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Offline Jeremy

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An fitting. What size for breather?
« on: April 17, 2012, 01:11:09 PM »
What size AN fittings are the common size for breather systems? AN-8 or AN-10?

I was going to weld an AN fitting to a stock oil fill/breather but couldn't decide on a size when I was a PA today.

 Jeremy
« Last Edit: April 17, 2012, 01:48:50 PM by Jeremy »
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Re: An fitting. What size for breather?
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2012, 03:26:38 PM »
-8, -10 and -12 are all common depending on engine size.

In the VW world it seems -8 is most common, and more then sufficient for street.

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Re: An fitting. What size for breather?
« Reply #2 on: April 18, 2012, 09:12:47 AM »
Thanks Dave.
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Re: An fitting. What size for breather?
« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2012, 02:01:13 PM »
as dave said... i've always used -8 stuff on mine. highly unlikely you'll get much restriction on a breather line.