Re: ur-q vacuum brake conversion

[audistuff@juno.com (Paul R Anderson)]

The only thing I haven't heard mentioned here is a vacuum accumulator
with check valve to store up vacuum.  You may need a 1 gallon coffee can
for adequate vacuum storage.  

Also, I'm curious, what are you
going to use for the vacuum diaphragm booster?


Paul Anderson, Cheyenne, WY  Private email:AndersonPaul@juno.com
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>>I use the intake vacuum to operate the brakes.  The only problem is =
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>the lack of power brakes under left foot braking otherwise it just as 
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>good as with a N/A engine.  You might want to use a cylinder head out 
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>of a car with a vacuum pump but you would have to change the valves =
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>to sodium cooled.  I know someone who has done this to get rid of the 
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>hydraulic system on their Ur-q.
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>Thanks for detailing your install. I was wondering about this. The =
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>porsche 951 is a turbo and it uses a vacuum booster for the brake
>system so there is nothing stopping me from using it on an ur-q.
>I think of my wrecked GT, the vacuum brake setup and the head with
>the vacuum pump just sitting there. I see another project developing.
>Ditching the ur-q hydraulic brake setup including the bomb and
>hyd booster and base unit and numerous hyd lines seems like a
>step in the right direction. And I have the core for my big valve hyd
>head sitting right there, including the vacuum pump. And those schrick
>cams are designed for the NA cars, so they have the vacuum pump
>cam designed into the camshaft, right folks? Oh, this might just be
>too good to pass up.
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>Dave Lawson
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