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Old 11-08-2010, 03:21 PM   #1
isaacf
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i swapped my engine now no brakes

i swapped my engine now no brakes. i took out my 265 hp 327 and put in a 400hp327 and now have no brakes. i hooked up the brake booster and all the vacuum lines im getting alot of vacuum on the booster then when you take off the vacuum hose off the booster you can hear it relase pressure.

what could it be
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Old 11-08-2010, 03:44 PM   #2
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Re: i swapped my engine now no brakes

Have you double checked your routing and made sure the check valve isn't on backwards?

What is the manifold vacuum in Hg right now? If you put a big lumpy cam in that engine to make that much power, you might not have enough vacuum to run your booster.
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Old 11-08-2010, 04:20 PM   #3
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Re: i swapped my engine now no brakes

yes i have i am getting vacuum of 15 but just found a leak around the carb base im getting another gasket now
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Old 11-08-2010, 05:09 PM   #4
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Re: i swapped my engine now no brakes

ya it wa my carb base gsaket
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