Master cylinder sizing.

[e36 323ti]

Originally Posted by e36 323ti

I have asked ATE for an explanation. I hope they respond....

Got an answer from ATE today. They verified that the data given in he North American pages are correct. I.e. the e36 m3 master cylinder is stepped.

They also confirmed that the master cylinder which we have in our ti's is stepped, even though this cannot be read from the data sheets!

They also said that in Europe it was common to only give the leading bore in the data sheets. However, they promised to change their practice such that both diameters for all master cylinders hereafter should be readable from the data sheets.

[pdxmotorhead]

At some point, if your doing enough mods, wouldn't it make sense to just move up to a dual master setup with a balance bar? You can buy a full brake pedal assembly and its not that hard to install in most cars. Especially if you use the one that puts the masters in the engine bay. Ditch the power brake booster completely.

Dave

[e36 323ti]

Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead

At some point, if your doing enough mods, wouldn't it make sense to just move up to a dual master setup with a balance bar? You can buy a full brake pedal assembly and its not that hard to install in most cars. Especially if you use the one that puts the masters in the engine bay. Ditch the power brake booster completely.

Dave

Using a balance bar is not street legal in my country...