brake assist

[6768chevylover]

i have disc brakes all around my blazer and was wondering how much a difference brake assist would make over original power brakes?

[LS short box]

If you are talking hydro boost they are great. They run off the power steering pump. You don't have to worry about engine vacuum if you have a bigger cam.

[6768chevylover]

Is that the only advantage? I would think having greater pressure just locks up the brakes quicker for our non-anti-lock brakes..

[LS short box]

You can certainly lock them up with a hydro boost. Had a hydro boost on a 67 Nova and a 66 Mustang. Took a little getting used to but much nicer than a under vacuum assisted power brakes.

Having said that my other 67 Nova had a wildwood manual system 7/8 or 1 bore MC I forget with C5 Corvette brakes all around and that stopped very nicely. Had to push a bit but never felt like it wouldn't stop as needed.

[New_70'C10]

That's a great question as I'm going with disc all around and was looking into a hydro boost set up. I know they make a kit for it but which route are you looking at taking, kit or retrofit?

[drfloyd]

Originally Posted by LS short box

You can certainly lock them up with a hydro boost. Had a hydro boost on a 67 Nova and a 66 Mustang. Took a little getting used to but much nicer than a under vacuum assisted power brakes.

Having said that my other 67 Nova had a wildwood manual system 7/8 or 1 bore MC I forget with C5 Corvette brakes all around and that stopped very nicely. Had to push a bit but never felt like it wouldn't stop as needed.

So, are the same calipers used on a hydro boost system that are used on a manual system?

[andrewmp6]

Yeah the calipers are the same no matter if you run manual brakes or any forum of power brakes.Have you guys looked at http://www.abspowerbrake.com/ they have a electric system they makes its own vacuum with out running any kinda booster.