John wrote:
The differences will be felt on the track where repeated stops from
100mph or near that are done all the time.
It's my fault to not have mentioned that the same EC test did a bunch of
stops from high speeds to test resistance to fade. They found that there
was virtually no difference in fade resistance between upgraded OEM and the
Wilwoods.
Like you, the authors theorized that there would probably be a difference at
some level that they hadn't yet reached. However, that was in theory. I'll
dig up the article over the weekend and post the relevant points Monday.
Chris Williams
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-----Original Message-----
From: John Erhardt [SMTP:[email protected]]
Sent: Thursday, February 10, 2000 9:58 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: brakes
The differences will be felt on the track where repeated stops from
100mph or near that are done all the time.
JohnE
Williams, Chris (RSCH) wrote:
>I love the look of the Brembo or Wilwood's, don't get me wrong. I
think
>they're the coolest things going. However, the one thing that
troubles me
>is that when EC upgraded their project GLX, they said that it
didn't
>significantly decrease their stopping distances over modified stock
(11.3",
>Velocity slotted rotors, Ferodo pads).
I'm not surprised in the slightest about this. Given that the stock
brakes can lock the tires on clean, dry pavement, more braking power
won't buy you a thing.
What you can and will buy is fade resistance, braking feel, etc etc.
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