[infraredcalvin]

Porsches will forever be known for thier braking systems, although the more I cruise on these boards i notice that no matter which forum you frequent there is a portion of the population wishing for more braking. My first few cars were american muscle of the 60's era - drum brakes (no power). I was used to very hard pedal pressure and very little braking. When I got my 914 the pedal travel was what bothered me the most. I rebuilt my calipers, did the ss lines, 19mm mc, more agressive pades, and used super blue brake fluid. Once all was in great working order, i found that the biggest improvement to braking was with the proper pads and a careful bleeding of the system (inclusive of the proportioning valve). I kept the 19 mm mc I only because I prefer a stiffer pedal with less travel.

These brakes work great as long as they are maintained properly, I think we just get spoiled with disks all around, and very little weight to stop.