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| DanT |
  Dec 1 2005, 08:18 PM
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Ok, I know this has probably been discussed in many threads before. But, what is the reasoning for replacement of the Prop. valve with the "T" fitting for the rear brakes. Does the prop. valve cause more line pressure to the fronts or the rears when it is operating properly? I want to understand the engineering aspects of this modification.
I will be running "M" calipers with mythical billet hubs in the front and stock 914-4s in the rear. thanks (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/wacko.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Dec 3 2005, 02:12 PM
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when i upgrade my brake system to a 19mm MC and mid '80s carrera rotors (vented) & calipers on all 4 corners i noticed that, with the stock prop valve still in place, the rear brakes did barely do anything. almost all of the braking was done by the front brakes. i replaced the prop vale with a "T" per brad's advice. he said that they had similar problems with all their race-build 914s and they first tried running adjustable prop-valves but always ended up running those on full open. which is exactly what the "T" does, except it's 100 times cheaper than a cockpit adjustable prop-valve ... now, with the "T" in place, front and rear brakes seem to do about the same amount of work, with the fronts locking up just a bit earlier than the rears. when i hit the brakes hard at speed, the whole car goes down evenly as compared to before with the prop-valve where the front would do a nose-dive while the rear got lifted up ... i'm happy with my "T"! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/boldblue.gif) Andy |
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Dan (Almaden Valley) T fitting instead of prop. valve Dec 1 2005, 08:18 PM
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http://forums.pelicanpar... Dec 3 2005, 10:46 AM horizontally-opposed ... Dec 3 2005, 01:19 PM nine14cats Hi Dan,
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