[DeTomaso] tech question for anyone that has upgraded their brake system

[MikeLDrew at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/15/10 11 29 0, boyd411 at gmail.com writes:


> My question is this , the stock system contains part #
> 01310c which is a pressure control apparatus. There is also a part that I
> have been unable  to identify that is located under the stock master
> cylinder and has a push button. Should these pressure regulators be 
> removed
> or disabled since I am using a balance bar,
> 
>>>Yes.   The part in question is actually a pressure reduction cylinder,   
which balances the front-to-rear braking balance on the stock system by 
reducing the PSI pressure to the front circuit.   This is done due to the 
mismatch between the front and rear calipers.   With your system, presumably the 
front-to-rear   caliper sizes are appropriate for a mid-engined car.   Too, 
you'll be able to fine-tune the system with your balance bar.   If gross 
tuning was necessary, juggling master cylinder bore sizes would do that trick.

The pushbutton thing is a starter interlock bypass.   There's a magic 
yellow box buried deep under the dash that won't allow the engine to start unless 
a number of logic conditions are satisfied (weight in seat, seat belt 
fastened, etc.)   Every Pantera owner in the world disabled this system 
nanoseconds after taking delivery of the car; I've never seen a functional one in my 
life.   But if for some reason yours was still functional, depressing the 
button would bypass the interlock box (once) and allow the engine to be 
started with one or more logic conditions not met.   Totally irrelevant today.


> > I have also be unable to locate
> instructions for setting up
> 
>>>Instructions for setting up what?

Mike