Brake booster question

[RETed]

Originally Posted by Christopher W.

I figured that since I will have Wilwood calipers front and back that the MC might need to push more volume.

Then you better be asking the people building your brake kit for you, cause Wilwood brake calipers come in different bore sizes.
To assume you NEED to change the brake master cylinder (bore) is just wrong.
You're assuming "bigger is better" but not in this case.

In fact, increasing the brake master cylinder bore size drops brake caliper effectiveness (and "feel") due to physics.
Pressure through the system drops due to (you) increasing the "square inch" part of "psi" - pounds per square inch.


-Ted

[Christopher W.]

Yea, like my dad use to say, "Assumption if the mother of all fu%# ups!"

I am trying to get a handle on the brake system from a engineering stand point and not from a parts consumer stand point. I just really want the look of big brakes. I know that may sound cheesy, but I do.

I now need to make that happen and not screw up my car's balance. I will stay with stock stuff before I do that...

I have found some very good articles on Stoptech's site. I wonder if I am not suppose to be post links to different vendors. Anyway, I am sure someone will tell me if I am in the wrong.

http://www.stoptech.com/tech_info/te...e_papers.shtml

I am not real sure how well the guys I have been talking to are not just getting parts to fit as much as engineering a brake system.

Well at least I know the stock brakes are really nice. I will do some updates when I start my build thread. I have lots of other stuff to get happening now. Mainly to get my interior back in...ugh!