[DeTomaso] master cylinder advice

[Sean Korb]

Just to add, the booster is a dual diaphragm type, so more boost for
me makes for better control with the larger bore masters.  Honestly,
it's like driving a modern car now.  I just don't worry about it.

On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 9:27 PM, Sean Korb <spkorb at gmail.com> wrote:
> I just put in a step bore master cylinder and booster from Precision
> Proformance.  I have stock brake calipers but there is plenty of
> volume from that setup.  The master appears to be a unit off of a GMC
> van.  I honestly have never been happier.  I'm still getting used to
> having brakes that work :)
>
> You have to whack your inner fender a little with a hammer to get the
> booster to fit, and I had to bend some small lines to convert back
> from the old Mustang SVO master I had installed earlier (not really a
> bad setup, I just never had a well working booster to match) and after
> that it really just dropped in as a direct replacement.
>
> I hope this helps!
>
> sean
>
> On Tue, Mar 22, 2011 at 7:48 PM, Justin Greisberg
> <justingreisberg at hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Sso i put together my own brake system using wilwood superlite 4 piston calipers up front.  I ended up using a ford master cylinder with a 7/8" bore, which i suspected was small.  As i begin to drive the car, i am finding a very soft, spongy pedal with a lot of travel.  I plan to go to a bigger bore master cylinder.  I could easily use the ford SVO 84-86 1.125" master cylinder, but I worry that might be too much the other way.  Although other fords have had 1" master cylinders, they generally have an angled reservoir which just looks funny, but wilwood makes a 1" master cylinder that is more money.
>>
>> anyway, any suggestions 1 or 1.125"  justin
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso