Barbed fittings: Good or bad?

*ahem* - personally - do some research, spend some $$ - aren't a lot of those brass fittings actually PIPE fittings and not intended for automotive use???

Amen Brother. I haven't come this far to do something goofy just to get the car back on the road. The "Push on" style seem valid enough given the input above, but the "barbed" fittings are giving me the heebie-jeebies and I think I'll look for something better.

BTW; the Bypass nipple was supplied by Edelbrock with the Air Gap manifold, the Fuel Pump inlet is 1/4" NPT, the threaded hole on the intake for the other 1/2" hose nipple is also 1/4" NPT, and these barbed fittings are the only thing available in ALL of the performance automotive shops up here in BC.

Very true on the "Barbed Fitting" but not for the "Push On"

The "push on" fittings on the Oil Filter Bypass are definitely NPT (tapered threads) as well.