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Its all about heat. And the dissipation of it. We could install some C2 Drum Brakes and the latest Zo6 Tires and get them to lock up at least once, until the heat got the best of them. Disc Brake dissipate heat better than Drums, and modern Discs dissipate heat better than ours.
The only component of a C3 brake system that is inferior to a modern disc brake system is the iron 4 piston fixed racing style caliper versus an aluminum caliper on a modern car, but really only if you race the C3 where the brakes will be exposed to sustained high temperature-on the street the difference would not even be noticed. The vented front and vented rear 12 inch discs of the C3 are actually in most cases versus a modern car BETTER with a 4 piston fixed racing caliper. at each wheel. The actual vented discs on the C3 are no different. In fact, few cars have a vented rear disc today with a 4 piston calper and often have a floating 2 piston frot caliper which is not as good as the C3 caliper....
In most cases today, the C3 brakes are SUPERIOR to "modern" brakes....
