Does adding a cam hurt your brakes, braking power?

**allbaugh_04** · 08-05-2010, 09:38 AM

I was reading on another forum about this (vettes). Apparently a H/C package decreases the amount of vacuum you have or some shit.

Then I noticed my brakes don't work half as good as they used to and I just installed a good size cam.

Any of you vets know?

**shady milkman** · 08-05-2010, 10:39 AM

it does ..that is why you will see a lot of cars with huge cams that are still street run electric vacuum pumps

**67CamaroRSSS** · 08-05-2010, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by shady milkman

it does ..that is why you will see a lot of cars with huge cams that are still street run electric vacuum pumps

^This.

Or, when running a big cam with low vacuum back in the day we would pirate the hydraulic brake booster off of a truck (it runs off of the power steering) to still have power brakes.

**DaddySS** · 08-05-2010, 03:34 PM

If it's one of the bigger cams yes - put a vacuum guage on there and see what you have.

**allbaugh_04** · 08-05-2010, 07:28 PM

I didn't know this occurred. I'm guessing better pads and rotors won't even really help then...

Funny how big of a noob I am, even though I do all my own work.

**BLK2KSS** · 08-05-2010, 08:11 PM

Originally Posted by allbaugh_04

I didn't know this occurred. I'm guessing better pads and rotors won't even really help then...

Funny how big of a noob I am, even though I do all my own work.

sounds like me, I can fix/work on anything but still learn something new everyday