Posted by Michael Fanoni on Saturday, December 30, 2006 at 12:00:49 :
In Reply to: Re: Norm posted by MoparNorm on Friday, December 29, 2006 at 22:53:12 :
No, the it would take 4 minutes because a 1" line is 4 times larger than a 1/2" line. When you double the diameter you quadruple the area. Pi*r^2 But that has nothing to do with it. There is no possible way to change the pressure in the line. Changing the size only changes how fast the fluid moves through it. Bigger line also does not change how much fluid passes through. If you push your foot 4 inches and push out 1 cubic inch of fluid, You will have 1 cubic inch of fluid in your caliper, regardless of line diameter, thats because brake fluid does not compress. Line diameter is completely irelevant of anything in breaking systems. Only the size of the pump and the weight of your foot.