Brake line pressures

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What is "normal" pressure when you are on the pedal for a manual system?

Current system for drag car 79 Camaro manual Vette deep recess 1" MC pedal in "top" hole 6.71 ratio. Front brakes 10.75 rotor Wilwood Dynalites 4 1.75 pistons. Hurst Line loc used as the T for the fronts and the port for the pressure gauge. Rear 79-81 WS6 TA 11.125 rotors with 2.5 piston "metric" front calipers(no ratcheting E brake calipers). Old Mopar adjustable prop valve in line-pressure port after that.

Car not running brake system all new just rolling in garage setting it all up.Bled the crap out of it, bench, gravity and pressure bleeder.Inner and outer Wilwood bleeders and bleeder on pressure gauge.

Problem has been alot of pedal travel to me, and a fairly easy soft pedal. Do see pads work and stops hand spinning front wheel. May need a larger MC since pretty big rear pistons.

Got the rear pressure gauge hooked up-didn't have enough line for the other one. With the prop valve all the way open less pedal feel but gets 550 psi at the bottom of travel holds it. Prop valve all the way decreased 400, a little better feel but still soft. Takes 3" of the 5-6" travel to even get 200 psi.Drops quickly with letting off pedal just a little. Seems a little low to me but never used a gauge before.

More line on the way to hook fronts up.

So anyone used a pressure gauge?

I know there is a 1 1/8 Vette MC. There also is the generic aftermarket 1 1/16 Mopar style that needs the bolt spacing massaged. At one time I saw a guy using a manual quick take up S-10 MC but it had a shallow rod recess.