I need some -10 AN hose for my oil cooler install and came across the Goodridge G-Line 710 light weight hose. They claim it to be 60% lighter than the conventional SS braided hose and able to bend to a tighter radius. I like the idea of the hose not being so abrasive, as the SS hoses tend to eat into anything they come in contact with, plus the 710 hose is stealthy black

Has anyone used this product? Any downside to it other than the cost? Are there competing products from other mfgs that I should consider?

Thanks

 

The 710 hose is an excellent product, used by CART and IRL teams. It is very light weight, and very flexible. The lines must be made by a Goodridge tech - the fittings must be pressed on with a hydraulic press.....these lines are not something that yhou can build yourself. It is also quite expensive, and it is not as robust as the stainless braid - it can be damaged by abrasion.
While the stainless braid hose will abrade anything around it, that can be prevented by covering it with shrink tube or "Heatrshrink"
Be cautious about mixing Goodridge and "other" fittings, as some are not an exact match.

 

Well said! Proper G-line swaging mandrels and hydraulic ram is indeed required to assemble these. Also fittings get primed and glued prior to swaging. Also, this may get expensive as its common for these fittings to split upon swaging, so they must be cut off and replaced with a new fitting. Another bummer with G-line is that proper clocking of any fitting other than a 'straight' is a must since they cannot be rotated to 'fit'.

We have this equipment at work, since this is standard issue for the Champ cars we built a few years ago. The down side is they are somewhat delicate when compared to SS line. Like mentioned above, a heat shrink 'jacket' helps.

Boy are they light

 

Thanks for all the info. The G-Line sounds like some seriously trick hose but obviously not practical for home-type mechanics since it must be assembled by the pros. What is the next step down, the best, lightest hose that can be installed and cut to length with standard tools?