Ryan, If you're handy with a tube bender and can work out the plumbing connections then it's quite straightforward to install yourself. You can pick up the parts (tube and connections, tube bender and flaring tool) at a racing-oriented speedshop. You'll also need to remove the existing proportioning valve.
That said, I chickened out and had mine installed by Jody Lift at Havoc Motorsport in Crestwood, just outside Chicago. Sorry, I don't have a number, etc. since I'm away from home at the moment. Any competent racing-oriented fabrication shop should be able to install, though. The adjustment lever for mine fits in place of the blank on the lower left side of the instrument binnacle, where the choke knob went on European carburetor models. Having said that, I've been very pleased to have the manual bias adjustment on the track, when I'm VERY focused on driving, and feeling what the car is doing without a lot of distractions. BUT, I would prefer not to have to worry about adjusting my brake brake balance in constantly and unpredictably changing street driving conditions. Unless you experience premature rear wheel lockup, and maybe especially then, I'd suggest that you save your money and use it to check out your whole braking system instead! Also, bear in mind that a single proportioning valve is not a true bias adjustment, changing the amount of braking to each end of the car. Rather it changes the line pressure to the rear brakes as a percentage of the pressure to the front brakes. In other words it doesn't actually shift braking effort to the front, rather it reduces it to the rear, which MAY let you use the front brakes harder, or it might just reduce your overall brake effectiveness if not used properly... HTH, Martin Bullen '89 GTI 16v 6-spd. In a message dated 1/31/00 5:00:36 PM, [email protected] writes: >Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2000 01:13:39 -0500 >From: Ryan Sookraj <[email protected]> >Subject: Brake Proportioning Valve > >Hey Folks, > >Just curious, I've heard a few of you guys mentioning an interior-mounted >brake proportioning valve. This would be handy for the autocross as well >as winter driving. Any ideas on where I could get one and how to install? > > >TIA, >- -Ryan >- -- >'98 Z24 >'87 GTI 16V _____________ List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with 'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
