Just curious to the quality of this stuff. Didnt know if it just a name your paying for like some stuff. I wouldnt want to pop a oil hose fitting going down track. That could get ugly.

XRP is hard to justify the price for myself. A couple shops carry red horse brand fittings locally and I have had great luck with them for the price point.

Having worked with hydraulic hose.... obviously weight is not a priority with you.

I have used a number of AN fittings over the years on different cars for fuel, oil and water. Aeroquip, Russel, Earls , Jegs , Summit and even E-Bay cheapy ones. Never has a problem with any of them except the red / blue fading on Summit or Jegs fittings, can't remember. The hose is where I found problems, The cheaper braided hose from the popular catalogs when cutting just flair apart. Never had a problem in the past , just in the last year. And I know how to cut and install the fittings. So in my future ,I will spend the money on good brand hose.

One of the best vids ever..............lol

The xrp swivel hose fittings are 12.50 and the Boostec fittings are 8.50. Both look like good quality fittings.

I mixed and matched an stuff. I don't like The cheap fittings. They seem softer and lighter. I've been using black fragola fittings, price is decent and they seem like decent quality.

Isn't this what Trump is trying to get the American people to realize?

Earl's and Russel fittings here.

Digger73 (Mike)

Saving weight at $100 per pound?
Pass.

Next time you pass a construction site, see what they use on $.4 million earth movers.

Hydraulic and AN are two different design standards and not interchangeable. Most if not all AN made for for race cars does not meet the Military or aerospace standards.

I like the Jegs house brand when possible.

I'm having issues now trying to use Summit AN fitting on other brand AN S.S. hose
I may have Fragola #4 AN neopreme hose instead of the Summit brand SS covered #4 hose
I order a 3Ft. piece of the Summit brand #4 AN hose and some #4 Fragola hose ends, the #4 AN hose I have now is 10 ft long coil so I don't want to not use it
I hate the bleeding when you have to fight this hose

Having the same flair out problem after the cut? I finally took a small hose clamp after the normal taping , slipped the clamp to the cut line, snug it up and cut right next to the clamp. After the cut loosen the clamp just enough to move it back to start the fitting , pushing the clamp back as the fitting goes on. I do leave the tape on also. I found as stated above it's the cheap hose , not the fitting.

Here's a couple more, Speedway and PRE. These any good? Gonna get some thing ordered tonight.

Aeroquip it is. found a good buy on 4 for $8ea. 8AN straight swivel black. Thanks for your help guys.

Hate to admit it, but that's the truth. Hydro stuff is way tougher, easier to get, way cheaper, and ugly as a cobb. The weight isn't a deal for anyone but a class racer

Cab,

I have this kit and it is AWESOME! no more bleeding for the braided lines. Koul Tools AN Hose Assembly Tools 416 Summit has this kit for $150.
I can install ends in seconds with this. Well worth the money if you make lots of lines.

Digger73 (Mike)

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Just to balance. 😉

One of the worst things about cheap fittings is the oring used in swivels. Must be made out of used chewing gum. When they dry out even a little they make a shower head leak. Solid fittings I'm not so scared of, or non swivel stuff.

Another trouble is "made in America" mostly means put in the box here, or a sticker put on it, or something like that. Made entirely of american components, and manufactured completely in th usa is a tough thing to find indeed.