replacement brake booster thingy??

[stalker]

I swear I have the worlds largest brake booster thingy in my engine bay....and I hate it!!!!
Its the black vac assist unit


Now, am I able to swap it for a differnet one? and if so, what do I need to know/look out for? Ie. will different sizes bugger braking up etc??
I guess I want to keep it as I would like the vac assist braking, but surely there must be something out there either aftermarket, or factory that wont bugger things up, that I can get that is nice and small (and maybe even shiney...just as long as its SMALL!)

If ive described it wrong, I apologize now in advance....and can find a pic if need be

[79rolla]

you can change sizes as long as the stud pattern is the same on both sides or at least same on firewall side and the rod is the same, you could swap out the master cyl if needed, but in theory the bigger the booster the easier it will be to break, and different sized master cylinders change how mutch the peddle has to move..

what car is it? there might be different sizes for the same model standard, i know my ke30 and ke35 are different.. but so is the master cyl (smaler booster bigger master cylinder)

hope that helps a little...

[stalker]

Ahh true....hmmm wonder what I can find that will fit.

Its in an AE85 levin. Dont know if its been swapped for something else, or if its the standard one.
Will try and get some pics of it tonight and load them up with measurements, cause yea, it looks awefully oversized lol.

[Adamal]

I recall someone running into trouble when putting a 1UZ into an AE86 once, and I have a feeling they replaced it with a Hilux one? I can't be certain, but thats ringing bells in my head.

[johntramp]

ke70 ones are smaller and same bolt spacing

[JustinSpiderholden]

I swear I have the worlds largest brake booster thingy in my engine bay....and I hate it!!!!
Its the black vac assist unit


Now, am I able to swap it for a differnet one? and if so, what do I need to know/look out for? Ie. will different sizes bugger braking up etc??
I guess I want to keep it as I would like the vac assist braking, but surely there must be something out there either aftermarket, or factory that wont bugger things up, that I can get that is nice and small (and maybe even shiney...just as long as its SMALL!)

If ive described it wrong, I apologize now in advance....and can find a pic if need be

Does it work?

If so leave it becasue the oldest rule in the books says if it works don't $&#$% with it

Looking good is jsut for show cars, 86s are built to be driven!!!!!!

[stolic]

Looking good is jsut for show cars, 86s are built to be driven!!!!!!

AMEN

also...
if you paint the engine bay black ( or firewall at least ) it wont stand out half as much.

also...
I can't be @ssed trying to make a differen't one fit for you

[stalker]

I can't be @ssed trying to make a differen't one fit for you

sure you can!!!


Even you have to admit...the thing is the size of a truck!
lol

[jakesae101]

possibly a remote brake booster

[stalker]

possibly a remote brake booster

I like the sounds of this....where can one find a pic of them?

[evil_si]

some american tanks had electric brake boosters,

for my ute ive got a wilwood pedal box that i will be running with twin 1" master cylinders, and with that setup i dont need to run a brake booster.

[stalker]

...

Damn thats nice!!!!!!!!!

*now for the blond question* Wouldnt that mean that I wouldnt get the vac assist braking using something like that setup??

[stalker]

Heres the current one:



there isnt much room for a plenium in there

[79rolla]

that's priiy big, iv seen bigger tho lol... looks verry shiney tho...
and the break booster is a vacume assist

on evil si's setup because the cylinders are so mutch digger you dont need it, there is alot of theroy involved and even more maths... ill let some one els elaborate lol

heres a pick of my ke30 engin bay
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m109 ... 1264109098

[stalker]

ahhh yea, yours looks a LOT smaller. I must have gotten the mutant version
lol

[Dell'Orto]

Looks possibly like an AE86/TE71 one, they're pretty huge. KE70 ones wont fit your master cylinder, but you might be able to use a KE70 master/booster combination. Pedal might feel a bit harder though.