The point of the dual system other than some saftey is that you can adjust
the brake bias for the course or the weather conditions. Vacuum brakes
boosters are easier but are going to take a lot of "feel" put of the
application. Do some weight leg lifts and take that vacuum puppy off.
----- Original Message -----
From: Henry Frye <thefryes@iconn.net>
To: <SpiwakD@aol.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2000 3:23 PM
Subject: Re: Tilton's etc.
> At 05:54 PM 12/1/00 -0500, SpiwakD@aol.com wrote:
> >Amici
> >
> > The white TR3 at Mid Ohio two years ago was owned by Richard Naze
> > from
> >Illinois. He had the Tilton setup. No one could tell how well it worked
> >because he has blown an engine at every event. Worse luck than Henry
Frye.
> >
> > Dave
>
> Hey Dave,
>
> Luck? Is that what it takes to stay in clean clothes at the track? Why
> didn't someone tell me before now?? Where can I get some and how much does
> it cost??? ;-) Darn, and here I was thinking that meticulous
> preparation and attention to details was all I needed...
>
> For my rookie year, I certainly got more than my share of greasy
> fingernails trackside. But, let the record show I NEVER blew an
> engine! Now, at Savannah I'll bet I could have blown that one pretty
easy,
> but that is whole other story...
>
> Speaking of brakes, I am running a stock dual circuit TR6 master cylinder
> with no booster. I think the car stops OK, and I can modulate the brakes
> pretty well. I'd think the booster would make it much more difficult to
> obtain consistent threshold braking. Then again, at the end of a 20 minute
> session my legs are tired!
>
> Has anyone used the setup I am or something similar and then switched to a
> dual master cylinder setup with adjustable bias like a Tilton? Do they
> really help you stop that much better? I realize the safety aspect of
> having two master cylinders sort of speaks for itself...
>
> As always, thanks.
> Henry Frye - thefryes@iconn.net - TR4 #05
> http://members.iconn.net/~thefryes/race/raceintro.html
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