[DeTomaso] Brake vacuum source

Michael Shortt michaelsavga at gmail.com
Thu Jul 2 22:49:03 EDT 2015


My engine is fairly radical and all I use is a vac booster.

Michael Shortt
1660
On Jul 2, 2015 10:42 PM, "Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso" <detomaso at poca.com>
wrote:

>    Hi Robert,
>    I don't expect that your new engine is so radical that you need a
>    vacuum pump. You should have plenty of vacuum for your power brakes.
>    Incorporating an electric vacuum pump may be adding unnecessary
>    complexity to your car.  What carburetor are you using?  Is it a
>    Holley?
>    Holley Avenger carburetor's have a vacuum port for power brake vacuum
>    that comes off the base of the carb.  See the attached image I just
>    copied from the Holley Avenger instruction manual.
>    Cheers!
>    Garth
>
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   My engine is fairly radical and all I use is a vac booster.

   Michael Shortt
   1660

   On Jul 2, 2015 10:42 PM, "Garth Rodericks via DeTomaso"
   <[1]detomaso at poca.com> wrote:

     A  A Hi Robert,
     A  A I don't expect that your new engine is so radical that you need
     a
     A  A vacuum pump. You should have plenty of vacuum for your power
     brakes.
     A  A Incorporating an electric vacuum pump may be adding unnecessary
     A  A complexity to your car.A  What carburetor are you using?A  Is
     it a
     A  A Holley?
     A  A Holley Avenger carburetor's have a vacuum port for power brake
     vacuum
     A  A that comes off the base of the carb.A  See the attached image I
     just
     A  A copied from the Holley Avenger instruction manual.
     A  A Cheers!
     A  A Garth
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