Originally Posted by shanem
(Post 980202)
I ordered the Fm 4 wheel kit, hustler promptly chastised me for not going with the TSE kit. idk, all 4 wheels for the same money sounded good at the time. i figure it will be hugely better than stock so ill not know the difference.
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Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 980224)
Either kit will give a big boost over stock, but the TSE kit will be cheaper to own over time and provide much better pedal feel. I think that's worth the extra money at the beginning :)
BTW, what is minimum thickness on these rotors? I don't know when to replace them. |
Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 980219)
It sounds like you have air in the master cylinder.
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Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 980224)
Either kit will give a big boost over stock, but the TSE kit will be cheaper to own over time and provide much better pedal feel. I think that's worth the extra money at the beginning :)
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I'd be surprised if it is air but will do yet another bleed...
In the meantime can you confirm that the 15/16th MC is a direct bolt in replacement? Also, out of interest, you guys with track/race cars....do you have an oem feel to the pedal or you end up with a firmer pedal simply by changing to a Willwood BBK setup? I appreciate the TSE kit improves feel but I am trying to clarify my current situation.... |
Our pedal feel is better than even the 11" Wilwood kits - the difference between stock and our 11.75s is significant.
The 15/16 Sport master/booster drops right into an NA chassis. You'll need to tweak some of the brake lines a little bit, but that's not difficult to do. |
Originally Posted by mx5-kiwi
(Post 980305)
I'd be surprised if it is air but will do yet another bleed...
In the meantime can you confirm that the 15/16th MC is a direct bolt in replacement? Also, out of interest, you guys with track/race cars....do you have an oem feel to the pedal or you end up with a firmer pedal simply by changing to a Willwood BBK setup? I appreciate the TSE kit improves feel but I am trying to clarify my current situation.... Emilio drove the shit out of my car at Hallett,hopped out and said, "the brakes are great". |
Originally Posted by Savington
(Post 980312)
Our pedal feel is better than even the 11" Wilwood kits - the difference between stock and our 11.75s is significant.
The 15/16 Sport master/booster drops right into an NA chassis. You'll need to tweak some of the brake lines a little bit, but that's not difficult to do. |
now you guys are just taunting me
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Originally Posted by shanem
(Post 980317)
now you guys are just taunting me
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Going to hijack this thread for my own benefit for a second.
I've got oe 99 brakes with carbotech xp8's all around. I quite like the braking performance but getting quite a bit of pad taper in front. Going to throw some xp10's on there to get me through the season and then put a bbk on to mitigate pad costs down the line. That being said, I want to replace my master before hand. Will I be able to go to the sport master on my car with the oe 1.8 brakes for a while before going to the tse kit? Any potential downsides to running the brakes this way until the xp10's die? TIA. |
Originally Posted by EErockMiata
(Post 980457)
Going to hijack this thread for my own benefit for a second.
I've got oe 99 brakes with carbotech xp8's all around. I quite like the braking performance but getting quite a bit of pad taper in front. Going to throw some xp10's on there to get me through the season and then put a bbk on to mitigate pad costs down the line. That being said, I want to replace my master before hand. Will I be able to go to the sport master on my car with the oe 1.8 brakes for a while before going to the tse kit? Any potential downsides to running the brakes this way until the xp10's die? TIA. |
Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 980464)
The pedal will be pretty touchy but you will adapt. On CT pads I expect the lower myoooooooooooooo to make the difference minimal. Now, on DTC-60 is would be pretty sketchy I think.
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Originally Posted by EErockMiata
(Post 980474)
Thank you for the response it was very relevant to my interests. I've been a fan of dtc-60's on other past cars but I'm too much of a pussy to try them on my non abs equipped miata and street tires. Maybe one day when my skillz are mo bettah.
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Originally Posted by hustler
(Post 980512)
Don't be a woman.
My inferior Fm BBK turned up last night, i might install this weekend. Sadly i learned my xidas wont be here until april. |
Shanem - intrigued to know what you think of the pedal feel on track when at speed when you do install them.
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To the OP you don't mention what pads you are using. I once chased a spongy brake pedal half the day only to later find it was my cheap porterfields causing the problem. I switched to RS29 Pagids and the pedal became rock solid.
If you are not using any of the good known pads I would start there. Swapping to 15/16 sport MC and booster will reduce pedal travel and make the pedal firmer. good upgrade with any of the BBK's. |
Originally Posted by mx5-kiwi
(Post 980937)
Shanem - intrigued to know what you think of the pedal feel on track when at speed when you do install them.
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K24 - thats a good point. Phe previous owner of this race gear IS using a pad brand starting with P but I forget the name for the moment....you might be on to something....
A friend has just done (last night) the sport 15/16 MC and booster to great effect in his LS1 powered 90 NA. I REALLY Like that feel but he said he HAD to use the sport booster as the MC had a little extension out the back and it was incompatible with the NA booster. Does anyone know if this is a resolvable issue or you HAVE to use the matching booster... |
You resolve it by using the Sport booster. The booster swap is easy.
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