[DeTomaso] Vacuum to the Brake Booster
JEFFREY COBB
zumzum at cox.net
Tue Oct 18 20:46:38 EDT 2011
Also you can also use a Hobbs switched vacuum pump that keeps booster
vacuum in the 19 inch range or greater. These are found on Chevy trucks
and suvs from 7 or so years ago. Combine this with a vac tank and then
there is no problem.
Jeff
On Oct 18, 2011, at 7:32 PM, michael at michaelshortt.com wrote:
> mine is located in the front trunk, see photos in the hood rennovation
> project area. Works awesome, I can stop so fast it hurts (literally, the
> belts dig in).
>
> Michael Shortt
> On Oct 18, 2011 8:22 PM, <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/18/11 15 25 57, oldwheel at shaw.ca writes:
>>
>>
>>> As far as losing vacuum at an idle with lumpy cams, I've been tossing
>>> around
>>> the idea of installing a vacuum reservoir tank in the engine bay. This is
>>> quite common in other cars. It would need a check valve between it and
>> the
>>> intake port. This would store vacuum when present on the over-run and
>> give
>>> it back at idle if required. I have 12 inches at 1000RPM, so I'm going to
>>> see if I can live with that.
>>>
>>
>> My Pantera came with one of those when I bought it; it had a fairly radical
>> solid-lifter cam. Those things are available, cheap, from Summit etc.
>>
>> Mike
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