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Originally Posted by JSmall (Post 12110890)

These guys make some nice fittings at a good price aye.. Just used them for my car

Vibrant Performance ::.

Not really cheap man...

I used cheapie Ebay fittings direct from Hong Kong. lol A few of them were not great, but the majority were fine. Vibrant stuff is really nice, but a little spendy.

Finally got the car running again. Just confirming these lines had no leaks at all. Max PSI at 60-70.

And Aaron, they werent made of copper.

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Originally Posted by Aaron Cake (Post 12103061)

Don't see what the issues is, so not sure why you are worried for your butthole.

Butt, just be careful with some of those eBay AN fittings. A friend had a bunch so I took a look at them. They were made of copper! But painted to look like the standard red/blue fittings. Which is odd, because copper is a lot more expensive than aluminium. This was discovered due to persistent leaks. And it was very soft copper, so it deformed once tightened down and was sealing not on the taper, but on the fact it squished into the male flare. Could only be used once because of this.

probably wasn't even copper, i've gotten some "aluminum" items from china that you could virtually dent with your fingernail and drilled through like a hot knife through butter.

but i have also used cheap AN fittings too, and sometimes you get a good deal. i've broken aeroquip, fragola, summit, earl's etc, etc, etc, so as long as they tighten once they did their job. AN fittings are not made for actual reusabilty, even though they may look flashy and as if that was their intent with the easy to disconnect flanges. i'm not a gorilla either, even 'quality' aluminum fittings just are soft and squishy and can't handle many reuses.

Just a reminder, since the AN fittings are not idiot-proofed like the stock hardware:

1. Clean and lube the threads with engine oil
2. Tighten to just snug
3. Tighten one quarter turn. Done.

If you want to keep them looking nice, use an expensive aluminum AN wrench.

I just picked up all of these parts, will post my results.
Although my total cost was $129.97, but i ordered 2-45 degree elbows, 2-90 degree elbows, 2 fittings, 6ft of hose, and the copper washers. I ordered the elbows from amazon, and the rest from ebay.