3/28/2023 0 Comments Steve ruiz stoptech corvette cw13![]() If you still choose to fabricate your own assembly then take care to design and build a sound pedal.ĭue to the design of this valve, it should never be used on the front circuit because force output on the front should always directly respond to driver input without any limitation. ![]() There are many well-designed and manufactured pedal arrangements with dual master cylinders available from race component suppliers. Without this extra mechanical advantage, you would have to use a smaller master cylinder than may be available or you are at least setting yourself up for a difficult time in picking other system components to make up for the missing mechanical advantage. Shortening the distance from the fulcrum to the pushrod would have the same effect, but is a difficult task best left to an expert fabricator. This means that you cannot usually reuse the original equipment pedal to build a pedal arrangement with dual master cylinders because the stock pedal is simply not long enough and often the fulcrum is too low to the floor to provide enough room to make the brake pedal longer. The pedal ratio is the overall pedal length or distance from the pedal pivot called the fulcrum to center of the pad your foot will push against (L1+L2) divided by the distance from to the fulcrum to the master cylinder push rod attachment point (L1).Įxperience has shown that a pedal ratio of 6.2:1 is recommended (with 5.5:1 being the recommended minimum) to replace most of the brake force assist that was provided originally by the vacuum assist and the original equipment pedal ratio of 3.5 to 4.0:1. A combination of all three is usually employed to compensate for lack of assisting force.įirst, let’s define the term pedal ratio. If the pedal ratio is less than required to generate the required force, then either the master cylinder diameter will have to be reduced or the brake caliper piston sizes will have to be increased to put in place a hydraulic system ratio advantage to make up the difference. ![]() If all the assisted force were made up by mechanical leverage in the pedal assembly it is likely that the pedal throw would be too long before substantial brake work would begin. ![]() The conversion of a brake system from a typical, factory-supplied, vacuum-boosted (vacuum assisted) tandem master cylinder to a racing-style dual master cylinder requires that the assisting force originally provided by the booster be replaced by an increase in the mechanical leverage in the pedal assembly and/or an increase in the piston area differential between the master cylinder (connected to the pedal lever) and the brake caliper piston or pistons. ![]()
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