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1. Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Dick J <lsr_man@yahoo.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 14:44:19 -0700 (PDT); Is a proportioning valve necessary on an LSR car that has discs front and drums Dick J In East Texas --; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00324.html (7,383 bytes)
2. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Bryan Savage <b.a.savage@earthlink.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 15:20:11 -0700; There are exceptions Dick, but most cars will try to spin if the rear wheels are locked up. Not a good idea but could be fun / memorable / scary. What you will need to do depends on your system. If y; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00325.html (8,179 bytes)
3. RE: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Albaugh, Neil" <albaugh_neil@ti.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 17:38:43 -0500; It helps. Due to aerodynamic loads varying with speed, you'll need to experiment to find proportion settings that are optimum for your speed ranges. In other words, if your car has lots of downforce; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00326.html (8,849 bytes)
4. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Nt788@aol.com; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 19:13:33 EDT; That reminds me- - - my Toyota is skidding the back wheels! Got to take a look! Later!! jack; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00327.html (7,962 bytes)
5. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Chris Harris <yesford@clear.net.nz>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 12:50:57 +1200; Is that accelerating or decelerating Jack ! Chris H...........NZed; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00328.html (7,982 bytes)
6. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 22:16:51 -0400; Hmmm, isn't that a metering valve? Disc to Drum. Proportioning has to do with front to rear brake bias I think. You need some sort of proportioning (not necessarily a valve) even with Disc To Disc. d; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00329.html (8,470 bytes)
7. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "todd" <todd@twinjugs.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 03:07:19 +0000; Isn't that what the correct master cylinder is supposed to do? Personally, I wouldn't worry about it until you find an issue with it. Be prepared of it possibly needing one, but to add another piece; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00330.html (9,112 bytes)
8. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "John Burk" <joyseydevil@comcast.net>; Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2004 23:27:23 -0400; Road racing cars used to balance front to rear braking mechanicaly - They used two master cylinders and the crossbar on the pedal that pushed on the cylinders had an adjustable fulcrum .; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00331.html (8,226 bytes)
9. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Doug Odom <dlodom@charter.net>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 11:46:56 -0700; Dick, You must remember how little tire patch you have on the ground. I always set my brake pedal ratio so you have to really stand on the pedal to lock up the brakes. Those high dollar LSR tires wil; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00336.html (9,716 bytes)
10. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "James Tone" <gmc6power@earthlink.net>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 15:22:48 -0700; After 29 sucsessful years on El Mirage and Bonneville I can truthfully relate what was told to me many years ago by more than one very fast LSR competitor. Brakes are for "loading and unloading" safe; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00338.html (9,471 bytes)
11. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 17:59:03 -0700 (PDT); "Slower cars not using a chute should slide it out of gear or into nuetral, easiest on the engine." Yikes! I hope by slow you mean something under 80 MPH. Easing a car out of gear while at speed (aft; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00341.html (10,274 bytes)
12. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 20:01:29 -0700 (PDT); I am curious, Richard, what is gained by stepping out of gear after a run? You surely do not slow down quicker. John __________________________________; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00343.html (8,955 bytes)
13. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Jim Dincau" <jdincau@qnet.com>; Date: Sat, 26 Jun 2004 21:55:20 -0700; If pushing in the clutch de stabilizes the car how do you shift it?; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00345.html (9,118 bytes)
14. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: John Goodman <ggl205@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 07:43:52 -0700 (PDT); Jim, now you are taking a simple idea to the extreme. No, depressing the clutch in order to shift gears does not destabilize the car. In that short of time, not much bad can happen. I am talking abou; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00346.html (9,041 bytes)
15. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: Nt788@aol.com; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 11:35:01 EDT; I think the front better stop first any way you can do it! Jack; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00348.html (8,541 bytes)
16. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 09:28:03 -0700; John: You are correct that slowing will take longer in neutral. However slowing and making the turn out at speeds I run (best of 208 at Bonneville, 186 or so at El Mirage) has never been a problem. I; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00350.html (9,555 bytes)
17. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "John Beckett" <saltracer@servusa.com>; Date: Sun, 27 Jun 2004 18:00:20 -0400; How do you get a clean plug check? JB; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00361.html (9,215 bytes)
18. RE: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 08:23:46 -0400; With a wide band O2 sensor and EGT probes and EFI.. along with enough time on the dyno before you show up so you are tunimg it at the track.. Dave; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00362.html (9,603 bytes)
19. Re: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Richard Fox" <v4gr@rcn.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 07:52:01 -0700; Well I may as well trash my whole effort. All I have is the EGT. EFI is not allowed. Dyno costs to much. Don't know about the O2 sensor. Sorry Rick. I won't be bringing plugs by the trailer anymore.; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00369.html (8,510 bytes)
20. RE: Brake Proportioning Valve (score: 1): Author: "Dave Dahlgren" <ddahlgren@snet.net>; Date: Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:14:18 -0400; If a class allows all these tools why not use them if you have them??; /html/land-speed/2004-06/msg00370.html (8,953 bytes)

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