i have had Hydro-boost on for about 2 years now and they are the best brakes i have ever had BUT, still no brakes when the Eng. stalls. so i was thinking how about a Vac. pump to ether assist or provide all braking.
i did a little testing last summer and with the old Vac. booster with the Eng. Vac at 17 inches i was able to generate about 1,640 lbs with a "hard" push on the pedal. then with the hydo-boost i was able to get about 1,730 lbs with the same abount of lag effort.
so there is about 100 lbs advantage to the hydro. but i think the old Vac. was more than enough to get "great" brakes with 35-38 inch tires. at 17 inches of Vac.
so has anyone tried the Vac pump that a few brake companys are selling for the street rod guy's? how much Vac do they provide? can the pump run 100% of the time? provide all assist?
this way i can have great brakes all the time. my motor has a max Vac right at 17 inches. some times stab the throttle and it will drop to near zero. with the Elec. pump Vac. should never drop below ? what ever the pump provides. and being elec. i'll still have brakes when it stalls.
and no i don't want a standard. i like my auto.
steelman
i did a little testing last summer and with the old Vac. booster with the Eng. Vac at 17 inches i was able to generate about 1,640 lbs with a "hard" push on the pedal. then with the hydo-boost i was able to get about 1,730 lbs with the same abount of lag effort.
so there is about 100 lbs advantage to the hydro. but i think the old Vac. was more than enough to get "great" brakes with 35-38 inch tires. at 17 inches of Vac.
so has anyone tried the Vac pump that a few brake companys are selling for the street rod guy's? how much Vac do they provide? can the pump run 100% of the time? provide all assist?
this way i can have great brakes all the time. my motor has a max Vac right at 17 inches. some times stab the throttle and it will drop to near zero. with the Elec. pump Vac. should never drop below ? what ever the pump provides. and being elec. i'll still have brakes when it stalls.
and no i don't want a standard. i like my auto.
steelman