Yeah mike, I agree that -6 is a bit over the top, but all I had to get was the turbo adapter and go with -6 that I already had or buy all new hose and fittings in -4. Oh well.
As for removing the filter plug I didn't have the right tool so I used the square end of an old tap I had lying around that happened to be the right size. Grabbed the other end w/ a wrench and I was home free. As for the hose end assembly, yeah, it can be a pain but only until you get the hang of it. HuRyde did it with Earl's(or Aeroquip) push-lok ends. Now thoses sound like a bitch; don't you have to heat them or the hose up to put 'em together?
With the stainless pro-flex,etc. lines just wrap where you're going to cut with a few tight wraps of electrical tape.
Then Secure the hose to your vise or even better to your chop saw's table.
I wouldn't recommend cutting the hose by hand in a vise if you're learning how to do it. And by all means never use any kind of knife,hacksaw or snips,etc. All these will do is fray the ends making that cut useless.
It can be done with a 4" grinder in a vise but get the thinnest blade you can and look for a smooth edged metal blade if possible instead of a woven disc style blade. It cuts much cleaner w/o tearing.
Cut in the middle of your elec. tape wrap. The tape along with a good blade and straight cut keeps the braid from fraying.
Get your end of choice and unscrew the bottom piece(red on Earl's stuff).
now remove the tape from the hose(I roll it off- unwrapping makes it fray)
and push the fitting onto the cut end with the threads pointing away from the hose. Make sure you get all of the hose and it's braid into the end. Keep watch for a run or unraveling.
Here's the tricky part:you want to insert the hose far enough into the end that the other piece of the fitting(blue)can bite into it(making the seal) but not so far as to have the hose bottom out before the 2 end pieces are night. As you assemble the two end pieces the hose should be held tighter and tighter until the hose is just right when the fitting reaches it's recommended torque just as it bottoms out against the hose inside it.
Practice makes perfect, but after a while it only takes a minute to assemble the ends.
You'l prolly also need some aluminum smooth vise jaws(don't want to tear up the ends, though they'll work just as good) a set of single sided aluminum AN wrenches, and some asembly lube(I use the same Mobil 1 out of the SY). Before you screw the 2 pieces of the hose end together put several drops of oil on the threads so the alum. doesn't gall.
Keep the cuts straight and consider a presure tester until you're confident. Then all you need is a truck full of cash. I could send you pics if you needed them, it's not hard just complicated if that makes any sense.
Jeremy
