[Tigers] More Brake Calculations

[deiland1 at elp.rr.com]

I've looked at the calculations and considered the 1" bore MC is probably just not going to work. The calculated pressure at the disc is almost the same as the OE brakes which would make the investment worthless. I am looking for good looks and function and I think I can get a balance of the two if I go to the Wilwood 7/8" MC, a dual diaphram booster and my 4 piston M16 Outlaw calipers on my Jensen Healey. If my calculations are correct (and I am only using 100 psi of leg pressure at the pedal for this comparison) my OE brakes would deliver about 4068psi at the disc and the new set up would deliver about 4327psi at the front disc. This would calculate to around 6-7% increase in brake pressure. Not to much and not to little. With the added performance this should work.

Dan Eiland