Confused about Air line

Installation Help & Advice Horn Kits
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Hey guys i just got a set of nathan k5la horns from hornblasters and i’m confused about the air line to run! Everybody says 1/2" or 5/8"s well does that mean inner or outer diameter? because if you’re running 1/2" OD then it truly isnt getting 1/2" worth of air seeing how the actual inner diameter isnt 1/2" right? I went to lowes to check out what they had and there was so many different types to choose from also there’s like a rubbery clear kind that was more expensive and a more thicker one with a plastic feel to it?

thanks for the help in advance guys

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http://www.hornblasters.com/products/details.php?item=AL-12

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that’s what i had in my hand at lowes but i kept double guessing myself because doesn’t that mean everyone whos running that (1/2" OD) isn’t really giving there horns a true 1/2" of air. So should i go with the 5/8" OD and be safe for sure?

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well hopefully someone with a k5 will chime in, (no pun intended, lol) but my way of thinking is the port on the manifold is 1/2" ( i believe) so if you got 5/8 of 1" etc its just gonna create a bottle neck… From what i read on the forum there are a decent amount of ppl that run 1/2" for the k5

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dont use 1/2 OD…use the 5/8OD…its the real deal same as train…the size of line makes allll the difference…it cost me 2 dollars a foot at the local big rig shop…its worth it!!!dont get 1/2OD especially not hornblasters its super expensive

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http://www.mcmaster.com/#tubing/=11s0ak

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use this one…other was wrong link
http://www.mcmaster.com/#5235k54/=11s2kn

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http://www.mcmaster.com/#tubing/=11s5uf

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http://www.mcmaster.com/#5097t871/=11s6uj
once u get there use this product number
5097T871

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how is hornblasters expensive at $1.00 a foot?

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thanks guys i think i’m gonna go back to lowes and get the 5/8 OD with 1/2" ID stuff! and figure out all the fittings also. Ya the hornblasters stuff was really cheap compared to the stuff at Lowes which is like $30 for 25 feet i should’ve just ordered it when i ordered my horns but i thought i could use my old stuff i already had but it was only 3/8" and i don’t want to wait another week for it to get here!

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get the quick connection fittings…all u do to connect is push in…then pull a little big… it will be very easy to install and u wont mess with those crappy compression fittings.

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k sweet do they make the push in fittings for 5/8" OD? will they have them at LOwes?

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they make them…but maybe not Lowe’s…try 18wheeler shops…they use those for air brake lines…that how i get them

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i get semi brake hose from a local shop called mako hose and rubber

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Thanks, good post nick… So 5/8 is the OD and 1/2 is the ID. Good info. I’ll be getting the 5/8 OD line too.

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sweeeeet! ya no problem what kind of horn are you runnin?

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The horn pictured in my avatar… It’s got some quirks right now tho… dunno wtf. Its a air guzzling Leslie RS-5t but its not under my truck yet… Still gathering all necessities.

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right on Leslie’s are the bomb. what Psi are you running it at

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When installed under truck im gonna run it at 145 max because more than that will damage it. But that big ugly tank under it in my pic is a temporary rig I used to blow it at a Georgia Southern football game while tailgating in the parking lot. (lot of trouble that day lol). I blew it at 100 psi that day. But that tank has alot of rust chips in the bottom of it and I think some got into my horn somewhere. Dunno whats up with it for now.