line locks for the s13

[scherger_16]

any one know where i can get a line lock kit for a 1990 240sx it seems like any one in this town is all about the v8 muscle cars and cant seem to find any thing for my car or know anything about it. if any one has hooked one up let me know pictures would be great and what you all needed to hook it up to.

[asoomal]

http://www.phase2motortrend.com/malilokit.html

Or, you can just get a pair of vise grips and stick them on your brake lines

[scherger_16]

seen them dont really want to spend that much if i have to i have seen kits for about 150 for other cars but not the 240 for that cheep

[H8tred]

That's called convenience tax there ace. Your other choice is to retro fit one.

[OutToWinPAHC]

Here is the issue. Most older domestic muscle cars have a master cylinder with one line that comes off of it and splits into two for the front brakes. A line lock kit locks that one line via a solonoid valve and doesn't allow the fluid back.

The S13-S14 and Z chassis use 3 lines off of the MC. 2 for the front, 1 for the rear which splits.

So its bit harder to do with our cars. But you can get two of these here ( http://www.jegs.com/p/B%26M/751616/10002/-1 and make you own kit. 2 Solonoids, fuses, switch. The only issue I see is that you will probably need to have adapter bushings made to go from the thread on the Solonoid to the Nissan metric thead pitch. It would also need the flair fitting.

[scherger_16]

what about if i would hook it up reverse. i hook it up to the back one that way id only need one how i figure it to work is you turn your switch on. then when you press on your brakes the solinoid stop the fluid from pussing form the master cylendar to you rear brakes and only to your front.

[OutToWinPAHC]

I really don't know what you just said. But conventional line locks work by you pressing the brakes. This forces the fluid to pressurize and extend the caliper pistons. You then press hold in the button / switch that for the solenoid valve. The valve closes and hold the pressure to the front brakes. You then release the brake pedal which allows the rear brakes to unpressurized and the rear fluid to return, but since the front are locked the pressure stays. Do a smokey burn out and let go of the button and the solenoid valve open and the fluid returns.

You need two solenoids with the stock master cylinder, or you can use one solenoid and re-plumb the front brakes. 2 lines to one into solenoid, back to two lines.

[scherger_16]

ok i know how they work but if you hook it up to the backbrake line and hit you switch before hitting your brakes it will stop the fluid from flowing. then when you hit your brakes only the fluid is going to pressure the fluid to the front brakes becasue the line lock is stopping fluid from going to the rear brakes. therefore you can do you burn out and when your done turn you switch off so it allows fluid to your rear brakes again that way you only need one line lock

[OutToWinPAHC]

I dont think it works that way. Because the total volume space of the brake system can handle the fluid. By not allowing the fluid to go to the rear wont make twice as much flow to the fronts. The line size, flair fitting, and master cylinder design work against that.

Look it up its an odd theroy but I dont think it will work.

[OutToWinPAHC]

I found this here.http://www.zeroyon.com/index/content/view/31/47/

[blacksrjdm]

any one know where i can get a line lock kit for a 1990 240sx it seems like any one in this town is all about the v8 muscle cars and cant seem to find any thing for my car or know anything about it. if any one has hooked one up let me know pictures would be great and what you all needed to hook it up to.

A 2 second google search and you would have found all this.

http://www.google.com/search?h...=&aqi=