hey guys, age old question..... which brake booster to put in a 1200....

new question....... why bother?

i've had all sorts of brake combinations in a 1200, including with a brake booster

i used to think when you went 4 wheel disc brake you would need the booster

but last x-mas i tried 4 wheel disc (4 spot hilux up front, bluey disc overs on the rear)
and i didnt install a booster

and i have great pedal feel with not too much effort, still using the stock master cylinder and no brake booster

so....... my real question

what is motivating people to put brake boosters in?
i've never actually ran into the need for one myself, and they are big ugly horrible things which are hard to install. so... why bother???

are engineers asking for them to be installed? i've never heard that to be the case but maybe?

i dont run one, dont see the need for it either. at least not in a 1200.

mines engineered, and like you said... great pedal feel.

I can stop faster than most cars with pressure of my big toe. But it is encouraging to hear of your success without a booster. A grandma could use my brakes. She wouldnt be able to turn the steering wheel and she wouldnt be able to get back out of the seats.

dont see the point in them my wilwood pedal box doesnt run a booster

Does the pedal feel hard? like goes solid straight away?

i like the cushion, but i guess im used to my go kart brakes lol

i dont think my maddat booster even works, im pedal has been has been hard ever since i had it LOl

If you run a high performaance engine with dual sidedraughts & a hot cam, then fitting a booster seems to do little but add weight & complexity.

This sort of engine develops very little vacuum anyway & brake boosters need vacuum to work.

The factory fitted triple Weber Valiant Chargers [E37, E38, E48 & E49 models] did not run brake boosters for this very reason.

oh mine has strong vaccum.. nearly sucks my finger in the hose when i took it off to see if its suckin air

Adding a booster is essential for looking modern and appearing to be better equipped than the next guy's car.

I actually dislike power brakes............in general they seem to lack feel............even the best of them seem to have a non linear feel, my 01 Protege ES is a prime example. For anyone who's driven a single seater they have a rock hard pedal, more force more braking vs. boosted brakes that seem to have more travel equate to more braking............as I said the first 1/2 of travel seems kinda gushy. Early 911's seem to have the right amount of effort.

Tom

Don't need em on 1000's

Never had one... never will