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hustler 10-18-2008 10:48 PM


Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 (Post 321305)
LoLz, someone has been researching 5 lug conversions....:giggle:

Chris

lol :gay:


nice rear end.

Laur3ns 10-19-2008 04:13 AM


Originally Posted by ray_sir_6 (Post 321276)
And overheat in 10min of a 20min track session. Plus the calipers flex ALOT.

Are you suggesting the FM kit (Wilwood Forged Dynalites) flexes and overheats? Maybe if you put water in your brake lines instead of good fluid? Can you elaborate on your experience?

y8s 10-19-2008 10:16 AM


Originally Posted by ray_sir_6 (Post 321276)
And overheat in 10min of a 20min track session. Plus the calipers flex ALOT.

the forged calipers are somewhat better than the original billet ones. but i never had them overheat on the track. you mean to tell me that the stock brakes (sport or otherwise) wont overheat?

I've seen miatas melt backing plates on brake pads. what fixes that?

Laur3ns 10-20-2008 06:57 AM

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Stop talking, get out your tissues:

Saml01 10-20-2008 09:53 AM

The W looks like boobies. :D

patsmx5 10-20-2008 10:14 AM


Originally Posted by mikef85 (Post 321296)
Are you crazy??????? I have a Miata........

Lol. That's going on Mike's Yugo he's been working on....

hustler 10-20-2008 10:35 AM


Originally Posted by Saml01 (Post 321623)
The W looks like boobies. :D

lol, I like em now.

spike 10-20-2008 01:34 PM


Originally Posted by Spookyfish (Post 321601)
Stop talking, get out your tissues:

Looks somewhat the same as my set-up.

Here's mine.

http://eunos.ca/catalog/product_info...roducts_id=408

mikef85 10-20-2008 01:44 PM


Originally Posted by patsmx5 (Post 321633)
Lol. That's going on Mike's Yugo he's been working on....

That's right man, After my ride is finished getting pimped I won't be able to get the ladies away from that thing.:cool:

http://users.chartertn.net/jseabolt/yugo3.jpg

Imagine that thing bagged, with 18's, 10k watt audio system sportin' six 15" subs, chameleon paint job....the works. That, my friend, is going to get me laid hardcore.

Laur3ns 10-20-2008 01:56 PM


Originally Posted by spike (Post 321716)
Looks somewhat the same as my set-up.

Here's mine.

http://eunos.ca/catalog/product_info...roducts_id=408

Looks good. I am going to try to fit them myself later this week.

spike 10-20-2008 02:22 PM

^ Installing the brakes are easy,just make sure you use alot of loc-tite on the caliper bracket bolts & torque them down to spec.

ray_sir_6 10-20-2008 02:42 PM


Originally Posted by Spookyfish (Post 321351)
Are you suggesting the FM kit (Wilwood Forged Dynalites) flexes and overheats? Maybe if you put water in your brake lines instead of good fluid? Can you elaborate on your experience?

Wilwood's Dynalite calipers are weak and flex under hard breaking. This is the result of them being so light. We had my 1.6l Miata (1.8 front BBK) and another 1.6l Miata (4-wheel Wilwoods)...same driver...same day...same track...Wilwoods were TOAST 10min into the session, mine never faded even after 4 sessions. Both had Motul 600, new pads (EBC yellow for me, Hawks for Wilwoods). The Wilwood car was making more power, so was harder on the brakes, but we also weren't pushing it as hard cause it was really loose (drift suspension setup, didn't want to go straight). My car makes more power now than my friend's, but it didn't have any brake fade, even when pushing HARD against an Evo.


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 321361)
the forged calipers are somewhat better than the original billet ones. but i never had them overheat on the track. you mean to tell me that the stock brakes (sport or otherwise) wont overheat?

I've seen miatas melt backing plates on brake pads. what fixes that?

Better brake venting. More air across the brakes and thru the rim. You can always OVER USE the brakes, and no matter what setup you have, they will overheat. Even racecars have brake failures.

Laur3ns 10-23-2008 04:51 PM

One rear brake done:
http://picasaweb.google.com/laurens....ey=dpDpOhMBRkk

Laur3ns 10-31-2008 09:41 AM

Ah, no one notices I had them the other way around. The slots must be facing the other side. All wheels are now big braked and mounted as they should.

Stopping power (at speed) is amazing. Think I need wider rubber now... thinking Toyo R888 225/45R15...

Oscar 10-31-2008 11:12 AM

those are expensive as hell in that size, think €200 at least each

bring your rotors to the track tomorrow, see you there

Laur3ns 10-31-2008 04:44 PM

@Oscar: the rotors are packed!
Those Toyo's will be around 180 I think.

Oscar 10-31-2008 05:28 PM

excellent :)

I'd love some R-comps, but can't justify them for 40 mins. a month tops..

Savington 11-01-2008 03:35 AM

So run them all the time. Life is too short to not run good rubber. :D

Oscar 11-01-2008 07:34 AM

true true :)
I'll get some R-comps next spring, gives me time to burn up my current T1Rs, save for R888s and be done with the worst rains and crap weather we get:D


on a sidenote: Spooky's car looks the tits and I love how the wilwoods peek around the 6ULs:giggle:

thanks for the rotors Laurens:)

hustler 11-01-2008 10:29 AM


Originally Posted by Oscar (Post 325953)
excellent :)

I'd love some R-comps, but can't justify them for 40 mins. a month tops..

even "hard, weathered" r-comps over 1-year old still grip really well and are worth the cash. I got to the point where I was going through a set of street tires per track day, so R-comps are actually cheaper in the long-run.


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