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Having a clutch helps your RPMs rev high enough to keep the rear tires burning rubber, which also leads to a smoother slide, but an automatic transmission vehicle can still power through a drift.
Hydraulic handbrake kit manual#
Most competitive drift cars are equipped with a manual transmission for a reason. Guess what would help you outsmart the AWD system? A hydraulic handbrake.
Hydraulic handbrake kit driver#
It’s just doing what it’s designed to do: maintain optimum traction, so the driver has to outsmart the computer and take control. More horsepower helps, as does an understanding of your AWD system. There are many people who will tell you it’s not possible to drift an AWD car, but with the right technique, it can be done. If you happen to own an AWD “fun car,” consider adding a “fun stick” and grasp your opportunity to learn a unique skillset. Adding power helps, of course, but you’d be surprised how far you can build your driving skills without dishing out more money for more horsepower. It takes adequate speed, technique and timing.
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Focusing on controlling the vehicle’s weight transfer according to where the car is in the turn is key. Perhaps the challenge adds to the appeal of maneuvering a FWD car in such a fashion. RWD cars don’t have all the funĬontrolling self-induced oversteer and loss of traction gracefully is more easily done with a RWD platform, but it’s entirely possible to achieve with a FWD car. This basic setup is the same for AWD and FWD chassis cars. The handbrake’s braided lines run from the lever’s master cylinder to a fluid reservoir mounted under the hood on the firewall, and also through the floorboard behind the seat to the second caliper on each rear wheel. It helps to have all the pieces to the puzzle before putting it together, including the hydraulic hand brake (attached to its own master cylinder), an external fluid reservoir, a left and a right rear caliper, brackets to hold said calipers, three braided steel brake lines (one routed from the master cylinder to the reservoir, the second from the master to the driver’s side rear brake caliper, and the third connects the driver’s side caliper to the passenger side), and the fittings to connect the lines. Installation was trouble-free, which is rare for me and my jalopy cars.
Hydraulic handbrake kit install#
What does it take to install a Hydraulic Handbrake? Around a closed course, obviously… (Ahem.) Granted, the added style points might affect my reaction time between activating the hand brake and shifting gears, but I’m not competing or tracking milliseconds, just my quantity and quality of smiles per mile.
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I also wanted it to be the center of attention-a conversation starter if you will, so I chose a taller OBP hydraulic hand brake and designed the handle to resemble a katana sword. As for me, I am 5’9” with gangly legs and monkey-like arms, so the hand brake didn’t comfortably fit on the driver’s side of the console. There’s an abundance of lever style choices, including cylinder and reservoir sizes, so it shouldn’t take long to find a setup for your application, stature and fashion sense. It can make any vehicle more fun to maneuver while sparing the life of your cable-operated e-brake.
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Adding a hydraulic hand brake is a versatile modification that isn’t too invasive.