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  1. #91
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    To each his own. I find the stock brakes and TCE Performance 13" kits inadequate. I understand the disagreement and respect others views.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiTownMaraud3r View Post
    Give it up and admit the stock 18s and antiquated 2 piston calipers/small rotors are the limiting factor


    Not necessarily. I can speak from experience. My 1977 Lincoln Mark V:
    • 4960# car
    • 15" wheels
    • 11.75" front & rear rotors
    • single piston floating calipers
    • hydroboost assist
    Solid pedal, excellent braking, always felt safe & secure when braking and stopping distance I'd put at 75% of my MM.

    All this just = FoMoCo brake design engineers with their heads up their arses, just like the ones working on the 1997 Tbird LX V6 4w disc... Sensing a pattern here, them vs. competition. Last car I drove with braking this poor, non ford was a Chevette.

    Just my .

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    Quote Originally Posted by tbone View Post
    I rear-ended a car this morning...the start of a REALLY bad day!
    The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!!
    He looked up at me and said 'I am NOT Happy!'
    So I said, 'Well, which one ARE you then?'
    That's how the fight started.
    Hahaha! I see what you did there...

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    And that blows my mind!
    I'm guessing you had to adjust bias a little bit more towards the rear?
    Tell us it still had to cost a small fortune,

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    Here ya go TBONE! https://youtu.be/d3bBiY5ot18
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    Y'all are funny. It's okay to think outside the box! It really is. Then again I'm just a kid

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    Quote Originally Posted by MOTOWN View Post


    Last edited by CWright; 02-04-2016 at 07:09 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by tbone View Post
    I rear-ended a car this morning...the start of a REALLY bad day!
    The driver got out of the other car, and he was a DWARF!!
    He looked up at me and said 'I am NOT Happy!'
    So I said, 'Well, which one ARE you then?'
    That's how the fight started.
    You had me
    Those were the days.........

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    Quote Originally Posted by CWright View Post
    Many bad reviews on CPP customer service.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lowndex View Post
    Many bad reviews on CPP customer service.
    The reason I posted the video was to illustrate the hydroboost setup to anyone unfamiliar with how it works, not so much to advertise for Cpp.
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    I knew that. Looking at the hydratech one. Waiting for his engineer to look at the bolt pattern.

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    Anyone with a big brake kit (>2 piston), notice their pedal travel increase since you are adding fluid to the wheels side of the system? I have read this can happen when you don't change the size of the master cylinder and add volume to the wheel side with more pistons.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiTownMaraud3r View Post
    Anyone with a big brake kit (>2 piston), notice their pedal travel increase since you are adding fluid to the wheels side of the system? I have read this can happen when you don't change the size of the master cylinder and add volume to the wheel side with more pistons.
    No , not an issue
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChiTownMaraud3r View Post
    Anyone with a big brake kit (>2 piston), notice their pedal travel increase since you are adding fluid to the wheels side of the system? I have read this can happen when you don't change the size of the master cylinder and add volume to the wheel side with more pistons.
    The design of the Wilwood kit is correct in piston area ratios front/rear (more rear bias) and master/caliper ratios as well. Pedal feel and travel are good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by MOTOWN View Post
    No , not an issue
    Quote Originally Posted by lifespeed View Post
    The design of the Wilwood kit is correct in piston area ratios front/rear (more rear bias) and master/caliper ratios as well. Pedal feel and travel are good.
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