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Old 05-15-2017, 09:32 PM   #11 (permalink)
stovie
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the green machine :P - '97 Jeep Grand Cherokee ZJ
90 day: 20.92 mpg (US)

Thee s10 - '00 Chevy S10
90 day: 24.27 mpg (US)

Freedom - '05 Kawasaki Ninja 250EX
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Originally Posted by elhigh View Post
Back in the day the engineers had to fight Ford (talking about Henry himself) on hydraulically actuated brakes. Henry was a rods-and-levers man, he didn't care for the hydraulic systems at all. I bet if any of them had suggested vacuum brake boosters to Henry, he'd've had them dragged out of the factory by their heels.
Talking about hydraulics, I'm planning on using oxygen tanks to make a hydraulic regent braking system for my s10. I'm wanting to have one tank hold pressure and the other hold vacuum after braking, so that way one pushes while the other pulls to try getting more power from a lower pressure. I'd like to be able to cut them open, put a piston inside then weld them back up.

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