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kev0 07-06-2019 05:39 AM

Brakes feel extremely hard after supercharger install
 
Flashed my car with the base Moto East tune. Had Sprintex 210 kit installed. I haven't been in the car for 7 days since it was out of service for the install (replacement parts took a while to come).

The first time I tried to step on the brakes, before I start the car, it was extremely firm and took a lot of pressure to depress the brake pedal. What the hell happened? Did I somehow get air in my brake lines or something? Car has not been driven for those 7 days!

I also have ABS and TC light on.

Yoshoobaroo 07-06-2019 09:21 AM

Is your supercharger feeding the brake booster pressurized air? Your bypass valve may not be working right. Check your manifold pressure when off the gas, it should be in vacuum.

maslin 07-06-2019 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev0 (Post 3234112)
Flashed my car with the base Moto East tune. Had Sprintex 210 kit installed. I haven't been in the car for 7 days since it was out of service for the install (replacement parts took a while to come).

The first time I tried to step on the brakes, before I start the car, it was extremely firm and took a lot of pressure to depress the brake pedal. What the hell happened? Did I somehow get air in my brake lines or something? Car has not been driven for those 7 days!

I also have ABS and TC light on.

The engine only makes vacuum when it’s running. The booster will store a bit, usually a few presses and then the brakes will be hard.

Assuming all that came apart for the supercharger install the vacuum would have bled off. No vacuum in the booster = manual brakes.

Start the car, are the brakes normal? Then it’s all good. You’ll need scanner for the lights.

soundman98 07-06-2019 02:01 PM

Another thread, same issues. Time to admit you brought it to the wrong shop and find a different shop to fix everything the first shop screwed up

86TOYO2k17 07-06-2019 02:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kev0 (Post 3234112)
Flashed my car with the base Moto East tune. Had Sprintex 210 kit installed. I haven't been in the car for 7 days since it was out of service for the install (replacement parts took a while to come).

The first time I tried to step on the brakes, before I start the car, it was extremely firm and took a lot of pressure to depress the brake pedal. What the hell happened? Did I somehow get air in my brake lines or something? Car has not been driven for those 7 days!

I also have ABS and TC light on.

Did you pull the brake booster hose cap off your old manifold and reinstall on back of supercharger manifold brake booster port? Are you running the brake booster to the engine without the check valve? Autos run brake booster to the engine with no check valve, and thus the brake booster port on back of manifold needs to be capped.

kev0 07-06-2019 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 86TOYO2k17 (Post 3234181)
Did you pull the brake booster hose cap off your old manifold and reinstall on back of supercharger manifold brake booster port? Are you running the brake booster to the engine without the check valve? Autos run brake booster to the engine with no check valve, and thus the brake booster port on back of manifold needs to be capped.

Yes to all of them. Don't know why my brakes are still firm.. ugh. Brakes work fine though during the drive..it's just...pretty hard to press down.


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