brakes arent too good
 

ever since the new motor was put in my brakes arent that great i have new hawk pads all around and the breaks have been bleeded twice and no air is to be found so i have ruled out air in the system, i was told that its because of the size of the cam that i am not getting enough vacume for the power brakes

they are so bad that if i am doin like 20 and hit the brakes to the floor it comes to a stop but wont try and lock them up or the abs wont even kick in, i cant even stall my car up enough either because the breakes feel weak.

anyone have suggestions?

Re: brakes arent too good
 

Time for 98+ brake upgrade. No matter what pads you run in the stock setup, they will always suck and be very inefficient, especially with added power. As far as the vacuum, use a vacuum guage to check your vacuum, you may also have a leak somewhere.

Re: brakes arent too good
 

yea but before the new motor the brakes were sufficient enough for me and my driving style. ill check for vacume leaks and put a vacume tester on it. what should the readings be around?

Re: brakes arent too good
 

on a stock motor i think its 21" HG? That would be ideal at idle..

Re: brakes arent too good
 

If the pedal is really hard then you probably don't have enough vaccum for the assist. The booster should have enough vacuum stored for at least 2 pedal applies though. As long as you've got 15" vacuum you should be fine.