Master Cylinder question

[scirocco_88_16v@hotmail.com (Brian Wagner)]

16v 22,2 17/15
Corrado 22,2 16/18

Whatever that means

Brian

This is straight from the ETKA


>From: Allyn <amalventano1@comcast.net>
>To: ATS - Patrick Bureau <pbureau@attbi.com>, scirocco-l@scirocco.org
>Subject: Re: Master Cylinder question
>Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2002 12:40:50 -0500
>
>I thought the g60 and 16v mc's had the same bore, but the g60 has a longer 
>stroke.
>Al
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "ATS - Patrick Bureau" <pbureau@attbi.com>
>To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
>Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2002 7:47 AM
>Subject: RE: Master Cylinder question
>
>
> > Agreeing with you on the subject of upgrading the master cylinder should 
>be
> > done by compairing pressure and what is needed to make everything work
> > "better".
> >
> > Though I was required to upgrade from 20.4mm to 22.2mm Master cylinder 
>(to
> > be able to support rear disc brakes and front disc 10.1 upgrades).
> >
> > I did perform the logic between the 16v master cylinder and the G60 
>Master
> > cylinder, and in a previous post I did display the difference between 
>the
> > two, basically the G60 MC has the identical lenght in stroke, but the 
>bore
> > of the G60 Master cylinder is smaller, and if I understand the law of
> > hydrolic fluids (fro the years back at working at a hydroloic shop 
>called
> > Wainbee (manufacturers of hydrolic pistons and lifts ). if you have 
>pistons
> > (because that is what a master cylinder is after all, 2 pistons shifting 
>oil
> > around.) that have the same stroke, but one has a larger area (bore) and 
>the
> > other one is smaller;
> >
> > The larger bore, will require less pedal travel to push the oil to its
> > destination, but will have less pressure on the piston.
> > The smaller bore will require more pedal travel to push the oil to its
> > destination, but will have more pressure on the piston.
> >
> > and since the stroke is the same and the bore is smaller, and the price 
>is
> > cheaper, why not get the G60 over the 16v MC?
> >
> > Patrick
> >
> >
> > Now when it comes to 11" the G60 is an 11" brake MC. If you are to find 
>a
> > 25mm MC try to fiond one with a bore of almost the same size, that way 
>you
> > will have more power and less pedal travel all in one. But so far, the
> > prices really don't warrant this unless you are going to 13" wheels.
> >
> >
> >
> > =>-----Original Message-----
> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Brett Van 
>Sprewenburg
> > =>Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 10:20 PM
> > =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > =>Subject: RE: Master Cylinder question
> > =>
> > =>
> > =>A better braking system starts with the tightest possible tolerances
> > =>and the least flexible
> > =>parts...other improvements can be made as I detailed previously.
> > =>Seeing as how few
> > =>people actually do that, a larger MC might be able to help...but we
> > =>should all stop
> > =>believing it's due to the higher pressures of a larger MC.  We might
> > =>want to try and
> > =>firm up the rest of our braking system as much as possible by
> > =>replacing worn brake
> > =>calipers (or leaking seals) and rubber lines before diving into
> > =>another MC.
> > =>
> > =>==Brett
> >
> >
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