Master Cylinder Size

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  1. Dave B

    Dave B I like Mavericks!

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    That's the one I'm using in my car, without a booster, and it gives me a good feel for the brakes, and the pressure I need to comfortably drive the car.
     
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    I know you've already made the decission to by the 1" bore from Wilwood and it should work just fine.
    I just went through this with both Wilwood and Aerospace Components and actually choose Aerospace because they talked more about pedal ratio which equates to the stroke needed to give the best lever. On my manual brake Maverick the pedal ratio is 6:1................what Aerospace recommends is 7:1, so I have gone with their 1.125" bore and an adjustable push rod(which is held captive in the bore and will not come out) in hopes of getting closer to the 7:1 ratio. The other thing is that the Aerospace MS has a proportioning valve built in to give me 60/40 split instead of the standard 70/30 and because I am going with disc brakes on al 4 corners. All of their calipers are 4 piston and they are a fix'd caliper (non-floating) so I had to be a little more careful with shimming the calipers to withing .050 of center.................but this is a "race only" car and weight is really important to me and their setup bolted to my stock spindles and was less than 1/3 the weight of the drums I took off.
     
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  3. mavgrab302

    mavgrab302 MCCI Florida State Rep

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    I had mine checked by a trusted mechanic and they are bled and adjusted corectly... I just have a soft pedal feel, that is why I think a 1" bore may be the answer for my setup...
     
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    Replacing the rubber lines with steel braided lines will also help pedal feel.
     

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