Quoting LIV4PSI:
The ones on my car weren't aluminum, nylon sounds right. I would have said plastic /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
Prove It, I'm also not sure if I trust basic Jegs/Summit brand lines. I think that is part of the reason for the fuel smell on my Subaru. Plus the weird routing of lines. But since the OP has decided on Russell classic lines, it's another topic
The standard SS/braided lines leaking fuel vapors are the reason we've stopped using them. If you're running full race gas, or are lucky enough to not have oxygenated/ethanol blend fuels, you'll probably be fine for some time.
Nate's Maroon car was obnoxious when he first dropped it off over here. 5800 sq/ft. shop, and from the time we shut the doors around 8-9pm until the next morning around 9:30am, the whole shop reeked of fuel.
It typically takes some time for this to happen, but that's why we've gone to the pains of using the PTFE lined hose which doesn't degrade over time like the rubber hose. The PITA aspect is that they're not field serviceable--meaning you can't just order lines and fittings and put them together. They have to be crimped at something like 3000psi.
As for the fittings and hose being "off brand", yes, they are. They're produced with no labeling on them on purpose. However, they're the same stock that a lot of large name hydraulics/fluids companies use, and the place we have build these for us are the same place as the ones marketed by by AMS, etc.
We can also sell you bulk hose and fittings of the regular braided rubber line cheaper than JEGS/Summit/Etc., if you still wish to use that setup, but you can't compare pricing of our PTFE lined kits against their regular bulk hose/fittings kits.
