Wander through the pits at any drag race or examine enough cars at shows, and sooner or later you’ll find beat-up AN fittings. Some will have a few nicks and bruises. Others may have even greater damage. There’s good reason for that: those AN fittings are made of aluminum—a material that’s softer and more delicate
In the automotive plumbing world, there a few different ways to measure thread size on fittings and hoses. The most popular thread measurements are AN and NPT. What’s the difference between the two? How does an AN thread convert to a “plain English” fractional value? How do the two measurements relate to one another? Those
Watch this Summit Racing Quick Flicks video and learn the basics of cutting braided hose lines and adding AN fittings to the ends. [important] Tools You Will Need: Braided Stainless Steel Hose Cutter, Bench Vise, AN Hose, AN Hose End Fittings [/important]
Traditional red and blue automotive fittings aren’t for everyone. That’s why Summit Racing Equipment, a leading direct-mail and Internet supplier of high performance automotive parts, now offers its own brand of AN hose ends and adapters with a black hard-anodized finish. Designed to increase your underhood “cool” factor exponentially, the fittings are available in two styles: Swivel-Style Fittings are made from
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