Poll: Brake upgrades..what kind of ratio?, F=big/R= big or F=big/R=little or ??? |
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Poll: Brake upgrades..what kind of ratio?, F=big/R= big or F=big/R=little or ??? |
fiid |
Feb 16 2005, 01:06 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) what you said. |
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lapuwali |
Feb 16 2005, 01:28 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Thanks. I've been saying this for YEARS, and no one listens, since pad area is "obviously" related to braking power. Yes, pad area primarily affects pad wear. It can also bring on fade if the pads are small enough that they get so hot their coefficient of friction falls. By itself, pad area has NO effect on clamping force or braking effectiveness. I'd also hesitate in quoting 911 brake balance figures when talking about 914s. Static weight distribution definitely matters. I'd use Boxster figures, though, with a small grain of salt. Remember that the height of the CG also comes into play, since it affects weight transfer rear to front under braking. A lowered car needs less frontward brake bias than a car with stock ride height, as less weight will transfer forward under braking, so the rear brakes can contribute more to stopping. |
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Andy |
Feb 16 2005, 02:11 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 106 Joined: 25-September 03 From: Fort Collins, CO Member No.: 1,194 |
Then I better hold off on the wide slicks and keep my 55 series for taking the 914 to the track! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) Just kidding, friction is independant of surface area using the "standard model" which is a simplified system that is pretty far from covering all examples, it does work for most, but for more extreme examples, like tires, it is no longer accurate. This is kind of a pet peeve of mine as most teachers simply teach the standard model and state that it's just counter-intutive and leave it at that, often not even knowing that they're misleading people. I'm not saying that in case of brake pads the standard model would give inaccurate data. In most cases friction is independant of surface area. Can you tell I work in higher education? http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/frict3.html |
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lapuwali |
Feb 16 2005, 03:20 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
True enough. Tires don't use the "classic" friction model usually taught in school. Brakes, however, do. Indeed, brakes are nearly the ideal thing to use to teach the classic friction model, since all of the effects are present: coefficient of friction, lubrication effects, heat effects. In also somewhat decouples the the mass v. weight issue, since people learning basic physics often confuse overcoming inertia with overcoming friction when taught using the normal "pushing a big stone block" technique. Tires are so complex it's pretty hard to teach how they really work in a basic physics course. |
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fiid |
Feb 16 2005, 03:23 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
thanks! I was wondering about the tire case.
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lapuwali |
Feb 16 2005, 05:05 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
I've never thought of a good tire analogy. Tires somewhat interlock with the surface, and they seem to employ some qualities of actual adhesives. I've had fresh physics majors insist no one can ever exceed 1.0G in a turn because that would mean the coefficient of friction would have to be higher than 1.0, which is "impossible". You can show them all the data in the world showing that modern slicks top out at about 1.3G on a good surface, and they won't believe it. Of course, bees can't fly, either... |
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Mueller |
Feb 16 2005, 05:32 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
speaking of pads....from what I have read, if you have 2 different calipers, 1 with 2 pads and the other caliper has 4 smaller pads which equal the sq. inch surface area of the 2 pad caliper, the 4 pad caliper will be more effiecient..it is due to the 4 pad caliper having more "leading edges"
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Andyrew |
Feb 16 2005, 05:35 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
I kinda want to put 944 turbo calipers on, then 914 fronts on the back... (or something like that...) but I really want to be able to have a hand brake...
944 turbo's put the same on the front as they did on the back, and those things stop like a mother!!! (especially with some sticky street tires... aka my street race 205's...) something to keep in mind... |
Mueller |
Feb 16 2005, 05:39 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
simple...get the parts from an early 911...(I'd think the 944 parking brake is very similar)...only downside is you have to pop-off the wheel hub unless you get creative and make it bolt on differently |
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Mueller |
Feb 16 2005, 05:41 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
are you sure the calipers are the same? I know they use the same size pads, but the pistons might be smaller in the rear.....
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lapuwali |
Feb 16 2005, 05:59 PM
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Not another one! Group: Benefactors Posts: 4,526 Joined: 1-March 04 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 1,743 |
Never heard of that. Can't think of any reason for improved "efficiency" (whatever that's supposed to mean) with more than one pad per side. I've seen such arrangements, and the best story I heard was it allows you to compensate for the unequal wear between the leading and trailing edges of one large pad by simply replacing one of N smaller pads, all of which are the same. On some early 6 or even 8 piston calipers, I've seen setups with a small round pad per piston. Another way I've seen to attempt to solve this is to stagger the size of the pistons so the leading edge pistons are smaller, and thus exert less force than the trailing edge pistons. I've seen two-piston slider type (pistons on the same side with a slider "claw" on the other), four-piston, and six-piston calipers made this way. One saw this a lot on bikes a few years ago, and may still today for all I know. Still one pad per side, but presumably it didn't taper so much, and wore more evenly. Perhaps it's "cost" efficiency? Replace only the rapidly wearing leading edge pads, not the whole pair of (presumably tapered) pads? |
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Andyrew |
Feb 16 2005, 06:36 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California |
Dad doesnt think theres any difference in the front or the rear..
I might look into that rear parking brake system... hmm.. |
bondo |
Feb 16 2005, 07:00 PM
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Practicing my perpendicular parking Group: Members Posts: 4,277 Joined: 19-April 03 From: Los Osos, CA Member No.: 587 Region Association: Central California |
Hmm, interesting.. I wonder if this could have anything to do with why some pads have a slot in them (probably not) Maybe it's just a wear indicator.. but that wouldn't make much sense either unless you remembered there was a slot there when you installed the pads. |
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fiid |
Feb 16 2005, 07:40 PM
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Turbo Megasquirted Subaru Member Group: Members Posts: 2,827 Joined: 7-April 03 From: San Francisco, CA Member No.: 530 Region Association: Northern California |
They must be adhesive since slicks will actually pull gravel out of a poorly bonded surface. The other assumption that might be wrong is that there is only gravity acting downwards - a well setup car will also be generating downforce which is a direct mulitplier in the friction equation. |
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xitspd |
Feb 16 2005, 10:04 PM
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Technology and Tradition 3.6 and 914-6 Group: Members Posts: 1,305 Joined: 17-November 04 From: Foothills of Mt. San Jacinto, CA Member No.: 3,136 |
Mike,
I am using a 993 Twin Turbo front on my Teeners front Attached image(s) |
xitspd |
Feb 16 2005, 10:05 PM
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Technology and Tradition 3.6 and 914-6 Group: Members Posts: 1,305 Joined: 17-November 04 From: Foothills of Mt. San Jacinto, CA Member No.: 3,136 |
And a 993 Twin Turbo rear on the rear with good results. Attached image(s) |
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Mueller |
Feb 17 2005, 12:25 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,146 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None |
nice.... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/drooley.gif) according to a chart I've read....the piston area of your front calipers are 2X larger than the rears (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smile.gif) ...they have the most amount of front bias than any other P-car (production)..... 2:1 love your car (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/pray.gif) |
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neo914-6 |
Feb 17 2005, 02:00 AM
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neo life Group: Members Posts: 5,086 Joined: 16-January 03 From: Willow Glen (San Jose) Member No.: 159 |
Bill ran this on his track car, now Neo914...
911T Front Struts / Vented Discs / Calipers with Porterfield R4 brake pads 23mm Front Torsion Bars Front Brake Ducting 944S Rear Vented Discs / Calipers with Porterfield R4 brake pads 19mm Master Cylinder Cockpit Adjustable Brake Bias Valve |
seanery |
Feb 17 2005, 02:08 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
my upgraded car has 951 calipers front boxster calipers in the rear with (I think I remember) Carrera front rotors and SC rears.
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seanery |
Feb 17 2005, 02:12 AM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,852 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
here's the scoop on the 951 calipers front vs rear:
The physical size of the caliper is the same and they use the same pad. They are both 4 piston calipers, but the rears have slightly smaller pistons. It took a while to figure it out. the 951 fronts are great....and I think the rears would be fine on a 914...on the front |
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