Brake booster upgrade
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Melting Slicks
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Brake booster upgrade
Well, my master cylinder shot craps. Looking for a upgrade. What's some good ones out there. Manual brakes, doesn't need to be factory matching.
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Oh but it does have to be factory matching in design anyway.
What's wrong with another Delco?
There have been hundreds of posts on here about the importance of buying / installing the proper master. It is imperative to use an exact duplicate to achieve perfect installation and performance.
The rear of the master, more specifically the piston inside has changed over the yrs. The brake pedal rod coming through the firewall must match the MC in not only the correct length but correct design.
I highly recommend a unit from a Vette vendor that knows the difference in model yrs. In other words, avoid stores: Fits All Vettes from '68 - '83. (Wrong!)
Its your car, you can veer to an aftermarket unit. But regrets will follow.
What's wrong with another Delco?
There have been hundreds of posts on here about the importance of buying / installing the proper master. It is imperative to use an exact duplicate to achieve perfect installation and performance.
The rear of the master, more specifically the piston inside has changed over the yrs. The brake pedal rod coming through the firewall must match the MC in not only the correct length but correct design.
I highly recommend a unit from a Vette vendor that knows the difference in model yrs. In other words, avoid stores: Fits All Vettes from '68 - '83. (Wrong!)
Its your car, you can veer to an aftermarket unit. But regrets will follow.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 3,029
Likes: 94
From: meraux LA
Oh but it does have to be factory matching in design anyway.
What's wrong with another Delco?
There have been hundreds of posts on here about the importance of buying / installing the proper master. It is imperative to use an exact duplicate to achieve perfect installation and performance.
The rear of the master, more specifically the piston inside has changed over the yrs. The brake pedal rod coming through the firewall must match the MC in not only the correct length but correct design.
I highly recommend a unit from a Vette vendor that knows the difference in model yrs. In other words, avoid stores: Fits All Vettes from '68 - '83. (Wrong!)
Its your car, you can veer to an aftermarket unit. But regrets will follow.
What's wrong with another Delco?
There have been hundreds of posts on here about the importance of buying / installing the proper master. It is imperative to use an exact duplicate to achieve perfect installation and performance.
The rear of the master, more specifically the piston inside has changed over the yrs. The brake pedal rod coming through the firewall must match the MC in not only the correct length but correct design.
I highly recommend a unit from a Vette vendor that knows the difference in model yrs. In other words, avoid stores: Fits All Vettes from '68 - '83. (Wrong!)
Its your car, you can veer to an aftermarket unit. But regrets will follow.
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Melting Slicks
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From: meraux LA
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CSSB inc sells restoration parts and rebuild kits
https://www.cssbinc.com/master-cylinder-corvette.aspx
If it was a non restoration car and you wanted a good reliable American made master or master booster combo I would go with TuffStuff
https://www.cssbinc.com/master-cylinder-corvette.aspx
If it was a non restoration car and you wanted a good reliable American made master or master booster combo I would go with TuffStuff
