The Ultimate AN Fitting Guide & How-To : Everything You Need to Know - Ep. 67

You say to leave a gap in the fittings but don't explain why. Ive always tightened my AN fittings up all the way and have never had a leak or any kind of issue ever

I begin... by adding $600 to overall build cost. Could be more depending on the project. Some careful thinking is in order: there are places to harpdipe, and places for hose.

Is there a budget AN fitting brand you recommend? For someone who wants good hoses, but can't afford the extra cash for Vibrant?

what about hardline to AN?

So overwhelming lol

You did not mention how to ADAPT an AN fitting to a system which was not designed and has no AN fittings.

Thanks for the videos

QUESTION: @StanceWorks ...I need to shorten the lengths on my oil cooler lines with existing AN fittings . Do all the same physics apply when dismantling and reusing the fittings? Are they reuseable?

I like your style. Your efficient and thorough at the same time. You're not wasting our time talking about what you ate for lunch and stupid stuff like that

This is why this channel is so amazing. I'm not just watching someone build a car, I'm learning how they do it.

Awesome how to on AN fittings , I always appreciate this kind of video and I’ll be applying to my ride

Thanks for that.

Mike, as always we appreciate you using our product. I know we worked together on this one, but like you said, you've been using Vibrant for a long time before as well. Appreciate the support, can't wait to see the finished product!

Was about to go on a custom build for my bike and opted to wait and order the shears... thanks for that! Think it's the first time someones put a dual pass on a Bonneville!

personally, I thought what was covered in this video was mostly common knowledge for anyone involved in motorsports or covered in most hose assembly instructions. The areas I've found confusing or time wasting/consuming is in regards to adapters and fitting types even in the same an size and/or angle and hose type there is multiple options including full flow, swivel, forged, specialty, etc and for adapters too many to even list and when re plumbing a car or converting barbed to an a lot of these come into play and even with correct fittings adapters hose, etc certain systems require certain angles certain types such as orb in fuel systems or oil drain from the turbo and 45 degrees or less angles to pan. Would really like to see the process you or vibrant went through start to finish in deciding what hose ends and adapters you needed in total to complete your plumbing or did they just send everything and then some so you'd have more than you'd need cause most of the time and money I see people waste myself included is when ordering and planning it can get real expensive real fast especially the adapters and any wrong angles/sizes/type. dyme psi and auto plumb/aero flow can help take a lot of the guesswork out if you're just doing one time or simple job.

Despite seeing them used so much I had never taken the time to really read into AN fittings. This was a very welcome and informative video, thank you!

Is either line type suitable for under the car? Or is stainless preferred for places that could see road debris, water, etc..?

Super informative video! Thank you👍

Very cool! Thanks for putting this together. You did a good job breaking it down and made it all easier to understand.

Just in case it hasn't been mentioned yet..
If you plan on using braided lines for fuel inside the cabin, always use PTFE hose for the section that is inside the cabin, as rubber will permeate fuel vapour slightly and you don't want to be breathing fuel vapour, unless you do, live your life.

Great stuff Mike! Really been enjoying the series!

Thanks for the video and info.👍🏼

Like a lot of car nerds I've always thought A/N was kinda sexy looking when you open a hood and see how clean it is.

Very nice!! You convinced me!

O-Ring Boss

I did think i wanted to watch this... then the video ended. Very informative 👏

This is really great information! I am planning on doing AN fittings for my power steering lines on my car! I'll let you know how that turns out :)

thanks for covering this, very informative

Im sure you know about dyme psi?? Why not use them??

Wow, I didn't know you could get so many tools for AN fittings. Very informative video Mike!

Very informative Mike, thanks for this one

Asking for a friend….is this going to be done in time?

Awesome video ! One question, does AN fittings only in use in the USA, or did it becomes some sort of standard across the world ?

Did no one catch he kept saying o-ring bung when orb stands for o-ring boss? Everything else was great though. Love the build, wish i had the time to do the same build myself.

I'll be trying Goodridge 811 hose for my fuel lines. It's PTFE but doesn't use an olive, so it looks super easy to assemble.

I'd love to hear your thoughts on pushlock.

The video seemed very well done. Keep it up.

Appreciate the how-to. Thanks man.

Dude, my heart sank a little on this video. I was unaware of the different ways to secure (an) ends to ptfe vs rubber. I did my fuel setup with an fittings on ptfe hoses but I used the threaded in rubber type fittings. The build is about 10 months old and no leaks but now I'm a little worried, what are the issues with the thread in type fittings into ptfe hoses?

ORB is O-Ring Boss, not O-Ring Bung. It means "a protruding feature" in engineering, more specifically in this case a raised section that is threaded. A bung is a stopper.

*o ring boss

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With the ptfe hose, if the other end already has a fitting on it, you should slide the nut over first before fitting the olive?

We used hose cutters as well for my fuel system and yea 0 residue after the cut but I wish I knew about that tape bc even low adhesive painter's tape pulled up some fibers on my Vibrant Nylon braid fuel line but it gets covered by the fitting so all is good. The Koul tool is garbage in my experience.

ORB = oring boss

totally disappointed, no pointer hand. No just joking, really good work, information is a must. Thanks for sharing. Thou in regards to pressure, is one better over the other?

I've been using AN fittings for years and you gave me a couple of extra tips ! thanks for the vid

The performance shop that converted my Lotus Esprit from mechanical fuel injection to electronic used AN fittings... didn't have an appreciation for what they did until I watched your video. Thank you!

Great stuff. So interesting and informative. Thanks.

Push lock AN fittings are super easy to make lines.

Glad I found this video - been struggling with "which hose to choose" my whole adult life.