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brake booster question.....

Is the smaller Fox Stang brake booster a direct swap for the larger one on my '88 Bird?
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

brake booster question.....

Reply #1 –
I've been wondering about brake boosters lately, myself.  With my new engine, I have considerably less vacuum and because of this my brakes feel underboosted.  I'd like to know more about this smaller booster, or alternatively, what's involved in converting to hydroboost.

brake booster question.....

Reply #2 –
I need a booster, and figured the Mustang style would be the way to go if it'll work as well as a larger one and I would also have room to install a firewall adjuster for my clutch cable.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

brake booster question.....

Reply #3 –
yeah works fine,  I ran one on my tbird and the same one on my cougar... firewall adjuster is great btw, adjusting the clutch will now be a 3-5min job
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brake booster question.....

Reply #4 –
Thanks a lot.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

brake booster question.....

Reply #5 –
Quote from: TheFoeYouKnow;450556
I've been wondering about brake boosters lately, myself.  With my new engine, I have considerably less vacuum and because off this my braked feel underboosted.  I'd like to know more about this smaller booster, or alternatively, what's involved in converting to hydroboost.

How much vacuum do you have? I've still got 17" with my setup.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.
 

brake booster question.....

Reply #7 –
I need to check my vacuum. I haven't done that since I did all the frikkin' work and got it running right.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..