Drum to disc brake conversion?
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How much money and time would need to be invested in doing a drum to disc rear brake conversion for the 04 VP? What about installing an anti-lock system? Can anyone tell me if the AEM short-ram will screw my gas mileage?
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Originally Posted by Draven2
How much money and time would need to be invested in doing a drum to disc rear brake conversion for the 04 VP? What about installing an anti-lock system? Can anyone tell me if the AEM short-ram will screw my gas mileage?

Money: $100 - $1000 depends on where you get your parts, if you buy parts new, from the junkyard and how much the junkyard will charge you for it.
Time: 3 hours - 3 days depending on your mechanical skills and competence.
Anti-Lock: You have a VP so you do not have anti-lock so don't worry about it. If you read the FAQ's it would tell you that at worst case scenario you would have to adjust or install a proportioning valve in order to control the amount of braking control the rear has since you do not want the rear to brake harder than the front.
AEM: Under normal driving conditions, you will see the same or slightly better, the intake typically will make you push your engine harder b/c of the change in sound so that will usually make you floor it more meaning crappy gas mileage.
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