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Master cylinder size, 7/8" good enough?

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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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Default Master cylinder size, 7/8" good enough?

Hi, I got a 91 crx I just put in a 7/8" master cylinder a few months ago and now I want to upgrade all my brakes. I was going to put the DA rear disc brakes or crx si (whichever I can find), and also do the 11" front conversion using the fastbrakes adapter, VW rotors and DA calipers. I heard you should upgrade to 15/16" at least, but would the 7/8" master cylinder make that big of a difference. It's a street car and I won't go to the track, just want something that will stop sooner and for looks

I don't really want to take off my new master cylinder if I don't have to, I know the pedal will be slightly soft and require more pedal, but how much more? Thanks in advance.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 03:36 PM
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Has anyone used the 7/8" master cylinder with rear discs and bigger front brakes?
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Old Apr 6, 2011 | 11:48 AM
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Nobody has any idea?
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Old Apr 7, 2011 | 03:07 PM
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Default Re: Master cylinder size, 7/8" good enough?

With the 282mm front rotors, most would recommend a 1" bore. The 1" bore has 130% of the area as a 7/8" bore. This means that the pedal travel will be 30% farther with the 7/8" bore MC.
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