Braking Set Up. Master Cylinders And Split Systems
#1
Posted 10 December 2013 - 11:13 PM
As some of you will know I'm building a mini seven racer. The car is an old miglia, it previously ran a cooper S master cylinder, to a servo, then split to the front and the rears to a reduction valve then to the rear cooper S slave cylinders
I want to run a split master cylinder cylinder (late mini) the front line will possibly go through a servo, and then to the brakes. The rears straight from the master cylinder to a bias valve, then to the slaves.
Would I need to run a servo? What's people's opinions? Servo yes? Split system yes?
#2
Posted 10 December 2013 - 11:20 PM
#3
Posted 10 December 2013 - 11:22 PM
So you prefer it without a servo?
#4
Posted 10 December 2013 - 11:27 PM
#5
Posted 11 December 2013 - 12:04 AM
The rears do sod all any way.
#6
Posted 11 December 2013 - 12:36 AM
#7
Posted 11 December 2013 - 12:43 AM
Edited by summs116, 11 December 2013 - 12:44 AM.
#8
Posted 11 December 2013 - 12:44 AM
Servo just reduces the pedal effort, great if you're nipping down the shops but on the race track braking feel is more important than having to worry about pedal pressure, I would just opt for a non servo system if I was you, plus makes you feel more manly having to really lean on the pedal ;)
#9
Posted 11 December 2013 - 09:29 AM
Just run a modified adjustable early single line rear valve that was fitted to the rear subframe
Ugh I have to do that to one again...
Yeah I know what a servo does, it's just my dad drove touring cars for a good 20 years and he said he preferred a servo, lighter brakes so you wernt using all your effort to stop the bugger and can concentrate on driving it!! His words!
I know you get more of a feel of what your brakes are doing without a servo..but.. I dunno.. All of the racing cara I run don't have servos, Summs races without a servo..
Il go servoless
#10
Posted 11 December 2013 - 10:36 AM
no servo from me as brakes are good without & working under the bonnet is alot better without it so that alone would make up my mind .
#11
Posted 11 December 2013 - 12:41 PM
I'm thinking of doing the same so that's helped me decide as well, already on vented 8.4s and alloy 4 pots on the front and have the bias valve, so presumably it's just a case of swapping my servo master cylinder for a twin non-servo one?
#12
Posted 11 December 2013 - 02:04 PM
& i think you will need to change the pedal box
#13
Posted 11 December 2013 - 06:33 PM
& i think you will need to change the pedal box
Ah, OK, will look into it. I might see if anyone with a daily driver wants to go the other way and swap the bits.
#14
Posted 11 December 2013 - 08:05 PM
#15
Posted 25 December 2013 - 09:44 PM
On my 7 I did not run a servo and cannot recall any cars running a servo, I had a very simple setup that worked for me and still the same on the car with its new owners.
Edited by thetrev.com, 25 December 2013 - 09:45 PM.
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