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10-28-2022 #1
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Manual brakes
Am I crazy for considering doing manual brakes on my Nova? The car will have a pretty healthy big block so I知 sure having enough vacuum will be an issue. I like the thought of how clean the firewall will be with a manual setup. I知 not a huge fan of the aesthetics of the hydroboost sticking out and extra lines running down to the power steering pump.
The car has 14 inch Baer rotors and 6 piston calipers on the front and 13 inch rotors with 4 piston calipers on the rear. Will there be any issues running this setup in a car that will see way more Street time and car show cruising than it will auto crossing.
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10-29-2022 #2
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There is a thread "MC Recommendations" that would be a good starting point (I cant use Links). Have you had a car before with manual brakes? It can get tiring on the leg some times but overall I personally like them. If you set it up correctly I wouldn't see any problems.
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Master cylinder bore, pedal ratio and pad compound selection are key to decent manual brakes imho. Miss any one and they will suck imho….
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I have manual brakes on both of my cars and with your big brakes, it should not be a problem. Given a fairly typical 6:1 pedal ratio and a 15/16" bore MC (the Baar Remaster is a nice option) should work very nicely for you.
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What pads? Originally Posted by andrewb70
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You can definitely get those working nice going manual
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I have a C5 manual setup with a 7/8" mc and EBC yellow pads. It's perfect.
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Originally Posted by a67
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Originally Posted by Rick Dorion
This is the key to manual brakes. High friction pads. Both of the above are a step below a full on racing pad. But it does make manual brake systems work. Originally Posted by andrewb70
Besides the proper M/C bore, pedal ratio, and caliper bore size, the pads are the left out denominator. Can't go cheap here.
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