Gary, Great explanation, simply put its like the resistance through a straw,
the smaller the straw the higher the resistance, or pressure the larger the
straw the lesser the pressure. You can get two straws one large and one big
and try drinking through them, the larger straw is always easier to drink
through, hence less resistance. I always thought the Z master cylinder was
a bad idea, personally I just rather pay the 200 or so dollars and get a new
MC which I know is designed for the car.
Later, Gerardo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gary McCormick" <gkmcc@sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 3:11 PM
Subject: Re: brake master cylinder
> Nope - Pascal's Law says so...
>
> Changes in pressure in a confined fluid are transmitted undiminished in
> all directions to all points in the fluid. If the pressure P at the MC
> is equal to pressure P' at the caliper, which Pascal's Law tells us it
> will be, and P = F/A then:
>
> F'/A' = F/A
>
> {where F = force exerted at the MC, A is the area of the piston in the
> MC, F' is the force exerted at the caliper piston(s) and A' is the area
> of the caliper piston(s)}
>
> and F' = F x (A'/A)
>
> The smaller A is, the larger A'/A is - so your larger Z car MC is a bad
> idea...
>
> Gary McCormick
> '70 2000 SRL311-13291
> San Jose, CA
>
> --- jcgrant4th@netscape.net wrote:
>
>>snip<
>>
>> If the Z MC is a larger bore, wouldn't that give me more pressure?
>>
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