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Brakes
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| bobcowan |
10-22-2016 07:19 PM |
Brakes
How good are the standard power brakes for street use? I love really good brakes, like huge Wilwoods. But I have been told that big Wilwoods + power booster makes them difficult to modulate well.
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| Tommy |
10-23-2016 05:15 AM |
Bob,
It seems to me that the purpose of power brakes is to allow the driver to apply light pressure on the brake pedal to get a strong reaction from the brakes. So it makes sense that power brakes will be more sensitive to brake pedal pressure than manual brakes. Like any other skill, I suspect one could learn to modulate power brakes as well as manual brakes with some practice. ... Both my Cobra replica and my 1963 Corvette have manual brakes and I don't find the brake pedal pressure on either to be uncomfortably heavy.
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| bobcowan |
10-23-2016 06:33 AM |
My current Cobra ha manual brakes and huge Wilwoods. They work extremely well and are very easy to modulate. I could out brake almost anything on the track. But I was told by Gordon Levy that adding a brake booster doesn't work well.
Is that true with the Backdraft brakes?
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| Cashburn |
10-23-2016 08:36 AM |
For 2016 going into 2017 there's actually a new larger brake setup on the cars. I've driven 2 cars but have not had enough miles to say for certain in all cases but they seem improved and the power assist is not overdone like some vehicles.
I believe the current stock brakes with a pad change could perform very close to the Wilwoods.
That said the 14" Wilwoods with 6 pistons are pretty aggressive on the cars.
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| Gaz64 |
10-23-2016 02:58 PM |
Quote:
Originally Posted by bobcowan
(Post 1406934)
My current Cobra ha manual brakes and huge Wilwoods. They work extremely well and are very easy to modulate. I could out brake almost anything on the track. But I was told by Gordon Levy that adding a brake booster doesn't work well.
Is that true with the Backdraft brakes?
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I would agree that adding booster assistance to already fantastic brakes could be difficult to drive at times. |
| Jaydee |
10-23-2016 03:05 PM |
My engineer explained to me that without a brake booster you might have to apply 40 pounds of pressure and it's easier to detect between 30 to 50 pounds to apply the brakes then putting in a brake booster and trying to regulate foot pressure of between 5 to 15 pounds. And also in a panic it'l be to easy to lock them up.
JD
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| 123redtail |
10-23-2016 04:08 PM |
14 inch wilwood with 6 piston work get perfect modulation on mine. love them
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| bobcowan |
10-23-2016 07:29 PM |
I think what I'll do is stick with the stock brakes, and see how it goes. I can always switch to Wilwoods later if I want to.
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| dallas_ |
10-24-2016 08:48 AM |
Bob, what car?
Is this for your Exocet or are you considering a Backdraft?
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| bobcowan |
10-24-2016 12:15 PM |
Exocet already has big Wilwoods. I'm considering a new Backdraft.
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