Re: PACA Run - Bathurst NSW Australia

Posted by Mathew Rattray On 2012/11/12 5:26:34

Hi All,

Yes it was a fantastic weekend, I picked up the Caribbean on the 24th September and with a planned wedding for the 27th I spent the much of the time in between at Ultratune at Bathurst, I was a bit disapointed with a quite a few things with the vehicle and am slowly working through all the problems. Best known as the debugging stage, there are still quite a few things required doing until I will be at a stage that I am completely happy with it. After now doing just over 1000kms I can give me report on my observations of the new brake system. This can best be described in 3 words. I LOVE IT!!! ... Honestly it is a great setup.

The pedal position is not too different from the original setup. I mounted the accumulator on the inside of the drivers fender and you can defiantly hear if but you do grow accustom to it. It also provides (for me) reassurance that it is working when i do hear it. This noise could possibly be muffled / silenced if you wanted to somehow try and sound deaden it, but i don't find it too much of a problem. Possibly the only thing I might have done different is put the remote filler in a more readily accerssible position, which I may still do down the track. As for extra bracing, from memory we didn't require any major bracing modifications, i'll take some pictures tomorrow showing the final setup as it is.

I would defiantly recommend this setup to anyone contemplating to change. I realise this is still a closely debated subject, but I've made the switch and if I wass to ever buy another vehicle with a btv I would defiantly install the btv system before even contemplating driving the vehicle