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Lets talk BIG front brakes., Need your wisdom and experience. |
JPB |
Oct 18 2006, 04:24 PM
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The Crimson Rocket smiles in your general direction. Group: Members Posts: 2,927 Joined: 12-November 05 From: Tapmahamock, Va. Member No.: 5,107 |
I have BMW 320i front breaks and was wondering if they bolt straight to the back break location. If I wanted to remove my Pvalve and use Eric's T, is there a front break that can handle the setup as mentioned. What would be a close second, with an after market adjustable Pvalve, if the rears hava to a mucha MMMMMMMACHIZMOoooo!
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Sammy |
Oct 20 2006, 08:10 PM
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Putting huge brakes on a 914 that rarely sees more than 120 mph makes about as much sense as putting a huge rear wing on it (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)
Sorry, couldn't resist. The last two 914s i had I put the 320 calipers up front and a Tee instead of a prop VALVE. Worked just fine, but didn't lower my lap times. Not using the brakes would have done that. BTW, they both had significanty more HP than stock. I had 205 victoracers on it, if i had more tires I might have gone with more brakes but I could lock up the 205s at will. I could find no logical reason to spend big $$$ on bigger brakes I could not fully use, unless I was trying to impress someone. If I did need more brakes I would have probably gone to more agressive pads first. Note: I recommend you do not remove the prop valve unless you increase your front brake capacity significantly. Stopping in a straight line aint the point, it's all about stopping in a panic situation in a corner, possibly in the rain. With no prop valve on a stock system you are likely to see where you've been, not where you're going. |
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