well the proportional valve was leaking, no way to fix it, that´s what the guy at the shop said, this happened long time ago when i bought the car. So maybe i´ll get a proportioning valve someday soon.
thanx anyway Francesco. Mensaje citado por: Ben Randolph <[email protected]>: > > From: "Francesco - FONTA RACING" <[email protected]> > > Subject: brake feel > > > > i was wondering if running without the brake proportioning valve would > > make the brake pedal feel spongy? > > probably. if you think about it, it makes sense. usually, 90% (or > there-abouts) of the juice is going to the front brakes and only a > little bit squeezes by the prop valve. you take away the prop valve > restriction, and all the sudden you waste alot of that juice on the rear > brakes. youve got to push so much farther to get the same amount of > juice (pressure) you were pushing with the prop valve in there. > > just curious as to why you would not use the prop valve in the first > place? your braking has to be horrendous at best, and is probably > closer to lethal. shit, its better to drive with a prop valve thats > stuck in the "almost closed" position than to just take it out... > > ben > _____________ > 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 > _____________ 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
