ricers1
06-10-2010, 02:21 PM
i have had some ideas floating around and i did a decent amount of research. i have not come across any hydraulic (http://forums.nicoclub.com/quick-intrest-check-on-hydraulic-e-brake-kit-t496750.html#) e brake kit. Well the only ones i found replaced the ebrake handle and tied onto the oem brake lines and rear caliper using a t-fitting. those kits are not a good idea... first, if u have abs, it wont work properly. (i know the abs system will see that the wheel has stopped and will go wacky, but you wont be using the brakes so it wont make a diference. if you had the system tied into the oem stuff, my thinking is that it would affect the the pressure in the caliper and not work as it should.) second, if u tie into the oem lines and a line goes, you have no way of stopping... my idea is to make a deticated system, that will be cost effective. i.e. making a bracket that can use the oem ebrake handle, this way, if you want, you can keep all your oem trim and not have to modify anything to make it all fit. my goal is to make it all pretty much a bolt in system, run the lines and bleed the system. and you can use a second oem caliper in the rear. or use a upgraded 2 or 4 pot caliper.
its not like this kit hasnt been made, it has been made by pro teams and i havent seen anyone selling it for cars (http://forums.nicoclub.com/quick-intrest-check-on-hydraulic-e-brake-kit-t496750.html#). obviously it would say off-road use only because some states require u to have your oem equipped e brake. i dont even have an idea on cost because of machining will be expensive.
i just want to see who would want a kit for their car (http://forums.nicoclub.com/quick-intrest-check-on-hydraulic-e-brake-kit-t496750.html#) so im not wasting my time. i will try to make the entire kit about 2-500. but that all depends on machining and material cost.
i will use my s13 to start with. if some one knows what a s13 oem caliper will fit(besides an s13) post it up. ill start with the s13, my friend has an old rx7, so that would be another kit to make. and as i go along and people donate thier car for a few days or whatever it takes to make a new kit, i can come out with more. but all that depends on the response i get from here.
its not like this kit hasnt been made, it has been made by pro teams and i havent seen anyone selling it for cars (http://forums.nicoclub.com/quick-intrest-check-on-hydraulic-e-brake-kit-t496750.html#). obviously it would say off-road use only because some states require u to have your oem equipped e brake. i dont even have an idea on cost because of machining will be expensive.
i just want to see who would want a kit for their car (http://forums.nicoclub.com/quick-intrest-check-on-hydraulic-e-brake-kit-t496750.html#) so im not wasting my time. i will try to make the entire kit about 2-500. but that all depends on machining and material cost.
i will use my s13 to start with. if some one knows what a s13 oem caliper will fit(besides an s13) post it up. ill start with the s13, my friend has an old rx7, so that would be another kit to make. and as i go along and people donate thier car for a few days or whatever it takes to make a new kit, i can come out with more. but all that depends on the response i get from here.