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[Oldskoolbaby]

Now that my cars engine bay is taking shape I really want to have it uncluttered. Thing is its an '89 thirty which comes with a servo.

Before I fitted the 10 inch wheels the car runs on at present, I upgraded the breaks to X-drilled S disks & callipers with EBC Greenstuff pads.
If I take the servo off, will it DRASTICLY change the braking effort to the point where its no good for the road? I know it wont effect the stopping distance or braking efficiency but I just want to make sure before I go ahead and do it.


Any help will be a big hand

[Turbo Nick]

did it on my carand it feels sooo much better since taking it off. go for it dude it frees up so much extra space its untrue.

[Guess-Works.com]

Yes, and exactly as above, more feel to the pedal, and a S**t load more room in the engine bay.

*edit*

A servo does not change the actual effort which is applied to the brakes, just the amount of effort you have to put in, but if you press hard on the brakes, any affect of the servo is negated anyway...

Edited by GuessWorks, 26 April 2005 - 08:32 AM.

[Oldskoolbaby]

If I do change it to the non servo spec, is there any particular master cylinder size I should aim for or are they all roughly the same?
Ive read that non servod S breaks should really be only used on the track as they make the breaks alot harder to use but that might be just clap trap.

[Jammy]

Is there no easy way of bypassing the servo to see how it will be without the servo, that way, if you don't like it you can easily change it back?!

[Dan]

Yes, just remove the pipe from it and plug the hole in the manifold. Try it somewhere safe and see if you like it. Good idea Jammy.

I would use the last standard master cylinder fitted before the servo was introduced. It will be the easiest to get brake lines for as it is metric and the low fluid warning system is the same as the servo version so it will still fit electrically. And of course it is designed for front discs. The real choice about bore size depends mostly on what size rear cylinders you have.

[Bungle]

my first mini a GT did'nt have a servo and was not that different to my rover cooper

[Turbo Nick]

the reason i ditched my servo was so i could get a decent intercooler install. running 99bhp@wheels without a servo and its great.