[DeTomaso] Brake question

[JDeRyke at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/13/12 9:05:55 AM, asajay at asajay.com writes:


> I like the idea of the brake pressure gauges, though they can't be seen 
> with the lid closed.  Did you find they were of any use when making 
> adjustments or did it end up just being a piece of bling after it was all done?
> 
FWIW, I used my gauges twice since installing them in 2005: first when 
adjusting the front-to-rear brake balance, I noted the pressures in each circuit 
(with & without the engine on 'suppliying' vacuum to the vacuum booster), 
and the next time was when I changed to Porterfield pads and had to 
re-balance. Since I run a Byars-adapted GM master & booster, Wilwood Superlite 2 
calipers adapted in front & Porsche 911-S front calipers adapted in back, my 
pressures are not relevant to anyone else's, though.   
In the MR-2 Shop Manual, they specify front and rear pressures without a 
road test, although EVERYONE road-tests and readjusts as req'd since like the 
Pantera, few MR2s run stock tire sizes or compounds- which is what the 
factory specs are set for. Cheers- J DeRyke