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Old 09-05-2008, 01:34 PM   #565 (permalink)
Clev
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Originally Posted by EVDRVR View Post
With a electric pump you really may not need a vacuum cannister. Sort of depends upon pump size verses brake booster. My vehicle simply has about 2 feet of hose wrapped around the pump. Remember your never going to be in a zero vacuum WOT condition with the EV. When the pressure drops the pump comes on, pressure up pump off.
If you have the room, I'd always recommend a vacuum reservoir so the pump cycles less often. And, being at a minimum just a length of PVC with some caps on the end, it's probably the cheapest part of an EV.
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