Brakes or Lack of...

[Grubby]

You didn't mention the car number.

I have had the same set up and it works fantastic. Brake effort was similar to other cars I have driven without power assist.

Two suggestions;
Down load the ERA build manual and read the brake section carefully. It is a wealth of knowledge
Call ERA and ask some questions. They know these cars better than anyone.

John

[classical glass]

Originally Posted by Grubby

You didn't mention the car number.

I have had the same set up and it works fantastic. Brake effort was similar to other cars I have driven without power assist.

Two suggestions;
Down load the ERA build manual and read the brake section carefully. It is a wealth of knowledge
Call ERA and ask some questions. They know these cars better than anyone.

John

I have done both suggestions. I contacted several at ERA and they thought that maybe a different pad material. What pads are you using?

[Grubby]

I used the pads supplied by ERA on both front and rear. The rear pads were the standard OEM GM parts for Camaro?? calipers. I don't seem to have the information on the fronts. I think they were Wilwoods.

John

[patrickt]

Originally Posted by classical glass

I have done both suggestions. I contacted several at ERA and they thought that maybe a different pad material. What pads are you using?

I have the Sierra big brakes as well and I changed out the original Sierra "soft" pads, which were too hard for regular street driving, for Hawk Performance Pads #HB101F.800, which work spectacularly well on the street.

What I would suggest is that you change out the pads for the Hawk pads and perform a nice bleed (remembering there are four bleeder screws). Then, if you still have poor stopping, just change out the Tilton master cylinder for the front brakes. That's a really easy job to do and it'll cost less than a hundred bucks.

[classical glass]

Originally Posted by patrickt

I have the Sierra big brakes as well and I changed out the original Sierra "soft" pads, which were too hard for regular street driving, for Hawk Performance Pads #HB101F.800, which work spectacularly well on the street.

What I would suggest is that you change out the pads for the Hawk pads and perform a nice bleed (remembering there are four bleeder screws). Then, if you still have poor stopping, just change out the Tilton master cylinder for the front brakes. That's a really easy job to do and it'll cost less than a hundred bucks.

Patrickt Seeing that I have replaced both master cylinders I took your advise and ordered a set of Hawk brake pads from Summit Racing and should have them tomorrow. I really hope this helps with the braking issue. The car is not much fun to drive the way it is now. Thanks for the info.