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10-17-2006, 01:29 PM
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Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
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Need more vacuum
Has anybody installed a vacuum assist that they would recommend and where did you purchase it? I need more vacuum to my brake booster now that I have installed a large cam.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
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10-17-2006, 02:07 PM
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Location: Southern Pines NC
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Re: Need more vacuum
another option is hydro boost setup off of a 1 ton or Astro van etc.
I don't know how much a vacuum assist costs but the hydro boost works great. Gives you better stopping power than using the orginal booster |
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10-17-2006, 04:35 PM
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Re: Need more vacuum
Can you give more info on the hydro boost///???
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10-17-2006, 05:40 PM
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Re: Need more vacuum
you can get a vacuum cannister from summit for $30 bucks. mine holds about 20" of vacuum all the time and they are very easy to install
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10-17-2006, 05:43 PM
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Re: Need more vacuum
run a search, a couple of people here have done it
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10-20-2006, 01:46 AM
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Location: Portland
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Re: Need more vacuum
I've been wondering about the vacuum issues I have. I bought a K10 with a 454 that has a cam that the seller said was 1 up from a RV cam. That tells me pretty much nothing but I don't get the feeling that it is a monster cam yet I am not getting enough vacuum to properly run the brakes. On my other vehicle I have a huge cam in a stroked 383 LT1 and I have no vacuum problems. I think my issue is a leak in the intake manifold but haven't had time to research it yet. What I am wondering is, what size cam starts creating these issues? And to the point of this thread, maybe it's not the cam but a vacuum leak or a stuck lifter, etc.. that is creating lack of vacuum.
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10-20-2006, 04:56 AM
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Location: Omaha, NE
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Re: Need more vacuum
how hard is it to steal one of those "can of beans" lookin vacuum canisters out of some old land yacht car.. wouldnt that give you some extra vac supply? i dont really know how it all works..
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