Venture Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 How big is a vacume canister, length and diameter. There's not much to it, so I figure I could make one. I just need to know what size they are. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zredbaron Posted August 23, 2005 Share Posted August 23, 2005 heres the one i have. works great to restore brake power with aggressive / radical cams... http://store.summitracing.com/default.asp?Ntt=vacuum+canister&x=0&y=0&Ntk=KeywordSearch&DDS=1&searchinresults=false&N=0&target=egnsearch.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venture Posted August 23, 2005 Author Share Posted August 23, 2005 Sweet, Thanks, and nice car! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
540z Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I made one out of a 48 oz Hi 'C' can. It is 4" in diameter by 6.5" long and holds 81.7 cu in of vacuum at about 28 in Hg. (that's what I pulled it down to). I used an off the shelf 1/2" x 3/8" Brake Booster valve (Help! p/n 80190), 1/2" Grommet (Help! p/n 80191) and a Home Depot brass 3/8" x 1/4" Barb to MIP connector along with some J-B Weld. Just drill 2 (1 1/2" & 1 11/16") holes about 1-1/2" apart on the top of the can, drain out the contents, rinse out and let dry. Place the grommet in the 11/16" hole, followed by the 1/2" end of the vacuum valve into the grommet. Coat the threads and bottom hex of the brass fitting with J-B Weld and insert into the 1/2" hole. Make sure the J-B Weld seals the area around the 1/2" hole. When the J-B Weld is cured, just hook up the booster valve to the vacuum outlet of the intake manifold and the barb fitting to the brake booster and you're all set. It should give you a couple of extra shots of vacuum for braking. Good Luck, TR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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