hose fitting hotness

[Gassed250]

yeah the pfe stuff isnt bad either apart from the big ugly PFE on the side of the fittings

its pretty much exactly the same as aeroflow, the black fittings are identical and priced the same too im guessing the same supplier ??

Mate had his 30 ford fitted out with PFE but changed to aeroflow when he went with mechanical meth injection , the only reason was he didnt like the big PFE on the fittings

[BMWTurbo]

Doh.... Beaten above...

So, does Aeromotive copy Proflow or vice versa? Your A1000-6 regulator looks exactly the same right down to the part number?

[Mr Parts]

Doh.... Beaten above...

So, does Aeromotive copy Proflow or vice versa? Your A1000-6 regulator looks exactly the same right down to the part number?

we were the first australian aeromotive distrubutors, and they make it under licence for us, so its not some knock off, its the real thing (you can see it says proflow by aeromotive on it.)


the PFE logo etched on the side changed about a year ago, maybe more, obviously old photos on the interwebs.

(see here http://www.vpw.com.au/images/hthhth.jpg)

our range dwarfs just about everyone elses on the market these days and its not slowing down. Im sure others will have it in time after they copy us (if they get it right.. heard some FUNNY stories out there at the moment about some knock offs!), but we were first with a lot of new style fittings that others have adopted, and we will continue to be first. If anyone has suggestions of fittings, we get samples and often put them into production runs.

[Gassed250]

You mean 'because I wanted to give speedflow a chop'...

Not even close

I use speedflow, well i did and its good stuff and never had a problem with it

though I dont like the excessive price of the speedflow stuff, some will bang the "you get what you pay for" drum but according to the speedflow rep the only reason he could give for the the massive price is the cost of Aussie labor

visually theres nothing that makes them superior to other fittings i have used though visually the aeroflow full flow fittings are much thicker in the tube section than the speed flow full flow, probably counts for two parts of fuck all but it makes them "look" stronger

[BMWTurbo]

we were the first australian aeromotive distrubutors, and they make it under licence for us, so its not some knock off, its the real thing (you can see it says proflow by aeromotive on it.)

I see now on the laptop, didn't pick-up on that on the phone.

[mickboy]

Im going to be using all aeroflow on my torana when Im up to that stage. Many people have told me its the shizzle.

Also my father in laws last off road truck burnt to the ground because off a fatigue fuel line fitting.

[Momus]

THIS, by FARRRRRRRRR and away.

being a rep for a company that has manufactured their own line of fittings for approximately 5 years now, i can attest to this. I have seen other people over tighten fittings, try to fit them in on an angle, force NPT stuff into BSP, things like that, and then try and place the blame onto 'chinese' fittings as their reason why it fucked up.

www.pfefittings.com is the brand we manufacture, sell and distribute. (you may see it looks much like the aeroflow stuff... we have been around for 5 years, they have been around for 5 months... immitation is the greatest form of flattery? ... just remember, some are inovators, and some are just immitators)

Its fitted to the current targa west champion, pro stock cars, doorslammers, industrial uses (distributed thru enzed/pirtek aus wide), a raft of sprintcars, and i use it on my OWN car too.

i have not had an issue with a single fitting in the entire time ive used them myself, and i find the 'compression' style fitting much easier to work with over other companies 'cutter' style. the enzed/pirtek franchises all seem to say the same too.

If anyone wants pricing, send me a pm.

Which of the # braided hose ends you flog use the double seal design; ie with the nipple and socket and compression on outer braid retention?

[Gassed250]

Which of the # braided hose ends you flog use the double seal design; ie with the nipple and socket and compression on outer braid retention?

what like this ??

[Mr Parts]

Which of the # braided hose ends you flog use the double seal design; ie with the nipple and socket and compression on outer braid retention?

1) download this http://pfefittings.com/pdf/new_prods.pdf
2) read first paragraph of page 1

[Greg Rust]

If anyone wants pricing, send me a pm.

Cheers for the offer and will send you something in the near future.

[tinkerbell]

are speedflow more similar to Earls? or Proflow?


Broomy - if you follow the instructions, use the proper tools and regularly check your fittings - what else can go wrong? can the fittings split? what else?

[takai]

If you want to get serious then you could always use the Ti MS-AN fittings they use on military planes.
However, i still think that 99.9% of the screwups you hear about are user error. Hell ive seen a Blackhawk catch fire on the tarmac because of a badly fitted fuel fitting.

Also all of the fittings should be roughly similar. They are all based off the AN or JIC standards, although i have a big gripe with some big name manufacturers only manufacturing to JIC tolerances and then claiming AN tolerances and charging as such.

[Gassed250]

1) download this http://pfefittings.com/pdf/new_prods.pdf
2) read first paragraph of page 1

same with the aeroflow

[Momus]

1) download this http://pfefittings.com/pdf/new_prods.pdf
2) read first paragraph of page 1

OK cute; 'cutter style'.

In the absence of a cross section drawing I'll assume that the Proflow is another heavy weight knock-off of the Earl's expired-patent Swivel Seal design.

[Momus]

what like this ??

Yes, thats the Earls clockable swivel feature that was adapted to the earlier Aeroquip double nipple seal design.

Back the original question about brand preference.

I've used a lot of Earl's fittings and never had a problem with a blow-off or leakage. Some of the hose ends were used on rotary oil cooler lines which see consistent high pressure ^100 psi and heavy pulsing. I've re anodised, in black, doggy looking hose ends that are on their second or third life.
I also use Speedflow and like the thought of an Aussie product though I don't like the bulk of some of their heavy wall one piece bent tube fittings.

Lately I've been using a few XRP hose cutter ends. These are good pieces with the proper specified grade of high strength aluminium, not 6061, used for the swivel nuts and cutter.