Hi all, While visiting my local junkyard, I found a complete and non-wrecked Subaru XT-6. Anybody want the power steering pump? I can probably go pull it in...
Hey guys, I've been working on a brake system upgrade for my car. The brake feel on my car SUCKS. Just ask Jinx Jordan...he wouldn't shut up about it at the...
... What part of MN? I have an old autocross buddy up there I've known since highschool (he still plays with GM products though). 3-month race season on...
Neal, You need to read the series of articles currently going in Sportscar, of all places, on brake system design! Good series! As for the leverage ratio...
I believe RPI has adapted Wilwoods to 10.1 rotors I will have to check. But most of us probably want to use the 9.4,s. I never got around to asking Willwood if...
... One of the guys in this thread might be interested: http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=1646503 -- Kevin Wenzel kwenzel@... Performance Machine...
... Sportscar, of all ... I have! I agree, there is a lot of good info. ... that is ... <SNIP - lots of good info> Yup. I got all that. Had no trouble finding...
... Guess I need to pay more attention to Geoff's metallurgy dissertations. <blush> ... Haha! Well, that explains it all. If it has anything in common with ...
Neal, The baseline to start with would be, again, what VW did! Use the same pedal and hydraulic ratios that they did, and go from there. If you want more rear ...
Neal: Perhaps I could be of some use. <snicker> My first concern is... what's wrong with what you have? Okay, I know how you started the thread. But you were...
Neal: Also educational, but of no real use to the from-scratch designer, see: "What Does 'Good Brake Feel' Come From?" Car and Driver, August '99. I don't have...
O.K. I confess, I drive an "oinkish-but-otherwise-not-bad FSP Rabbit" and I have been struggling with brakes since July when I removed the brake servo from the...
Jim, Did you ever change the pivot point on the brake pedal when you went to the 17mm master cylinder? The early rabbits had 2 holes in the pedal for different...
well I have acquired a set of 13 x 8 race wheels and now I need to change from lug bolts too lug studs can any one be of some assistance on this subject? btw...
I use screw in studs that I bought from BBS motorsport many years ago. I have never had a problem with them at all. Before the BBS studs, I used some unknown...
... same pedal ... Actually, thank you for bringing that up! That was where I had started my thinking originally back when I started, but I got side-tracked. ...
... VERY heavy pedal effort. Very difficult to modulate, with almost no feedback, and a very sudden lockup. I have no confidence whatsoever in threshold...
... To which Neal said: Uh, Geoff? No offence buddy, but please don't make me drag out the "my OPM clutch-type differential feels wonderful" stick and beat you...
... those performance levels, but I can actually fix problems like that within the rules. << Sure you can! The rules allow you to buy an E36 M3, and I'm still...
... little VW ... Uh, WRONG. I've said that all along. <<< Okay, sorry, but I don't devote a lot of brain cells to what's in other peoples' cars anymore. Your...
... Amen. I did a lot of research and found almost nada. The performance industry has left the drum behind (except for Greenstuff drum linings! :). If you can...
... aluminum drums, press in some steel liners, then machine a steel hub/ bearing carrier. Then..um.. oh well...it sounded cool for a minute;)<<< Jinx has...
For my '87 Golf GT, I called Shine racing and asked what kind of studs they used. Camaro. Talk to them or try BSI, I think they even sell a kit for the car. ...
i think the man has a point about a lot of math being the wrong place to start customizing brakes for some of us... ;) an interesting thing would be to compare...
D'oh! Yes, 1975. I was just looking at that issue a week or two ago. Brake pedal data for Neal, and fun trivia for the rest of us A1 grampaws. Road & Track Feb...
Geoff, I did have to redrill a hole in the pedal arm in order to make sure the pushrod ran paralell to the MC. It had to be paralell in order not to rub...
All the GP guys use the Tilton/Wilwood type of custom brake setups with individual MC's. Then they have the advantage of using the balance bar to help adjust...
Geoff, I will be glad to bring the 17mm if you can get all the FSP guys to register in PRO class. I am only 15 points ahead of a DM Honda for the overall club...
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