Rallye_Mark
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posted on 26/1/11 at 05:14 PM |
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Brake pressure regulating valve? Anyone Used One?
After reading into some stuff on the forum, I was initially going to go for a bias bar style set up but the installation costs are just mental!
I was reading that you can get a valve that is fitted to a Ford Focus and other vehicles at the master cylinder which reduces the pressure applied to
the rear brakes, allowing larger brakes on the rear to be used.
I ask this because I am going to be running 240mm Vented discs on the front and 250mm solid discs on the back, and for the IVA I cannot use an
adjustable bias valve to regulate the pressures, so think this static one could do the trick. I have a lotus Elise pedal Box that I bought off eBay a
while ago, so if this works could save me an absolute fortune.
Any help, advice or pictures would be great!
Thanks Mark
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t16turbotone
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posted on 26/1/11 at 05:25 PM |
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I used a fiat uno item, works a treat. You can get them from brakes international for about £20
cheers
Tony
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Rallye_Mark
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posted on 26/1/11 at 05:37 PM |
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quote: Originally posted by t16turbotone
I used a fiat uno item, works a treat. You can get them from brakes international for about £20
cheers
Tony
Any pictures of what its like? How do you fit or adjust it?
Cheers
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Rallye_Mark
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posted on 26/1/11 at 05:51 PM |
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Also will this pass the IVA as it is acting as a kind of adjustable bias valve?
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t16turbotone
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posted on 26/1/11 at 05:57 PM |
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sorry i didnt read the question properly, i passed SVA ok, although adjustment part had to be 'locked up'
not sure about IVA rules.
Tony
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Bob C
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posted on 26/1/11 at 06:11 PM |
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I used the wilwood item - wrote about it in my build log
http://freespace.virgin.net/bob.carter/locost_build.htm
I know nobody believes me, but I reckon you get a better braking system using one of these than a balance bar (which is only 'right' in
one set of conditions) provided it's set up correctly. Yes I passed SVA (even though the tester didn't think it would) and yes I had to
lock the adjuster - as it has stayed ever since.
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Rallye_Mark
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posted on 27/1/11 at 04:54 PM |
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So would this be classed as an adjustable bias valve? OR since they are standard on a certain model of car and was made to be static would pass?
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