[s-cars] S4/S6 Samco Hose Install How-to

[Charlie Smith]

Earlier, Fred Munro wrote:
>
>
> 	I installed my Samco hoses from the James Murray group purchase this
> weekend. It was a snap - no problems at all, took about two hours or so. I
> put together a "how-to" with photos if anyone hasn't done it yet and wants
> to see what they are getting into. It's available as a 760 kb .PDF file. If
> you want a copy, shoot me an e-mail and I'll send one off.

Thanks to Fred's providing me with non .PDF material, here's Fred's
Samco hose information in web page format:

    http://www.elektro.com/~audi/samcoinst/

This also includes links to sources for clamps and smaller colored
hoses - so you can have matching red hoses for your vacuum lines.
Here's what the vendor has to say about color tuning of your hoses:

    Tuning Tip: Red is a good color for all around performance, however
    with a big turbo blue gets upwards of 10 hp, unless you have stock cams,
    then only 5 hp. Purple is best for bottom end power, mix with red for
    excellent mid-range. For NT cars, shift all recommendations one hue
    towards a warmer color. Yellow hose should only be used on high
    compression NTs or turbo cars with welded differentials.

I'll bet you didn't realize this was that influential!  I'm glad I ordered
yellow Samco hoses!!  Wait until I get my yellow vacuum lines ... they
ought to match my Hilo Hattie seat covers I'm getting on order!

    - Charlie


  Charlie Smith   charlie at elektro.cmhnet.org  614-471-1418
  http://www.elektro.com/~charlie      Columbus Ohio   USA
  http://www.elektro.com/~audi     photos & technical info

  95 S6 Quattro  -  24 PSI, RS2 6 speed, and soon with yellow hoses
  97 Dodge Ram   -  35 PSI, w/Cummins turbo diesel