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88-89 front rotors. SEI rear disk brakes. Front and rear rotors were slotted, with axis pads. In the end there just isnt enough rotor mass to effecively stop the car consistantly after running extended periods on track. Put it to you this way, the front rotors were building so much heat and transfering it to the rim the sticky part of the wheel weights would melt off and throw weights.Quote:
Originally Posted by AccordEpicenter
im really interested to see the outcome of this project, it seems like a well thought out setup
Thanks for the support, only time will tell the outcome of the car in general. I have no clue how or when the end will come. Once i have the car fully prepped and in competition a whole new set of things will come at me in a hurry. :beer:Quote:
Originally Posted by AccordEpicenter
Well update to the brake project.
I finally got the wheel studs and the wheel spacers in and brakes installed. WOW just WOW, I have never driven a car with so much brake in my life. There is a great deal of learning the brakes now. I will have to drive it more to get a more consistant feel from them.
I have scheduled an open track day at the end of this month. Hopefully with my high grip tires and some real world track use, I will be able to report a better study.
For now this is scary how much brake this car has. The brakes will physically hurt you when agressively applied without wheel lockup.
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Originally Posted by Importordomestic
Alright now that you have tested, and made sure everything was good. Go ahead and box the setup up, and send to my house :beer: !
OR I could just break them in on the way to your house, Bring my tools and get you going in 3 hours or so.Quote:
Originally Posted by Legend_master
LOL
Well since you would be heading this way, you could just leave the whole car with me :D .Quote:
Originally Posted by Importordomestic
Since you would have to pry it fomr my dead cold fingers, Please place my corpse in a cozy comfy spot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Legend_master
Note to self, bring buddy club! So have you come up with anything further on the rear brakes?Quote:
Originally Posted by Importordomestic
yeah hows the bias and pedal travel with these?
worse comes to worse you could go custom rear rotors, but that would be pricey.
Dont know if you made your rear rotor choics already, but heres a site that helps a bit finding rotors from other cars.
http://www.brembo.com/ENG/catalogo_AM/2008/index.html
Not yet, I have my first track event this Friday through Sunday. With my high grip tires i should be able to put the brakes through there paces. I will have a better idea after 3 hours of track time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Legend_master
That brembo link is awesome, and I have a feeling that i will spend some time there in the near future.Quote:
Originally Posted by guaynabo89
OK for now with my street tires its a complete joke. I can over power the tires so freaking easy its funny. im running W rated 195/50/15 all the way around. but my first impressions was that i had overpowered my front brakes. 2 weeks later I believe I have made an excelent choice as I have gotten use to them and can better modulate the brake pedal. also doing 10 consecutive 120mph to 50mph brakeing will bed the pads in and pedal got alot better after.
Currently running the 15/16 master cylinder and brake booster with stock SEI prop valve. I think that I would use a bit more rear bias. I honestly will have a better idea after this weekend is up.
