I am trying to clean up the appearance of my engine bay. I am using stainless steel braided hoses whenever I can. I realize that there is no actual benefit from doing this in most cases other than appearance. However, I still want to do it. One problem that I have found involves the PCV valve. Earl's offers a PCV valve that matches their Valve Cover Breather. It has a AN6 fitting on it. Check it out at the following link -- http://www.holley.com/HiOctn/ProdLin...PCVbreath.html That's great, but the other end is a male push-on type nipple. I called Earl's to see if they made an adapter to go from a female end for the male-barb to fit into. I could hardly get them to even understand what the PCV valve that they sell was. The best answer that I could get from them was to use a hose-clamp. The whole point for me doing this is for appearance. I don't want to just stick a hose clamp on it. Does anyone know if such an adapter exists?

 

Use a hose clamp cover.

 

Just a casual observation, but since you are "cleaning up" the engine bay, keep some of that cleaner on hand. The braided hose covers I've seen are like magnets for dirt, grime, and dust. I find it a lot easier just to clean and treat the smooth covered hoses.