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    Coyote / EPS / ABS / power brakes

    Looking for a photo for mounting ideas.

    Tight fit for them all - plan on the saturn EPS, Whitby power brakes, ABS, w a coyote!

    Anyone done that? Hate to have to mount the ABS in the trunk.......

    Greg

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    Quote Originally Posted by frd2 View Post
    Looking for a photo for mounting ideas.

    Tight fit for them all - plan on the saturn EPS, Whitby power brakes, ABS, w a coyote!

    Anyone done that? Hate to have to mount the ABS in the trunk.......

    Greg
    I was told by whitby that their brake booster will not fit with the coyote
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    Delivery: 1/30/17 First Start: 7/23/17 Legal: 10/5/17 Graduated: 10/15/18
    Build thread: http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...8-Build-Thread

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    Quote Originally Posted by frd2 View Post
    Looking for a photo for mounting ideas.

    Tight fit for them all - plan on the saturn EPS, Whitby power brakes, ABS, w a coyote!

    Anyone done that? Hate to have to mount the ABS in the trunk.......

    Greg
    Here is a picture for the mounting of my ABS module (see my build thread, post 39):
    DSCF4370d.JPG

    There are other pictures of the ABS in the thread also. Some builders have mounted the unit on the X cross member in front of the engine.

    Power brakes is a nice feature but in my opinion the upgraded Wilwood brakes are plenty good. When you add power brakes you loose the ability to dial in the front/rear braking force using the balance bar in the Wilwood setup. I spent some time this past week dialing in the rear bias and I thought the car stopped well before but when the rear bias is correct the stopping is amazing and the ABS is seldom activated. Before getting it correct, the ABS would take over on the left front most of the time in a hard stop. Using a 100 foot lot line on a country road for test spot, I can get it stopped from 60 mph within the lot lines. I would need to set up a more accurate test area to get actual results but there are posts from other members of the same type test where they can stop from 60 mph in about 90 ft. I don't think the pedal effort to do this is excessive but it is greater than the DD and about the same as I remember on my earlier car without power brakes.
    King
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    I mounted my ABS pass side in front of engine. Its the place that the breeze battery box would go. My battery is in the trunk.

    Gary
    Mark IV base kit, 2015 Coyote, Wilwood brakes, IRS-3.55 TruTrac, T56, ABS, PS, Nitto G2, Carbon fiber Dash

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jdav View Post
    I was told by whitby that their brake booster will not fit with the coyote

    Not true, there is plenty of room in there for a Vacuum brake booster, I have two Coyotes here now with them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by FFinisher View Post
    Not true, there is plenty of room in there for a Vacuum brake booster, I have two Coyotes here now with them.
    Interesting. I guess whomever I spoke with didnt know what they were talking about
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    Delivery: 1/30/17 First Start: 7/23/17 Legal: 10/5/17 Graduated: 10/15/18
    Build thread: http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...8-Build-Thread

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    Yeah you scared me with the whitby comment but just spent 2 hrs this evening installing it.

    Super easy

    Engineer by trade. Common for college interns to be sent to the warehouse to borrow a "pipe stretcher"

    Think I need an engine bay stretcher!

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    Quote Originally Posted by frd2 View Post
    Yeah you scared me with the whitby comment but just spent 2 hrs this evening installing it.

    Super easy

    Engineer by trade. Common for college interns to be sent to the warehouse to borrow a "pipe stretcher"

    Think I need an engine bay stretcher!

    Yeah, it will all fit in there, You have be thoughtful and plan your next move, but it will go.

    Glad it worked out for you.
    FFinisher/AKA RE63

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