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Old 12-13-2014, 02:10 AM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by awcook View Post
Shouldn't every driver just lightly use the brakes...
Sure, but that's something different. I was trying to point out that power brakes only use vacuum from the resevoir to increase braking force. If you hold a steady pressure on the pedal, no vacuum is used, and very little is used if you just change the pressure slightly.
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