131 BRAKES - Firewall flexing
Posted: January 4th, 2010, 11:25 pm
Gents,
Recent discussion on another forum (131mirafiori.com) raised a very interesting subject of firewall flexing.
I haven't heard of this before and was scared when some have suggested that the firewall of 131 was not strong enough to resist giving in (flexing) under extreme pressure applied to the brakes structural weakness. I run the picture in my mind and was even more scared imagining that the pressure I apply to the brakes is not 100% applied to the brake pump but to some degree to the firewall. The wall flexes making additional pressure decreasingly effecting my braking. This mental picture scared me even more.
But when I saw the solution to this problem I laughed. Not because it was stupid ( No Sir!) but because it was simple and ingenious !
Look at these pictures and I ma sure you will agree:
I decided to share it with you as I believe this is a perfect simple solution to a potential safety problem for competition car users.
Miro
Recent discussion on another forum (131mirafiori.com) raised a very interesting subject of firewall flexing.
I haven't heard of this before and was scared when some have suggested that the firewall of 131 was not strong enough to resist giving in (flexing) under extreme pressure applied to the brakes structural weakness. I run the picture in my mind and was even more scared imagining that the pressure I apply to the brakes is not 100% applied to the brake pump but to some degree to the firewall. The wall flexes making additional pressure decreasingly effecting my braking. This mental picture scared me even more.
But when I saw the solution to this problem I laughed. Not because it was stupid ( No Sir!) but because it was simple and ingenious !
Look at these pictures and I ma sure you will agree:
I decided to share it with you as I believe this is a perfect simple solution to a potential safety problem for competition car users.
Miro