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Old 03-09-2017, 06:16 PM
faststang90 faststang90 is offline
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I have a big camshaft and the power brakes did not work good because no vacuum. so I tried to go to manual brakes and they would not hold the truck when trying to stall it up. I went back to power brakes and I'm going to have this electric vacuum pump to see if it works IMG_2797.JPG


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Old 03-09-2017, 06:57 PM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

Cool, I've had the same thing happen to me (PB/inadequate vacuum issue). So what's the question?
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Old 03-09-2017, 07:00 PM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

No question just showing what I'm going to try to fix the power brakes not working


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Old 03-10-2017, 07:52 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

i thought there was going to be a joke about 'big camshafts' lol
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Old 03-10-2017, 09:53 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

Will you use a vacuum reservoir with that vacuum pump or will there be no need?
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Old 03-10-2017, 10:54 AM
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I'll be using it without a reservoir. You can do it both ways


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Old 03-16-2017, 04:20 PM
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Default I have a big camshaft

The brakes don't work with just the pump I have to add a reservoir. I ordered the one from the company of the pump


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Old 03-17-2017, 03:07 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

That's not a truck that's an all go butt kicking machine.
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Old 03-17-2017, 08:05 PM
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I don't know if you seen it making a pass.

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Old 03-19-2017, 05:12 PM
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Brakes work good but still can't get it to stall over about 2,500 rpms.


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Old 03-20-2017, 04:57 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

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........still can't get it to stall over about 2,500 rpms.

^^^Curious and a bit confused by this statement. Did you install a TC that was rated at, for example and just throwing out a number, a 3,000 RPM stall speed and you're not seeing that number (which wouldn't come as a surprise)?
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Old 03-20-2017, 05:41 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

Yes I had the converter rebuilt when I changed the camshaft and heads on the motor. I was told it would stall 3,500 to 4,000 stall. The place I had it done at is reason I tried to go to non power brakes IMG_2814.JPG


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Old 03-20-2017, 06:55 AM
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Here it is



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Old 03-20-2017, 09:00 AM
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Default Re: I have a big camshaft

NP. The reason I got curious was because, even though a TC manufacturer may list a stall speed for a product, variables (torque, weight, etc) tend to not let that happen. You knew that, right?

Power brake lack of vacuum.......last time I had that problem was specifically because the cam I was running a healthy amount of overlap.
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Old 03-20-2017, 09:13 AM
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Yeah we gave them the dyno numbers, truck weigh, gear ratio, tire size, transmission without trans brake and they still got it wrong


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