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Lockie91
 Post subject: hidden brake booster??
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never seen this before.. he says it improves the clutch?? :? :lol:

http://www.carsales.com.au/all-cars/pri ... &silo=1011

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A brake booster wouldnt even fit there!

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brett wrote:
A brake booster wouldnt even fit there!


apprently it does, lol

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Not improve clutch, make clutch work easier. Makes sense to me....
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Why would u prefer a cluttered dash over a cluttered engine bay?? Im pretty sure you see one more often than the other?

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Lockie91
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smac wrote:
Not improve clutch, make clutch work easier. Makes sense to me....


but its a brake booster? :?

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chilli flakes... for that extra kick! :lol:

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Lockie91
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seifer wrote:
Why would u prefer a cluttered dash over a cluttered engine bay?? Im pretty sure you see one more often than the other?


You'd want to hope so.. mayb your in the engine bay more than the car,, :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol: that was my first thought, nothing wrong with it I guess, just something I hadan't seen b4...

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Lockie91 wrote:
smac wrote:
Not improve clutch, make clutch work easier. Makes sense to me....


but its a brake booster? :?


:lol: Not make the clutch work easier. Make clutch work easier.

Oh and yeah, I'd rather have an uncluttered engine bay than the dash area :roll: Glad to know it's not just me,
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smac wrote:
Lockie91 wrote:
smac wrote:
Not improve clutch, make clutch work easier. Makes sense to me....


but its a brake booster? :?


:lol: Not make the clutch work easier. Make clutch work easier.

Oh and yeah, I'd rather have an uncluttered engine bay than the dash area :roll: Glad to know it's not just me,


gosh I had to read that a few times b4 i realized :lol:

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Oh agreed, it was a dumbarse way to say it in the ad!
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oic...working on the clutch is easier with the booster out of the way.

But I will still continue to use my glove box for driving gloves 8)

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I wouldnt want to get defected in that.

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Large crank triple nitrided with big end stud plate - I'd like to see that!

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Clutch is double grey heavy duty - I'd also like to see that. Anyone who has run the normal grey diaphram knows how hard they are, let alone a double grey on a road car :shock:

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could of fitted a straight front bumper to the car for the resto lol.

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