First off, I searched, I couldn't find aswers.

I basically have a '00 SI brake setup on my EG.
It works fine but I'd like the better modulation that the 1" gives you. (I got to drive a coupe with a 1" MS and loved it)
So the question is, do I need to switch brake boosters or will a 1" bolt up to the '00 SI BB?

and what did the 1" come in?
I know that the ITR came with it, but I've seen GSRs with 1" also... I'm not sure if they're upgraded or not.


Modified by Relic1 at 2:39 PM 9/27/2005

 

You'll need the ITR booster to hook up the 1" mc.

 

keep in mind that the 1" mc uses a diff size fitting on the hard line than the others, so you'll have some bending and flaring to do too.

 

the bending part is no problem, I had to do a little of that to get the SI MS in there.
re-flaring on the other hand is another story.

 

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yep, i ran into that after I had already removed my old bb/mc. had to put the old crap back in, still haven't dealt with the lines yet, but i guess I'll have to sooner or later.

 

do you have the ITR setup?
do you know if there is a GSR setup that has a 1" MS?

 

Yup, I have a 1" GSR one, it has the longer oval shaped brake fluid reservoir, its for ABS 4dr model I think.

 

ok, since you've done it, how difficult is reflaring the line?
what tool/parts would I need?

I'd still like to go with a 1" but the reflaring aspect worries me.

 

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what tool/parts would I need?

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I had been corrected yesterday, you only need to reflare if its an abs MC. If non-abs, you'll be fine. Also, reflaring is not hard, you just need a special tool to do it.

 

I did some searching through yards and ebay and the abs model can be had, but the non-ABS model is out of stock everywhere.

So if I really want this, I have to flare one of the line.
I've read a few write ups and it doesn't look that bad. ~$40 worth of tools and I should be good to go.
Hopefully the local Autozone has the flare nut I need.

Now all I need to figure out is what brake fluid to use.