Ok, I finished my setup last night but had a slight banjo leak this morning. I took my mom's Subaru to work and I fixed it as soon as I got home. Bled it all properly and took it out. My first impressions were "this sucks, what a waste of money" The pedal was squishy and the brakes stopped worse than stock with Pagid's. Off I went to bed in the pads. I went to a new subdivision near my house where they just finished grading the lots. No one lives there or anywhere close yet. Just a nice straight freshly paved road.
I did 5 60-0 stops and then 5 80-0 stops. After this the pads were slightly smoky and the rotor and turned a blueish hue. (reminded me of chips off a lathe)
I drove around a bit and let them cool down.
HOLY HELL Pedal feel is awesome and they pull you down from high speeds like mad. I know that this is partly thanks to the aggressive pad compound but I know I wont be having fade problems like before. I'm off to Miller Motorsports track tomorrow
Here are some pics for views (Pardon the dirty/ricey wheels. They are only temporary :( )
Brake fade
Tire smoke
Here's where I'm at with my wilwood setup
calipers $170 on ebay new
Hawk HPS pads $50
vw corrado Brembo rotors $35 ea
Stainless lines with 1/8NPT Banjo fitting $30
Custom brackets $25 in materials
The calipers are Wilwood FBD 1.38" pistons for 1" rotor
Unfortunately I'm not willing to make more brackets because I am lazy but I'll draw up a blueprint in MS paint when I get the chance.
Any questions? $350 for a badass setup that fits under 15's!!!
I did 5 60-0 stops and then 5 80-0 stops. After this the pads were slightly smoky and the rotor and turned a blueish hue. (reminded me of chips off a lathe)
I drove around a bit and let them cool down.
HOLY HELL Pedal feel is awesome and they pull you down from high speeds like mad. I know that this is partly thanks to the aggressive pad compound but I know I wont be having fade problems like before. I'm off to Miller Motorsports track tomorrow
Here are some pics for views (Pardon the dirty/ricey wheels. They are only temporary :( )
Brake fade
Tire smoke
Here's where I'm at with my wilwood setup
calipers $170 on ebay new
Hawk HPS pads $50
vw corrado Brembo rotors $35 ea
Stainless lines with 1/8NPT Banjo fitting $30
Custom brackets $25 in materials
The calipers are Wilwood FBD 1.38" pistons for 1" rotor
Unfortunately I'm not willing to make more brackets because I am lazy but I'll draw up a blueprint in MS paint when I get the chance.
Any questions? $350 for a badass setup that fits under 15's!!!
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