Brand New! The Ultimate Brake Master Cylinder Support. This unit braces the factory brake master cylinder against firewall flex and deflection of the bulkhead. This unit is 100% bolt on and made of high quality Stainless Steel and Aluminum. This means it is strong, light weight, and will not corrode, chip, or weather. This unit bolts to the brake master cylinder then is supported by an Aluminum hex rod that is mounted to a large Stainless Steel bolt that runs through the front cross member. This utilizes the strongest sections of the car body. It also uses collared nuts on the master cylinder to make use of the full threads available. This unit does not cause strut tower flex or change your alignment settings. And unlike other units available on the market these are vehicle specific not a one size fits all. Since it mounts so low in the chassis it does not affect the fuel filter, ac lines, or other items that are usually in the way with other units available on the market.
Author
Egan Staff Member
Registered: November 2001 Location: Save your breath...You'll need it to blow up your date. Posts: 12096
Review Date: Wed April 13, 2005
Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: $120.00
| Rating: 10
Pros:
Excellent brake feel, relatively simple install
Cons:
None
I really want to share with the i-club community this awesome master cylinder bracket I installed last week in my STi. I had the MRT bracket in my WRX and it was a total pain to install and I never really felt the minimal gains were worth the effort. That was the main reason I never installed it in my STi.
But after my first few track days in the STi, I felt I needed some more brake stiffness. Anyone who runs on the track or Auto-X has probably experienced firewall flex from hard braking. What happens is the harder you push the pedal, the more the firewall between the pedal and master cylinder flexes, resulting in a loss of brake stiffness and response.
So, I searched high and low for something that worked better than the MRT style bracket which attaches to the the strut tower. While it somewhat increased stiffness, much of the force was transmitted to the strut tower which also flexes.
Enter the PDM master cylinder bracket. It connects the master cylinder directly to the frame rail for an unparalleled reduction in firewall flex. I was absolutely floored by the increased braking stiffness after I installed this setup. Here is a pic of one of the prototypes. The finished version is all polished steel.
