11-18-2016, 01:22 PM | #1 |
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Hydroboost Info
I just wanted to take a minute to give you guys a heads up if you are looking at doing a hydroboost upgrade. I had researched this and it appeared everyone was using the hydroboost out of the 90s Chevy Astro vans. I went to the local Pick-N-Pull which had 3 Astro vans in the yard. All the vans had already been stripped of the hydroboost. While I was looking around I came across a 1997 GMC 3500work van which had what appears to the be the exact same hydroboost that is used in the Astro. 15 minutes and $26 later I was out the door with a hydroboost setup including the master cylinder.
So if your local yard doesn't have any Astros or they have been robbed already look for a GMC or Chevy 3/4 or 1 ton van. It should have the same setup. Hopefully this helps someone find what they are looking for. |
11-19-2016, 06:48 PM | #2 |
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Re: Hydroboost Info
Thanks, our dually had it and thats what made me consider it.
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11-26-2016, 11:41 AM | #3 |
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Re: Hydroboost Info
Thats what I did and its doing fine.
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11-28-2016, 08:33 PM | #4 |
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Re: Hydroboost Info
I used a hydroboost that I got on ebay from a 99 Chevy of some kind for about $100 with master cylinder. It leaked, so I replaced the main seal, and it still leaks...
I ended up using an undrilled hydroboost mounting plate off ebay and drilled the bracket off the factory brake booster to mount to the firewall. Seems to work okay though, but I haven't actually bled brakes nor did I change where the linkage mounts to my non-hydroboost brake pedal. |
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