Don't worry about your cam specs and go with the hydroboost even if you don't have power steering. In that case you'll obviously need to run a p/s pump to power the hydroboost, but it will be worth every penny the first time you make a panic stop.
Herb Lumpp http://users.adelphia.net/~hlump/index.htm -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Mike Holleman Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 1:54 PM To: The Chevelle Mailing List Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mike's Tempest Matt, If you have power steering go with Hydroboost. You won't be sorry. Mike Holleman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthew Post" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "The Chevelle Mailing List" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net>; "'The Chevelle Mailing List'" <Chevelle-list@chevelles.net> Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 11:21 AM Subject: RE: [Chevelle-list] Mike's Tempest > Exactly Dan and I don't want to find out the hard way. The pucker factor, > on a scale from 1 to 10, was a 7 before I upgraded the brakes. I'd hate > for it to still be in that range because of a lack of boost. Forgot to > grab my cam card at home last night, so maybe I can run my cam specs by > you guys tomorrow. > > -Matt > > At 06:32 PM 12/19/2005, Dan Mascheck wrote: >>If you run a blower like I do, you'll know. When the engine is running at >>low idle, and you try to stop, and you have no >>brakes........................YOU WILL KNOW. The seat of your britches get >>sucked up in your rear like mine did in Houston Traffic. The Hydroboost is >>excellent! >> >>Be careful when you first install it. It takes a little while to break in. >>It's touchy at first!! >> >>Dan Mascheck >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Matthew Post [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 4:34 PM >>To: The Chevelle Mailing List; The Chevelle Mailing List >>Subject: Re: [Chevelle-list] Mike's Tempest >> >>When is a cam big enough to benefit from hydroboost? Or I guess another >>way to ask this is when is manifold vacuum too low to operate a power >>brake >>booster? Just curious. >> >>-Matt >> >>At 12:30 PM 12/19/2005, Mike Holleman wrote: >> >Thanks Ed, The hydroboost works unreal. Check em out at >> >www.hydroboost.com. >> >Mike > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.14.1/207 - Release Date: 12/19/2005 > >
