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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 12:52 AM
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So I finally installed my 2000 ITR 5 lug set up in my ek hatch and my friend and I bled it twice; however, the brakes are still soft. What can I do to fix this? What is the problem here?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 06:00 AM
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Default Re: 5 lugs soft brakes help.

If you didn't change out your master cylinder for a larger one that's probably your problem.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 09:47 AM
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Just the master cylinder? Gsr ok? Or got to be type r?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 10:16 AM
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Anything larger than what you currently have but be aware that some 1" MC's have a different size for the front port. Instead of the 10mmx1.0 I think it's a 12mm. This means a new front line and a reducer to met your prop valve.
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:29 PM
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Default Re: 5 lugs soft brakes help.

So what master cylinder should I get so there's minimal modification?
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Old Mar 3, 2011 | 02:35 PM
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I can't answer that for you.
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Originally Posted by motorpsycho68
So what master cylinder should I get so there's minimal modification?
You will need to use the jdm ITR 1" mc and booster. If I recall that one has 10mm flare nuts on both ends. The other option is the integra rs 15/16 mc and matching booster. That was a direct bolt on for my eg.
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Old Mar 4, 2011 | 02:00 PM
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Default Re: 5 lugs soft brakes help.

My friend has an usdm itr mc and bb, Does that require that 2 10mm flare nuts? And
If the integra rs is a direct bolt, what about the ls/ gsr? Or the 99-00 civic si, will that work too?
Thanks, this is helping a lot. I want to drive my car already. Lol.
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Originally Posted by motorpsycho68
My friend has an usdm itr mc and bb, Does that require that 2 10mm flare nuts? And
If the integra rs is a direct bolt, what about the ls/ gsr? Or the 99-00 civic si, will that work too?
Thanks, this is helping a lot. I want to drive my car already. Lol.
The USDM ITR MC will have a 12mm flare nut near the front of the MC so it's no different than any DC chassis MC that has ABS. only the Integra RS base model does not have ABS so it was a direct bolt on for my EG (lines all lined up as well).

the 99/00 civic Si has ABS i believe, so you'll also have one nut being too big for your non-abs car.

i think in the USA, the '91 EX 4-door sedan has a 15/16 that bolts right up?
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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:49 PM
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Default Re: 5 lugs soft brakes help.

ok, so i picked up a 98 integra rs brake booster/ cylinder. its stamped 15/16. i can see that one of the fittings is located on the opposite side, different from my stock ek cylinder. other than modifying the tube or brake pipe (that goes into the cylinder), does everything else bolts right in? plug and play? are the fittings the same size? i know its direct bolt into the eg but is it the same for the ek?
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Mashimaro

the 99/00 civic Si has ABS i believe, so you'll also have one nut being too big for your non-abs car.
The EM1 Si is non-ABS.
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Old Mar 9, 2011 | 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by phunhaus
The EM1 Si is non-ABS.
What about my 1998 integra rs, does it bolt right up into my EK like it does in an eg?
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