My pumps came with barb fitting on both sides, and they seem to work fine.
The inlet side is very low pressure and should cause even less of a problem.

Dave Leonard

>
>
> Hi All,
>
>    FWIW, I did some poking around with Google, and turned
> up another alternative.  It, too, is a bit pricey - $145
> (USD) for the pump and the AN8 fittings are another $7.20
> each.  Moreover, the flow rate may be a bit of over-kill
> @ 225L/Hr.
>
> Take a look at:
>
> http://www.fuel-pumps.net/inline.html
>
> Dale R.
> (wondering how they got away with a ".net" address on a
>  commercial website)
> ((I remembered to delete all the attachments this time))
>
>> >
> > >After ordering pumps from Tracy, Laura informed me (see email
> below) that
> > >the inlet side is fixed as a barb connection.  So again I must
> go to the
> > >well of knowledge for help.  Anybody out there have a part number or
> > >source for an EFI pump capable of using AN fittings on both
> sides.  Thanks
> > >again.
> > >
> > Ron,
> > This may sound weird coming from a Lancair guy, but Van's
> carry's a Airflow
> > Performance EFI pump that is very simlary to the one Tracy carries (see
> > attachment), but it has fittings on the inlet and outlet.  You can see
> > their kit at
> >
> http://www.vansaircraft.com/cgi-bin/catalog.cgi?ident=1091453251-3
> 82-303&browse=engines&product=fi-install
> > As you can see, it is much more costly, but then it includes
> much more than
> > just an efi pump.
> >
> > With that said, I had an Airflow Performance pump that I had
> purchased from
> > an auto parts store in S. Calif. (don't remember the name) that
> was around
> > the same price as Tracy's pumps.  You should be able to find these at a
> > good parts store in your neck of the woods.  I am using it on
> my 3-rotor
> > installation.  The only thing I don't like about it is that the
> outlet is a
> > banjo type fitting which requires the fuel system make a 90
> degree turn as
> > it exits the pump.  But that is a minor annoyance.  The problem
> was that
> > the banjo fitting had a hose-barb connection.  I cut that down and tig
> > welded an AN bung in place of the barb.  That solved that
> little problem.
> >
> > Hope this helps some.
> >
> > Mark S.
> >