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gimpy9195

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What brake setup are you using?
« Reply #15 on: November 27, 2006, 02:12:30 AM »
Front - zimmermans & pagid
Rear - ate & pagid

i like it, you can hear the pads grab when they are cold but once they warm up then the squeaking starts.
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« Reply #16 on: November 27, 2006, 10:40:58 AM »
From everything I've read about the advancement in brake pad design drilled or slotted rotors aren't needed.  Weren't they originally used to direct the gases coming from the brake pads?

Anyways,  I have stock calipers, stock rotors, stainless steel brake lines, and some decent pads and I think the whole system works fine.
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« Reply #17 on: December 23, 2006, 04:25:39 PM »
So i've been looking around and i cant find it anywhere... is there a write up on installing stainless steel brake lines? i'm getting them for christmas, and i'd really like to install them. if anyone can help me out, i'd appreiciate it...
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« Reply #18 on: December 23, 2006, 04:58:33 PM »
I have Brembo Slotted rotters w/ EBC red stuff pads and they work great on the track. They get the job done in the cold. I live in CO and we just had a 30" drop of snow a few days ago and no probs with the brake set up. I have had the set up for about 7 months now.
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« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2006, 11:58:14 PM »
I'm running stock rotors all around, Pagid street pads, SS lines, the 7series mastercylinder and Pentosin racing brake fluid

I've done two track days a bunch of autocrosses and love this setup.  The 7series MC helps keep the brake pedal high which really helps me blip the throttle when downshifting....
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« Reply #20 on: December 24, 2006, 12:28:28 AM »
I have a completely stock setup with the exception of a master cylinder from a 1992 750il (25 mm). I put it on when I needed a new one. It's also cheaper than  the E30 OEM part. A new one is $120 from FAP99.com 0r $130 from BMAParts.com. The E30 part is $200 plus.  It makes a bit firmer pedal. I was never really happy with the feel and pedal travel of the OEM brakes.
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« Reply #21 on: December 24, 2006, 01:27:43 AM »
I'm running drilled and slotted rotors, with ebc greenstuff. I'v got ATE super blue brake fluid with SS lines. Feels good, but i think my booster is shot.
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« Reply #22 on: December 24, 2006, 12:08:21 PM »
Stock rotors with good pads and clean high quality fluid will stop very very well.

Even for serious track duty all you really need to change is the pads.  A set of hawk HT10's with a well maintained stock brake system will throw you through the windshield.
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« Reply #23 on: December 24, 2006, 12:55:20 PM »
did the wilwoods just help with fade? im sure the car must stop faster above a certain speed
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« Reply #24 on: December 24, 2006, 01:05:19 PM »
Quote from: nickmpower;16149
did the wilwoods just help with fade? im sure the car must stop faster above a certain speed


Your tires determine the ultimate stopping power you have. As long as the ABS kicks in, you have plenty of power in the brakes themselves.

Bigger only helps with fade.
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« Reply #25 on: December 24, 2006, 01:14:17 PM »
Quote from: nickmpower;16149
did the wilwoods just help with fade? im sure the car must stop faster above a certain speed


nope. Bling only :D

My original thought was that I would be able to use aggressive street/auto-x pads all the time and fade wouldnt be an issue because of the larger rotors.

Unfortunately I was wrong.  With sticky race tires, I still had fade toward the end of a 20min session using Hawk HPS pads.

Stock brakes with Hawk HT10 or other "track only" pads would have been have been better.

The wilwoods loaded with HT10's is overkill.  I'll need 500hp before I run out of brakes again. :p
« Last Edit: December 24, 2006, 01:16:56 PM by 2002maniac »
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« Reply #26 on: December 24, 2006, 01:24:33 PM »
so it isnt a worth while upgrade? I was planning on doing it at some point. Next time i have the brakes apart im going to weld a peice of tubing onto the backing plate and run some flex tubing from it to the stock brake ducts
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« Reply #27 on: December 24, 2006, 01:25:48 PM »
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Your tires determine the ultimate stopping power you have. As long as the ABS kicks in, you have plenty of power in the brakes themselves.

Bigger only helps with fade.


well because you can hit abs at 20 doesnt mean you can at 120
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« Reply #28 on: December 25, 2006, 01:19:38 PM »
Quote from: nickmpower;16154
well because you can hit abs at 20 doesnt mean you can at 120


Yep, those people panic breaking at 120mph get me every time.
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« Reply #29 on: December 25, 2006, 02:52:15 PM »
Quote from: nickmpower;16153
so it isnt a worth while upgrade? I was planning on doing it at some point. Next time i have the brakes apart im going to weld a peice of tubing onto the backing plate and run some flex tubing from it to the stock brake ducts


Ducting would be a good idea but a BBK is overkill.  

As far as pads go. OE Pagid or Jurid pads have great bite and resist fade very well.  The only downside is that they dust like crazy and may squeek a bit.

Mintex pads dust much less but the stopping grip is about 1/2 step down from OE.

Hawk HPS are my favorite street pads period.  They dust very little and no squeeking at all.
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