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 Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:11 pm Post subject: A stupid proportioning valve question |
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Why do people not run them in the passenger compartment?
Seems like the logical place to do it. Rear brake line runs right past the driver. |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Because all the brake lines are on the outside of the car :O)
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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That seems like the easy part to fix.  |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:10 pm Post subject: Re: A stupid proportioning valve question |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | Why do people not run them in the passenger compartment?
Seems like the logical place to do it. Rear brake line runs right past the driver. |
The ones that do are road racers/drifters/motorsports guys that need/want to adjust the rear brakes on a fairly regular basis. The average joe gearhead is going to set it, test it, set it and then run it for the pretty much the life of the car.
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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Ian's right. Why add more knobs in places they're likely to be twiddled when they definitely do not need regular twiddling?
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:23 am Post subject: |
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Because I am insane and like to turn knobs and pull levers and whatnot.  |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 10:34 am Post subject: |
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| aaron_sK wrote: | | Because I am insane and like to turn knobs and pull levers and whatnot. |
Time for a Model A.
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:07 am Post subject: |
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| Throttle and spark advance levers, baby! |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 3:59 pm Post subject: |
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Wait till till you have a wife and kids, you dont want to have anything they can control.
For instance, this can happen.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:02 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not so sure about that Dave. We all know Aaron will never own a bmw 5 series.
I cringe whenever I see that picture. |
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 4:50 pm Post subject: |
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Looking at that picture is like watching someones limb get bent backwards. Hurts just thinking about it.
| iansane wrote: | | We all know Aaron will never own a bmw 5 series. |
This is absolutely true. Were I to fall over to the Germanic side I would be looking for one with "the hot bit in the back" or if I went with a Beemer I would want a nice old 2002. 
Back to the topic at hand: I was thinking of attaching it down low between the drivers seat and the transmission tunnel. Out of sight of anyone not sitting in the drivers seat looking down past their leg.
I was also debating running two valves inline; one dial and one lever. That way I could fine-tune with the dial but still quickly slap the lever down if I suddenly decided I wanted no rears for any particular reason.
Bear in mind that I am not running a center console, nor will there be any carpet going over the tunnel (just in the footwells). |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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lol Lever? That's what a line lock is for!
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aaron_sK
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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 You're right, I forgot about running a line lock.
But I still like the idea of running the prop valve under the driver's seat. |
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Alphius
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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Apparently we can't talk you out of it.
Aaron's gonna do what Aaron's gonna do.
Alternatively: What goes on in Aaron's car, stays in Aaron's car.
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:25 pm Post subject: |
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| If you really want to adjust them, why not get some balance-bar equiped pedals (or as chris would say..petals), then you can adjusta away till you realize that you don't drive hard enough long enough on the street to need to adjust your brake bias. |
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| Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Alphius wrote: | | Aaron's gonna do what Aaron's gonna do. |
Yup!
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