Earl's Performance Fittings
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The Original Name in Racing Plumbing
Earl's Performance Products has been synonymous with high-quality AN plumbing for motorsports and street performance builds since its founding in 1955. Earl Fouts started the company in Lawndale, California, initially supplying military aircraft surplus plumbing components to the hot rod and racing communities of Southern California. When the surplus market faded, Earl recognized a gap in the market and pioneered an entirely new category — the racing aftermarket plumbing industry — developing in-house hoses and fittings that set standards still referenced today.
That innovative spirit never slowed down. In the 1960s, Earl's introduced flexible stainless-steel PTFE-lined hoses to the racing world, a development that fundamentally changed how race cars were plumbed. Then, in 1973, Earl's developed and patented the self-indexing adjustable hose end known as the Swivel Seal®, which allows full 360-degree adjustment after installation — a feature that made professional-level plumbing accessible to builders of all skill levels. Earl's also pioneered most of the special-purpose racing adapters and the full billet hose clamp housing that are now considered industry staples.
Today, Earl's is headquartered in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and distributed globally through locations including Indianapolis (on Gasoline Alley), Silverstone in the UK, and Sydney in Australia. Earl's is part of the Holley family of performance brands, giving it the engineering resources to continue innovating while maintaining the racing DNA that made it legendary.
What Earl's Performance Makes
Earl's catalog spans the full spectrum of high-performance plumbing. Builders tackling thermal management rely on Earl's Engine Oil Coolers and Oil Coolers to keep oil temperatures in check under sustained high-RPM or high-load conditions — critical for both track cars and heavily modified street vehicles. Precision fuel delivery is another Earl's strength, with a comprehensive lineup of Fuel Hose Fittings engineered to handle the demands of modern fuels, including ethanol blends, without compromise.
For builders who want to optimize their lubrication systems, Earl's Engine Oil Filter Remote Mounting Kits provide the flexibility to relocate the oil filter to a more accessible or thermally advantageous position. And for steering system builds and restorations, Earl's Power Steering Hose solutions deliver the durability and pressure ratings that performance driving demands.
Whether you're building a dedicated track car, restoring a classic hot rod, or upgrading a late-model performance vehicle, Earl's Performance brings more than seven decades of plumbing expertise to every fitting, hose, and cooler in its lineup. It's a brand that didn't just follow the industry — it created it.