Savington

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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

hustler

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$32 rotors and they last longer than 8 weekends per year. My TSE baller brakes paid for themselves in 2 years. I don't even have spider cracks in them and they have 2+ years with the turbo, 6 days NA.

BTW, what is minimum thickness on these rotors? I don't know when to replace them.

hustler

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Time to reverse bleed.

shanem

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perhaps life will be easier if i just open an account in hustlers name, pour in my race car money and let him buy for me lol

mx5-kiwi

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....

Savington

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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.

hustler

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I have GSE BBK, bias valve, sport rears, sport master/booster and if I told you the brake pedal and balance felt as good as a 997 GT3RS, would you believe me? I ask because it felt better. I like a rock hard pedal, same pedal feel every time, every corner of every track,and more control.

Emilio drove the **** out of my car at Hallett,hopped out and said, "the brakes are great".

hustler

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Make sure to get the 2001 lines with the master for minimal bending.

shanem

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now you guys are just taunting me

hustler

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LOL @ not listening to me.

EErockMiata

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.

hustler

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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.

EErockMiata

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 ***** to try them on my non abs equipped miata and street tires. Maybe one day when my skillz are mo bettah.

hustler

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Don't be a woman.

shanem

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I ran a bit on DTC-60 at the track this weekend, i could tell a difference in bite between them and the Hawk Blues I was used too with the 60's having substantially more initial bite. they were quieter when cold than the Blues as well.

My inferior Fm BBK turned up last night, i might install this weekend. Sadly i learned my xidas wont be here until april.

mx5-kiwi

Shanem - intrigued to know what you think of the pedal feel on track when at speed when you do install them.

k24madness

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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.

shanem

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I'll let you know, i hope to install this weekend. it will be a while before i am back at the track though.

mx5-kiwi

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...

Savington

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You resolve it by using the Sport booster. The booster swap is easy.