I’m looking to buy flare tool and hardline bender. I’ll mainly be using this for nitrous lines and the occasional brake lines. So I need it to be a 37 degree double flare but I’d also like it to be able to do 45 degree flares.
What do you guys use? I don’t want to spend a fortune but I understand what a good tool costs.
Anything good in the $150-250 range? Any personal experiences?
I’ll also need a good bender, I’d like it to be able to do nice tight 180 degree bends if needed.
Thanks guys!
I use my dads old ass Blue Point flaring tool whenever I need to do a brake line. It is probabally older than me and it works awesome. I have no idea what a similar one would cost today but this one is American made, has about 5 or 6 different size heads for the flare, and isn’t so big that is it a pain to use. As for the tubing bender, you are on your own there. I just have one of those queer plastic ones that can do a 180 degree bend but not very small.
I have this, and it works awesome…
http://www.eastwood.com/flare-pro-4-in-1-flaring-and-swaging-tool.html
but I swear I didnt pay $400 for it. I recall it only being $200 ish. Wtf.
Its an Imperial 2000-FS.
EDIT: As for a bender I just have one of those generic ones with the three slots in it for diff sized tubing, it seems to work well. For other radii, you could make up some dowls with a simple groove cut in them to bend the tubing around by hand. Itd prob work just fine.
Dan
Ugh I’ve been looking at that Eastwood one but can’t bring myself to spend $400 on a tool I’ll use once in a while.
They had another one, with the rotating head thing that looked interesting. But I dont think it doesn 37deg…
Dan
http://www.ind-supply.biz/catalogs/Automotive%20Plumbing%20Catalog%20BQAP-0110.pdf
do it right and do it once, this is the best tool out there by far!!! also the catalog has pretty much everything else you’d need
eastwood is very similar
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnQJIjM0EBo
Napa also has a hydraulic flare tool that does everything, including plastic lines. I believe it’s in the $300-400 range too…
https://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NTE783200_0282467132
Works tits, does every line imaginable, and reasonably priced for a tool that will give you a perfect flare every time.
$400 
$470
FML
Forget $470.
Same Kit from Mastercool for $313. http://www.amazon.com/MasterCool-Universal-Hydraulic-Flaring-Tool/dp/B00063YR2I
Welp now I’m kind of torn between spending money and not lol.
$335 for ever type of flare I’ll ever need.
$150 cheaper
I have had this kit for a while and it works great
$403.33 later I’m the proud new owner of a Mastercool 71475 & 71098. Yippy
Awesome. :tup:
Now you can flare everything. Silly.
Dan
Smart purchase.
I figure I need to run brake, nitrous and fuel lines so why not. It should last many lifetimes.
I’m also thing about starting to make hard line direct port kits for lsx cars and selling them for fun in my spare time.
This AADE conference is killing my spare time, plus my Uncle is visiting for a week so I probably won’t get to use this for a while. 
Awesome choice. I have no experience with the quality of that manfuacturer, but I assume it’s the same as the UltraPro ones, and the kit itself is amazing. You won’t be disappointed.