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Re: [Healeys] Disc Brake Upgrade

To: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Disc Brake Upgrade
From: Alan Seigrist <healey.nut@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:29:32 +0800
Cc: Healey Lista <healeys@autox.team.net>
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You want to use the 5/8" cylinder then.  The 7/8" cylinder will make the
pedal much too hard, and will feel harder to stop.


On Wed, Oct 31, 2012 at 8:57 AM, HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I have no servo and am running the 5/8" BJ7 m/c (same as the BT7)  The BJ8
> w/servo is 7/8"
> What's your opinion, stay with the 5/8 or go to the 7/8?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rick
>
> "Madman in a death machine"
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build: http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
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> *From:* "healey.nut@gmail.com" <healey.nut@gmail.com>
> *To:* HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>; Magnus Karlsson <
> magnuskarlsson@bornet.net>; Healey Lista <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, October 30, 2012 7:56 PM
>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] Disc Brake Upgrade
>
> Actually, the master cylinder is dependent on whether the system is
> boosted or not.  w/o boost use the BT7 brake/clutch master (they're the
> same) and with booster use the BJ8 brake master cylinder.
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> Sender: healeys-bounces@autox.team.netDate: Tue, 30 Oct 2012 15:12:50
> To: Magnus Karlsson<magnuskarlsson@bornet.net>; Healey Lista<
> healeys@autox.team.net>
> Reply-To: HealeyRick <healeyrick@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Disc Brake Upgrade
>
> Thanks, Magnus.  I was wondering about that.  The joys of modification.
> Every
> change engenders six more changes downstream.
>
>
>
>
> Rick
>
>
> "Madman in a death
> machine"
> Follow My Nasty Boy Build:  http://tinyurl.com/yj52fwo
> ________________________________
> From: Magnus Karlsson
> <magnuskarlsson@bornet.net>
> To: Healey Lista <healeys@autox.team.net>
> Sent:
> Tuesday, October 30, 2012 6:02 PM
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Disc Brake Upgrade
> Do not forget to fit a bigger master cylinder. Without it your pedal will
> bottom out before you have full brake pressure. Can be very dangerous. I do
> not remember exactly but I believe that the next bigger size will be
> adequate.
> Magnus Karlsson
> www.concourshealeys.com
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