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[Gary Hoffman]

MP Brakes use to have a pretty good website...that talked about minimum Manifold pressure needed for a booster plumbed to the manifold.  May be worth a look.  You can probably measure your manifold pressure.  If not enough, I have heard of an electric booster.  Not sure how well they work, or pricing.

Gary

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On May 6, 2012, at 3:20 PM, "Mike Clark" <mclark67 at charter.net> wrote:

> Right now it is stock Corvair drums all around.  I'm going to get the stock 
> brakes sorted and then think about discs.  I'm not sure what cam the engine 
> has in it.  350 engine, 292 cam?
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gary Hoffman" <gnkhoffman at aol.com>
> To: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
> Cc: "discussion of non-stock engines in Corvairs" <v8vairs at corvair.org>
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> 
>> I think Ryan Countermand did.  I have a booster and MC combo to put on my 
>> 2nd car, but haven't done it yet.  I bought it from MP Brakes.  It is a 7" 
>> dual diaphragm (I didn't think an 8" one would fit due to interference with 
>> the trunk shelf above the gas tank.
>> 
>> Do you have disc-disc? Or Disc-drum?  Or straight drum?  Does the cam in 
>> your engine allow it to produce enough manifold vacuum?
>> 
>> Gary Hoffman
>> 
>> Sent from my iPad
>> 
>> On May 6, 2012, at 1:37 PM, "Mike Clark" <mclark67 at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I'm here, and I actually just got a V8 Vair.  Plenty of questions to ask 
>>> I'm
>>> sure.  Here's one, has anyone put power brakes on and how'd you do it?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Mike Clark
>>> Stockbridge, Georgia
>>> 
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