[Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again

[Ron Porter]

I still believe that better pads will cure that by decreasing the amount of
time you spend standing on the pedal.

 

I have never boiled fluid on any of the SHOs. Three of four ad '96 brakes,
and the '89 had stock brakes with PFCM pads that survived Blackhawk and
Mid-Ohio.

 

Ron Porter

 

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From: Paul Nimz [mailto:pnimz@v8sho.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2005 9:51 AM
To: `V6 SHOtimes; Ron Porter
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Brake Upgrade time... again

 

No the fluid boils.  I still have brakes but the pedal travel will increase
and stay that way until I bleed the front calipers again.

 

Paul

 

 

On 11/2/2005 2:22:42 AM, Ron Porter (ronporter@prodigy.net) wrote:
> And you are complaining about the pedal going away and/or boiling fluid.
> 
> The Ford pads are good for OEM pads that can stand up to an occasional
> track use. For your setup with track tires and more than a couple of track
> events each year, better pads will do you well. I think that you will have
> a new respect for the brakes on the car if you get better pads. The big
> difference is in heat resistance. The Porterfield R4S had no fading for me
> throughout a session. I have heard the same on the EBC Reds. I also
> considered running the Porterfield R4 on the track, and those are tried-
> and-proven good track pads (a bit noisy for the street, and a touch cold-
> blooded, as I understand).
> 
> IMHO, having pads last that long is like saying you got 75K on a set of
> tires. Nice, but not the optimal performance setup. Better pads, as with
> better tires,
> won't last as long, but will work much better during their life.
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> Paul Nimz <pnimz@v8sho.com> wrote:
> Well with the Cobras that's
> going to happen right?
> 
> I've had this set of brake pads on now for three Gingermans and the
> convention......
> 
> 
> Paul
> 
> 
> On 11/1/2005