[DeTomaso] Any interest in dual (no booster) brake MC

David Nunn dnunn at telus.net
Thu Apr 12 22:55:41 EDT 2012


I tried running without a booster for a couple of years but just couldn't
live with the pedal pressure, so I'm putting the booster back in. I have
StopTech calipers, which are copies of Porsche calipers, and a CNC dual
master cylinder/balance bar set-up. Before giving up on manual brakes, I
tried a few different M/C sizes but even with the smallest ones, the pedal
pressure was still just too high. For vacuum, I'm using an OEM pump from an
electric car. It's actually designed to provide vacuum for power brake
boosters, it's compact and it's quiet.  I know of one Pantera owner with
manual brakes who claims his pedal effort is fine but he's running calipers
with HUGE 2" (x4) pistons and a tiny M/C. He must have very long pedal
travel.   




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