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Skate And Destroy
Looking at the Wilwood 260-11179 combination proportioning valve to replace the factory distribution block. Has anyone used of these with a Hurst Roll Control? If so, where was the solenoid installed?
Seems like the valve could be a good thing for cleaning up the engine bay. Again, I'd like to ditch the factory brass block on the frame rail which would make trans cooler line routing much easier. It's also nice to have the two front wheel lines coming off the master instead of out of the block down on the front frame rail. It's also got a built-in brake warning light.
Here's a drawing of it.
Here's the thing though - in my mind, a Line lock usually goes before any distribution block. If you want the solenoid before the valve, you'd have to run the front master cylinder outlet directly to the line lock then back into the F1 port where it would then go to each front wheel. The kit comes with pre-made master cylinder lines and a bracket that connect to the valve which are nice and sanitary, would be shame not to use them.
Another option could be to plug one of the front outlets ("FO" on the bottom of the valve) to make the valve act like a basic distribution block. With one front outlet plugged, you'd plumb the still-single front circuit from the second "FO" port to the solenoid where it would then branch off to both front wheels. Seems like that kind of defeats the purpose of the valve though because it's nice to have the two front wheel lines basically coming right off the master cylinder instead of down on the frame rail.
Perhaps I could eschew the bracket entirely and mount the valve on the inner fender next to the line lock. Not sure if that would work though and/or if it would screw up the metering. I'd have to make all the lines. I have to make some already so probably not a deal breaker.
Just curious to see if someone has done this and how it was handled. Pics will be a big help! Thanks.
Seems like the valve could be a good thing for cleaning up the engine bay. Again, I'd like to ditch the factory brass block on the frame rail which would make trans cooler line routing much easier. It's also nice to have the two front wheel lines coming off the master instead of out of the block down on the front frame rail. It's also got a built-in brake warning light.
Here's a drawing of it.
Here's the thing though - in my mind, a Line lock usually goes before any distribution block. If you want the solenoid before the valve, you'd have to run the front master cylinder outlet directly to the line lock then back into the F1 port where it would then go to each front wheel. The kit comes with pre-made master cylinder lines and a bracket that connect to the valve which are nice and sanitary, would be shame not to use them.
Another option could be to plug one of the front outlets ("FO" on the bottom of the valve) to make the valve act like a basic distribution block. With one front outlet plugged, you'd plumb the still-single front circuit from the second "FO" port to the solenoid where it would then branch off to both front wheels. Seems like that kind of defeats the purpose of the valve though because it's nice to have the two front wheel lines basically coming right off the master cylinder instead of down on the frame rail.
Perhaps I could eschew the bracket entirely and mount the valve on the inner fender next to the line lock. Not sure if that would work though and/or if it would screw up the metering. I'd have to make all the lines. I have to make some already so probably not a deal breaker.
Just curious to see if someone has done this and how it was handled. Pics will be a big help! Thanks.