Breaker
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 08:24 AM |
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Brake master cylinder- single or double ?
What are you using/planning on using in your car ?
What are the advantages or disadvantages of using single or double brake master cylinder and why ?
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cd.thomson
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 08:32 AM |
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I am using a double master cylinder setup with bias bar as standard on the dax.
In a regular application there is no real advantage apart from in pub talk and the disadvantages are the relative complexities of setup and you have
to weld up the bias bar anyway - which defeats the point of the adjustability (unless you were a naughty boy and just replaced it IVA).
Britishtrident? (and others) will be able to give you a more knowledgable answer here.
Craig
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smart51
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 08:39 AM |
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The Vortx had a double master cylinder arrangement with a bias bar. It was adjusted so that the fronts just locked before the rears and pinned so it
wasn't adjustable, but the point is it was set to what I wanted.
I believe a dual system gives a heavier pedal feel but less pedal travel where a tandem system feels lighter but moves further - for the same brake
force at the wheels.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 09:05 AM |
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There are new IVA regs for the dual setup. IIRC if one fails, there needs to be a certain %age of force applied by the remaining circuit.
This can be a problem on our cars with little force applied to the rear brakes.
HTH
Shaun
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