Fw: Yes, another braking question.

["Dave & Carol" <dcewing@prodigy.net>]

Hey Chris,
What size is the stock Scirocco 16v MC?  I have the booster, master, prop
valves, rear discs, cables, etc that I plan on putting on my Rabbit.  Just
curious!!

Dave

> Chris wrote:
> >AFAIK there aree only 2 MC's available for the MK1 with that type of
> >mounting layout. If you use the later BB then you can upgrade to a 22mm
or
> >even a 25mm MC. this will reduce pedal travel drastically. HTH
>
> >>
> >>Tech question: 10.1" Mk1 braking
> >>
> >>I just installed 10.1's on my 81 Mars Scirocco using the original
> >>MS and BB that came with the car. (I am going to run the stock rear
> >>drum setup for now.) After bleeding the brakes correctly I took the
> >>car out for a test drive and noticed that the pedal travels further to
the
> >>floor before the grabbing begins than it did with the 9.4's. At first
this
> >>bothered me a little but after a few fast/hard stops I noticed that it
> will
> >>definitely outbrake the earlier setup and I can easily and controllably
> >>lock up the fronts, but heel-toe is out of the question without
launching
> >>the motor. I think that the 10.1 calipers probably hold more fluid and
> >>that may be why the pedal travels further, but the car will stop on a
> >>dime with about the same pedal pressure as before and is very linear.
> >>
> >>My question is whether or not going a larger MS will give me back
> >>the shorter pedal travel I had with the 9.4's. If so, are there more
> >>than two types of OEM MS's that were available for the earlier
> >>VW's and which one would be recommend for the solution to the
> >>above inconvenience. I am assuming that I dont want the larger BB
> >>because the pedal pressure is fine and I would like to stay away from
> >>the exponential stopping power I felt with the 10.1's, BB and MS from
> >>an 86? Scirocco 8V on my other 81 Scirocco. If this question has
> >>already been answered, I apologize, just let me when it was posted
> >>so I can find it in the archives.
> >>Any advise would be greatly appreciated.
> >>
> >>Randy B.
>
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