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dwcsr · 07-13-2006, 07:29 PM

When they first came out they could be scary as hell. When I moved to Houston from CT we had a Ryder truck with the hydroboost on it. we found out coming down the back side of the Black mountains in TN when the belt slips you could either steer it or stop it but not both at the same time. My then 19 yr old son was driving and came of onto an exit to fast we damn near rolled the 24ft truck with car attached.

Jump ahead 8 years and they have really go it working well. I have it in my one ton van and it stops great for the size. It almost doubles the line pressure to the wheels. Its std on most all sierra from 99 up w/ 4 wheel disc.
Its great for those low vacuum long duration cams.

I just got a Dodge P/S cooler and BMW remote fluid canister to replace that big alumnum one I have. once its done I'll post the final pics with the vendors for the fittings and odd stuff with the numbers and costs I have.

07-13-2006, 07:29 PM	#21
dwcsr Hollister Road Co. Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Houston Posts: 6,134	Re: Hydroboost on a 58 -59 3100 When they first came out they could be scary as hell. When I moved to Houston from CT we had a Ryder truck with the hydroboost on it. we found out coming down the back side of the Black mountains in TN when the belt slips you could either steer it or stop it but not both at the same time. My then 19 yr old son was driving and came of onto an exit to fast we damn near rolled the 24ft truck with car attached. Jump ahead 8 years and they have really go it working well. I have it in my one ton van and it stops great for the size. It almost doubles the line pressure to the wheels. Its std on most all sierra from 99 up w/ 4 wheel disc. Its great for those low vacuum long duration cams. I just got a Dodge P/S cooler and BMW remote fluid canister to replace that big alumnum one I have. once its done I'll post the final pics with the vendors for the fittings and odd stuff with the numbers and costs I have.