Anyone know if wildwood or another co. might sell a good brake kit.I have disc in the front drum in the rear but they are manuel and the car doesnt stop worth a darn.any info would be appreciated.Thanks Scott
by the way I would need to stay w/a manuel set-up no vaccum and no room for the powerbrake booster due to the headers(using early nova fender well headers..Thanks Scott
Hi ya Scott. Welcome aboard. 600 horsepower eh? Care to fill us in on some details? Maybe a pic or two? We're a pretty inquisitive lot in here and when we here 600 HP we want to know things. Well... I do anyway. I believe Willwood make good brake kits but I think we are going to need a little more information for example, what sort of car are we talking about?
If you have to stay with Manuel brakes your best bet is to get the largest disc's you can find... There should be some aftermarked vendors out there for them. But they still won't be that great IMO. Another idea.... Depending on how good you are at "making stuff fit":Brow: You could get a power brake setup off of a GN or T Type... they use the power steering setup for their power assist so they don't have that BIG vac. diaphram behind the master cylinder... You just have to get the GN power steering setup to fit. shouldn't be that big of a prob as they use the same brackets as a 350 (or they might be close) and I am using a 350 setup on my 455 (brackets and all) Just an Idea. Some pics of exactly how much room you have to play with would be very helpful:TU: (really... I just love to see pics of buick setups:bglasses: ) You are running a buick in there.... Right??o No: HTH
Sorry good point its a 65 rivi w/a chevrolet 383 w/a 6-71 car makes 589 at the back tires Picks will follow soon..
Well... that just shoots the GN idea to S@!t doesn't itou: ou: Oh well, good luck.... There should be a way to get bigger brakes for your setup either way.:TU:
and a stroker crank I believeo No: They are never too willing to talk buildups after I get done with them:grin: Never ran a blown one tho... sounds like he has a blower on there (the no Vac. comment)
Awww the c word huh?Could of said the f word..lol:grin: Yes a 383 is a 350 30 over 400 crank in other word" strokin"..but at least its still G.M. right??Everything else is however buickAnybody in hear seen a prostreet 65 rivi??You will.:grin: Soon as I finish a few things under the hood Ill post some pics..Thanks
Are you even running Power Steering??? If so you can look at some Diesel powered Chevy trucks... They use that type of assist also... Might be a direct bolt in.
The turbo cars don't use that type of brake system. They use a Powermaster system. The hydroboost ( I think it's called) was used on some eighties Rivieras and Cadilacs. It's also used on some pickup's.
Well I have to tell ya, I know how you feel. I ran factory manual drum brake on my '70 GS and was going 135 mph through the quarter traps at 9.80's. Forget about making the first turn off. Used to hit the eyes and pump the brakes one shot good and hard and let off and then another by then I can slow down the normally. One year at 75/80 Dragway in Maryland I got a good clse up look at the corn fields as I missed all the turn offs. (75/80 is a bit short at the end) About last year I finally gave up on them as I was glazing the shoes and I started to fry up the aluminum front drums getting heat cracks in the liner. Went to Wildwood Brake set up. WHAT A DIFFERENCE! Can stop on a dime! Have the Wildwoods up front and still have the aluminum manual drums in the rear. It was pricey but well worth it. Installation is very easy except that you have to re-drill and re-tap the upper center bolt hole in the knuckle. Otherwise its a breeze. No special master is needed either. Oh forgot to mention when I was running the front & rear manual drums the car is not driven on the street. Would highly recommend NOT using 4-wheel drums on the street for any full body car that runs high HP. It's not the stop light action, it's the old lady that pulls out in regular traffic on ya that will hurt. Wildwood does make a street version for a heavier car that may be street legal. The attached shot is my engine but on the lower right and left shows the set up along with a tubular control arms. Rick
Nice car bro/well nice engine anyways..I have factory disc up front and drums in the rear,like you said its the old ladies pulling out in front of me.Ill get a hold of wild wood and see what they say..Thanks Scott
