Subject	Spirited mountain driving makes short work of stock brakes..
Posted by	sorka on December 20, 2005 at 1:30 PM
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In Reply To	Is this some new fad I haven't heard about? posted by Kenny on December 20, 2005 at 01:26 PM
Message	Upgraded rotors, pads, and lines are fine for a few hard stops from high speed, but if you're doing spirited mountain driving (7 or 8 tenths), the constant braking into corners will show the weakness of stock brakes in just a few minutes. My C5 stock brakes could be abused all day long hard stop after hard stop and never fade or warp.
Follow Ups	Opinions of StopTech Big Brakes vs Rotora 6 caliper kit? - jgbatlantaZ 12:53:26 12/20/05 Both are overkill for street use only. Stoptech at czp.us (n/m) - Ed1 13:01:17 12/20/05 depending on price! Stoptech is more than 99.9999% - natottz 13:01:33 12/20/05 Street use only = upgrade pads, lines, fluid. (n/m) - Guapo 13:02:15 12/20/05 2nd (n/m) - boileralum 13:05:55 12/20/05 maybe on stock turbos or smaller turbos.. - Shawn300zTT GT28R MD 14:06:06 12/20/05 what does how quickly you get to a certain speed have to do - Guapo 14:08:27 12/20/05 Re: what does how quickly you get to a certain speed have to do - Billteed1 14:24:32 12/20/05 No (n/m) - Only1Z 23:54:06 12/20/05 Second - A R T I E M E A S E 14:13:31 12/20/05 140mph = 140mph no matter what turbos you have. - Spee 14:42:36 12/20/05 n00b. Big turbos= 100x the weight........ duh. (n/m) - zboost(tx) 14:55:55 12/20/05 braking is braking - Z32POWER.com 15:01:05 12/20/05 whats that got to do with my post? (n/m) - Spee 15:29:35 12/20/05 People Will say with Pads and etc its enuff. It is not. - Carlos Ramirez 13:17:02 12/20/05 He only drives it on the street. (n/m) - Kenny 13:21:01 12/20/05 agreed, I have upgraded rotors, pads and fluid - ZEngineer 13:23:19 12/20/05 Is this some new fad I haven't heard about? - Kenny 13:26:13 12/20/05 I do it all the time in my diesel truck............... - CollegeBoy 13:27:18 12/20/05 Spirited mountain driving makes short work of stock brakes.. - sorka 13:30:29 12/20/05 If you're driving like that, you should be on a track. - Kenny 13:32:38 12/20/05 nobody is issuing recommendations - ZEngineer 13:36:13 12/20/05 Well, right. - Kenny 13:40:43 12/20/05 If you have upgraded stock sized brakes and still overdrive - Guapo 13:43:51 12/20/05 nobody here can claim to have never pushed their car - ZEngineer 13:47:11 12/20/05 So let's get this straight. - Kenny 13:50:27 12/20/05 +1 to Kenny, 0 pts. to Ze. (n/m) - Spongerider :) 13:55:58 12/20/05 you do realize that makes you the cheerleader, right? ;) (n/m) - ZEngineer 13:59:12 12/20/05 Hey tool? Did you read what kenny wrote? - Spongerider :) 14:07:18 12/20/05 so now you save lives? - ZEngineer 14:07:33 12/20/05 hahah - Z32POWER.com 14:44:38 12/20/05 *their - Spee 16:17:34 12/20/05 This is a bit silly. - Kenny 16:24:00 12/20/05 at least he didn't mention braking into a track facility. - Spee 15:31:43 12/20/05 Yea, not talking about track driving... - sorka 14:27:52 12/20/05 If you're "destroying" the stock braking system really fast - Kenny 16:26:26 12/20/05 ...or his driving. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 09:32:07 12/21/05 C'mon Kenny.. its a Z :) (n/m) - Shawn300zTT GT28R MD 14:09:09 12/20/05 ummm..what about the one i sold you? (n/m) - CollegeBoy 13:26:44 12/20/05 Then can you explain this is your blog_profile? - SactoTodd 13:27:19 12/20/05 Its out of date.. And because I had that upgrade I can tell - Carlos Ramirez 16:40:11 12/20/05 Agreed. And very nicely put. (n/m) - 300zxquire 14:07:24 12/20/05 Street pads will overheat if there is too much aggressive - Scotts94z32 14:23:53 12/20/05 I read more, now I have this to say, "That's absolute BS" - Scotts94z32 14:30:13 12/20/05 Yes Stop Tech is the God of breaks in this forum. Just buy - 300zxquire 14:43:31 12/20/05 Sorry, but wrong guy to tango with today... - Scotts94z32 15:00:32 12/20/05 No worries. It's a loose, loose topic in this forum IMO. (n/m) - 300zxquire 16:02:48 12/20/05 Car & Driver testing is self-serving? (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 16:51:29 12/20/05 My point is that Stop Tech is NOT the only brake solution. (n/m) - 300zxquire 00:10:01 12/21/05 Not saying it is, but I do think it's a better buy. (n/m) - YugoBernie (NoVA) 09:31:06 12/21/05 The problem I had with factory rears is that have cracked - Carlos Ramirez 16:47:30 12/20/05 I'd get the Rotora 6 caliper front and 4 caliper rear kit. - 300zxquire 14:04:54 12/20/05 Word Skippy! - CrazyGreek 14:55:17 12/20/05 Thanks. But not as nice as yours. =) (n/m) - 300zxquire 16:03:51 12/20/05 ooooooooh you! :) (n/m) - CrazyGreek 00:34:22 12/21/05 i run the skyline kit,lines,axis pads, and fluid and i love - joker_20_02 (Rebuilding) 14:08:47 12/20/05 If your heart is set on a 4 wheel kit, get the StopTech 13". - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:25:34 12/20/05 OK, but if I get a Stop-Tech, I REALLY be copying your Z :) (n/m) - jgbatlantaZ 15:00:13 12/20/05 I thought that was your goal? jk :-) (n/m) - Max865(ATL) 16:03:33 12/20/05 StopTech - Jmartz 14:30:14 12/20/05 There is something wrong w. your car if you have "pulsing" - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:38:16 12/20/05 Re: There is something wrong w. your car if you have "pulsing" - Jmartz 14:48:47 12/20/05 ST offers adonizing @ a additional cost if you prefer. - YugoBernie (NoVA) 14:52:12 12/20/05 Powdercoating is NOT ideal for brake calipers. Why do you - Z-Jay (Edmonton, AB) 16:23:48 12/20/05 "uneven deposition of pad material" is YOUR fault. (n/m) - Scotts94z32 15:03:28 12/20/05
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