Best calipers for Hydro.
Melting Slicks
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St. Jude Donor '03,'11
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
I should remane this thread 'Racing Breaks' and why people who don't race need them.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by turtlevette
Don't come crying to me when you do a few autocrosses and get a spongy pedal that goes all the way to the floor.
Don't get me wrong...I love the technology involved with making high performance racing breaks, and I respect what they can do for a car under more than harsh breaking conditions...but I don't race. I don't autocross even. I town cross. I cuise back roads and shady smooth coutry black tops. I goose it occasionally, but never when I have to make a hard stop at the end. Sometimes I race light to light...but again, I do mostly street driving. Spending more than $100 per wheel is not a cost I feel is worth it. I bought this car in '99. I drove it for 4 years before I had to change the breaks. I then found out, when I had to drill the rotors that I was driving on original, stock breaks...almost 30 year old breaks. Sure, I could tell at that point...but consider how much better they will be for me with new calipers, new SS lines, and a Hydroboost pushing a rebuilt master. That's the cherries as far as I'm concearned.
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EVen tough I sell big expensive fancy brakes I do admidt that the stock brakes are very good. Better than most anything on modern cars ( except for the high $$ sports cars ) and perform just fine in normal driving.
I'm not trying to change anyones mind. Just offer some personal opinions and options. I drove mine for about 5 years without changing pads or bleeding. It wasn't untill I did some severe highspeed autocross that I decided to upgrade.
I started Corvette Engineering to offer what I feel is a good deal on great brakes.
Hopefully I'm not too pushy. I'm hoping Twin Turbo Or Norval Or MrVette etc will tell me to shut the H*** up if I get anoying.
Keith
I'm not trying to change anyones mind. Just offer some personal opinions and options. I drove mine for about 5 years without changing pads or bleeding. It wasn't untill I did some severe highspeed autocross that I decided to upgrade.
I started Corvette Engineering to offer what I feel is a good deal on great brakes.
Hopefully I'm not too pushy. I'm hoping Twin Turbo Or Norval Or MrVette etc will tell me to shut the H*** up if I get anoying.
Keith
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Originally Posted by Corvette Engineering
I'm hoping Twin Turbo Or Norval Or MrVette etc will tell me to shut the H*** up if I get anoying.
Keith
Keith
No need, your opinion, no matter what, is valued to me and a lot of others here.
Melting Slicks
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From: Fort Pierce Florida
Originally Posted by norvalwilhelm
While this is a good deal it still is $1000 american and don't you require double brake lines?? Both in and a return line?? This is double plumbing and something that would bother me.
I don't think it's required, but the Talladegas and Daytonas support it if you want the recirculating brake fluid. I'm not sure about that, but that was my take from CE's site.
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Originally Posted by Corvette Engineering
correct.
Recirculation lines are an option...an expensive but worth it if you need it.
Recirculation lines are an option...an expensive but worth it if you need it.
What benefits are gained from recirc lines? I understand they are for racing or hard braking conditions...but what to they accomplish or help with?
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A better name for them may be self bleeders.
They are used with valving that causes the fluid to pump through the caliper and return to the master clyinder on each pedal stroke. This keeps the fluid in the caliper cooler and less prone to boiling. Also if any air does get into th system it is quickly pumped back to the master clyinder...
They are used with valving that causes the fluid to pump through the caliper and return to the master clyinder on each pedal stroke. This keeps the fluid in the caliper cooler and less prone to boiling. Also if any air does get into th system it is quickly pumped back to the master clyinder...
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Originally Posted by Corvette Engineering
A better name for them may be self bleeders.
They are used with valving that causes the fluid to pump through the caliper and return to the master clyinder on each pedal stroke. This keeps the fluid in the caliper cooler and less prone to boiling. Also if any air does get into th system it is quickly pumped back to the master clyinder...
They are used with valving that causes the fluid to pump through the caliper and return to the master clyinder on each pedal stroke. This keeps the fluid in the caliper cooler and less prone to boiling. Also if any air does get into th system it is quickly pumped back to the master clyinder...
Very smart design. Too bad it's not cost effective for street use. I'd love to run a set of those.
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From: Fort Pierce Florida
Originally Posted by Durango_boy
Very smart design. Too bad it's not cost effective for street use. I'd love to run a set of those.
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From: Columbia Missouri
Originally Posted by SuprJames
Can never have overkill when it comes to brakes.
Again, it's not the quality of the breaks I"m questioning, and not the overkill of the project...it's the overkill of the impact on the wallet.