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it prevents firewall flex for a more responsive braking. I have never had one but did have braided lines on my VL turbo which were great. Stopped on a dime it did.

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Is there any reason I should not be doing this?

Possibly, but they won't be particularly good ones from a performance standpoint.

I've asked my mechanic to install one on mine, and he's hesitant to do it because it means he has to drill into the bodywork and it'll ruin the look.

If I can get a nice-looking one made up, I'll tell him to do it anyway and just leave it in the car when I sell it.

But it won't affect your ABS or anything.

What it does is stops your brake master cylinder from moving around, either from the force of the brake fluid being pushed through it, or G forces acting upon it and its mounting points. That kind of movement can affect braking feel and performance.

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If you hunt around abit you can actually get a brake stopper that is part of your strut brace.

I remember having a Cusco strut brace that had the master cylinder brace built into the bracket of that so it was all a neat fit with no extra holes required (from memory).

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yeah the one that i have is part of the strut brace, very neat. the stopper uses holes that are already there (for the R33 at least) - they normally have plastic covers over them standard.

the reason i ask this question is after using the stopper for the past year, i noticed on perfectrun.com.au that for some cars they say "OK FOR ABS FITTED MODELS" but for skylines they have no comment.

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I wasnt going to start a new thread, so i will hijack this old one.

I have just installed a brake clylinder stopper and the instructions were in japanese.

I am wanting to know how much you tighten the main bolt to the brake cylinder.

i have it on fairly tight or should it sit just off the cylinder.

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Do you need to drill any extra holes or anything for the Cusco stopper on a R33? I was under the impression that it is a direct bolt on item with no modifying needed??

No drilling required, the holes are already there nicely threaded. :P

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