrong, but I thought Eastwood had something for less.

HA, not quite, they want $539 for the tool I just bought, and 400 for one that does 37* 45* single and 45* double and tube swaging...

http://www.eastwood.com/flare-pro-4-in- ... -tool.html

http://www.eastwood.com/universal-hydra ... g-kit.html

Eastwood also says its "not for stainless tubing" but right on MasterCool's website it says its fine for light stainless which I would guess if I can bend the tube by hand this will put a 37* single flare on it... LOL

With the added flares this one does it just makes it so much more worth it. Speedway Motors has the older bench style one, but its $54 to do one flare style, Rigid also has one for $98... I still needed something to do a good quick disconnect flare, so as a 6-1 multi flaring tool this is the best way to go.

All of these


Plus the single 45* flare, and a 37* flare

I've also gotten to the point in my life where if there is a nice easy professional tool to use and it's a bit more expensive than say a mechanical version that spits out "ok" results, then I'm going spend the money on the pro version so it just works. I think I own about four mechanical 45* double flare tools, all of which are a bit tired, do the math at $29 each... this should outlive those in a heartbeat.

I have one of these tools at work. Your going to love it. Nice easy operation. The only downside is its size, tough to get into spots sometimes. Usually you can still use it. When doing a lot of flares its awesome you will thank yourself for getting it

Always buy the best tools you can afford.

And I get the 500th post, LOL

Barry wrote:I have one of these tools at work. Your going to love it. Nice easy operation. The only downside is its size, tough to get into spots sometimes. Usually you can still use it. When doing a lot of flares its awesome you will thank yourself for getting it

I have a harder time getting one of those bench setups into spots... but I really don't see me needing to get into really tight spots... most of the bending flaring and fabricating I do off the car. Or at least for this stuff I will be.

Whoa... must have missed the price of the Eastwood stuff. Cool, now you can make fitted lines for all of us!

Sweeeeeet. My AN flaring tool doesn't look as pretty. Mine was like $30 from Summit. haha

Got some more done,







I think this area will work for the coils too, just gotta weld up a bracket.

I'm going to ask the dumb question.

Why not have these routed to just on either side of the 3400 logo, right above the intake? (I know that isn't the intake you have, but thinking location)

Shorter run, and with a couple of simple brackets made up mounted to an intake bolt or two, you would be done. Though it may not be as "pretty" I suppose. Just saying. But then I'm a complete noob at NOS so what do I know. Just looks from the pics that it would have been simpler yet still work the same.

With the spacers the engine barely fit under the hood, it's actually one of the two reasons why I went back to the 3100 plenum the corner of the 3500 one would hit the hood I believe, I was going to put the blocks on top of the intake but there just isn't enough clearance. Plus this ends up working better with the ICM and Coils. That is the intake I will be using now though.

Too bad there isn't enough space under the intake. With the spacers, there might be though, but you have already tapped the spacers for your lines. lol

I could change that but with those nozzles it's impossible. They need to be at that orientation to spray down, I would have to get a different style nozzle that has the inlets horizontal and not stacked to hide it under the plenum.

3X00-Modified wrote:With the spacers the engine barely fit under the hood, it's actually one of the two reasons why I went back to the 3100 plenum the corner of the 3500 one would hit the hood I believe, I was going to put the blocks on top of the intake but there just isn't enough clearance. Plus this ends up working better with the ICM and Coils. That is the intake I will be using now though.

what did you find you spacer thickness to be Jon?
Theres someone on here i cannot remember who but they are running two sets of 3/8 phenolic spacers i believe