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Servo vacuumed INFO

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Does anybody no how much vacuumed is produced by the V8
I think I need to fit a 12volt vacuume pump to improve the brake servo/master cars braking
Thanks for any advise
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Pretty well all production vehicles fitted with the RV8 managed with a vacuum brake servo run from the inlet manifold.
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I used to run with twin servos,with a high lift cam on a blown rv8 with no problems

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redm6gtr wrote:Does anybody no how much vacuumed is produced by the V8
I think I need to fit a 12volt vacuume pump to improve the brake servo/master cars braking
Thanks for any advise
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That very much depends on the engine.

But I can see very few applications needing an electric pump.
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Post by garrycol »

If you are having problems you then need to look at the plumbing to the booster (do you have it off the right takeoff - the pipe/outlet is about 10mm in size) or you have a booster problem.

If the problem persists you could always put in an alternator from a TDI or TD5 which has a inbuilt vacuum pump.

But there is no issues in an RV8 providing enough vacuum

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redm6gtr wrote:Does anybody no how much vacuumed is produced by the V8
I think I need to fit a 12volt vacuume pump to improve the brake servo/master cars braking
Thanks for any advise
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A Rover V8 in good condition (like pretty much all petrol engines) will pull an almost total vacuum under overrun conditions.

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Rover V8 brake issue

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Guys
The rover is fitted with a fast road cam the inlet is an Offernhouser fitted with a pair 45 Weber carbs also a Mallory dist
The brakes were a 7 inch servo with a mark 2 jaguar master
They both needed replacing so I fitted a new servo with a 1 inch bore master
A mistake it should have been a 7/8 bore
There is a one way in the servo pipe
So now I have another master on order and will fit a 12 volt power servo pump from a BMW/VW for extra vacuum
So we will see how it goes

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are you sure your existing servo is fitted/adjusted correctly and actually holds vacuum ?

Whatever level of vacuum that may be
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I'm with stevieturbo here... are you sure the Booster is good? You shouldn't need additional gubbins if it is all good.

The only difference a bigger master cylinder has is more pressure required on the pedal, boost is not affected by the M/C.
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Brand new servo just fitted

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Others reading this may well know better but to raise a point - Would a leaking inlet manifold not play a part of the problem, or even be it?
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You could measure the vacuum........

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mike-b wrote:Others reading this may well know better but to raise a point - Would a leaking inlet manifold not play a part of the problem, or even be it?
I'd have thought you'd notice that by poor engine performance before the brakes?
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DaveEFI wrote:
mike-b wrote:Others reading this may well know better but to raise a point - Would a leaking inlet manifold not play a part of the problem, or even be it?
I'd have thought you'd notice that by poor engine performance before the brakes?
Possibly...but I dont think there has been a proper explanation of what is even wrong with the brakes ?
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Post by garrycol »

Yes - is the booster connected to a small bleed port in the manifold or a proper large bore bore specifically the size for a booster? Also the brakes seem to be a mish mash of components that may not be compatible with each other.

I doubt a vaccum pump will fix the issue if the same size plumbing as is in place now is used.

The RV8 develops plenty of vacuum - as evidenced by the hundreds of thousands of setups around the world that are working fine - so there is something wrong with the OPs set up not the vacuum.

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