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Selecting a M/C size
I finally got a chance to dig out my brake book (burried under a pile of my wifes junk in the garage!). The book is HP books "Brake Handbook" by Fred Puhn. Selecting a M/C is not all that easy, chapter 9 is filled with math equations to figure everyting from center of gravity or your car, kinetic energy at speed, brake torque, maximum pressure to get max deceleration and finally M/C size to achieve the correct pressure.
Every one of our cars are different, weight, C/G, tire friction, caliper piston size/number. I recomend the book, it is filled with good tech info and will certainly broaden your knowlege and understanding of high performance brake systems.
I think the best bet for most of us is an accurate article in the tech section covering what people have used that works. If forum members want to email me a discription of what they are using, M/C size/application and caliper type/application and any other info on your brake system, such as how the pedal feel/travel is, I will sift through the info and write a tech article for the website so all the info is in one place.
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