Re: Fwd: 4kq brake master cyl upgrade

["Ken Keith" <auditude@neta.com>]

Brian Devlin <bdevlin@stanford.edu> wrote: 
> >
> >"Gerry Snow" <gsnow@iea.com> also said:
> 
> > Actually, the issue which I would be more concerned about is how 
> >the greater pedal effort may translate to earlier
> > metal fatique failure in the firewall where the master cylinder is mounted.
> 
> I drove my 4kq for a year with no boost, and the fire wall seems to 
> be fine. I think as long as you have some boost, you will be fine. By 
> the way, when my girlfreind drove the car she hated the brakes, but 
> had no trouble stopping.
> - -Brian

I believe you, but I would suggest if you haven't already done so, to 
get down there and really look closely at the firewall area.  I was 
surprised to find mine was cracked.

Ken