If a cam is too big for power access.????

[General Ryan]

I was wondering, cam manufacturers will state if a cam creates suitable vacuum for power brakes.
What I want to know is whats usually the # of vacuum to allow enough to still be usuable for PB and what I really want to know is if a cam is installed that is too big for PB, what does it feel like and what does it do?

[Runner]

what happens is,  your criusing down the road and you go to slow down,  the first time you use the brakes everything is nice and then you lift a little and go back onto the brakes thats when you have no power brakes until you get the engine speed up enough to biuld some vacuum.  im not a big fan of power brakes on old muscle cars anyway.  thats why i took the booster off my roadrunner when i didnt have enough vacuum to safly drive the car.  basically it is like towing your car with the engine off and usng the brakes.

[Duey]

Ryan...I have the .509 and I am seriously thinking of switching to manual brakes...

Cheers,
Duey

[greenrt_se]

if you have a power steering ,put hydroboost,awesome brakes

[Duey]

Green, do you have more info on that?

Thanks,
Duey

[CFMopar]

Manual breaks are better in my opinion.

[Ghoste]

And I don't know about the rest of you, but it seems like anytime I am out of vacuum and need that second stab, I usually NEED that second stab.
I am thinking about the switch to manual brakes as well.