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Re: Brake Proportioning Valve

To: Eric <eric@erickson.on.net>
Subject: Re: Brake Proportioning Valve
From: Chad Cooper <mgb72@airmail.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2004 09:43:11 -0700
Oh and to try to answer your question, summit racing has a few different valves

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Eric wrote:

> I have a target that I set myself at the beginning of this year for my
> lap times in the 'B.  Being bumped up a class (after winning my
> "unmodified class" a few years ago and adding some extra gadgets) I am
> now competing against more dollars than I have in my car budget, so a
> large part of my fun is competing against myself and my personal best
> times rather than these other cars (just yet).
> 
> My latest issue has been with my new rear disc brakes (I still shake my
> head at why I have them - but it is cheaper to keep them than go back to
> drums right now) and the apparent imbalance towards the rear brakes that
> has seen me either "babying" the thing into corners... or getting thrown
> inelegantly off the track.
> 
> Even with such cautious driving I was amazed to get a personal best time
> again last time out.  If I am able to brake as hard and as late as I
> feel I should be able to I can see a second or two improvement in my
> times - and that is pretty much the be-all and end-all of what I am
> doing out there at the moment (with misbehaving brakes I am also
> super-cautious coming up behind other competitors, another major issue
> in getting my lap-times down and passing those who I should be beating).
> 
> After that background, the query.
> 
> I am chasing people with experience with in-cabin brake bias adjustment
> (brake proportioning valves).
> 
> I have been looking at the Tilton and Wilwood systems/valves.  They both
> look pretty similar and come in rotary (knob) and lever designs.
> 
> Anyone have experience with either/all configurations and brands and
> care to share their tales of woe or success?

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