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Brake technology question, Bill Verberg? :o)
I'd like to see if I have this straight. If I had brakes that had a lot of travel and seemed soft (not really, just lots of travel) then the way to spiffy new brakes (assuming everything else is top notch) would be a m/c with a larger bore. Is that correct.
Bill et al, the 1.6:1 that you are always talking about is the front to rear bias (piston sizes), right? Is there a ratio for m/c to calipers?? Thanks all. on a separate note... Went to Whole Foods Market up in town the other day, saw a bunch of Porsches (mostly 993 and 996 in that part of town), but also watched a guy park a Lamborghini Diablo SV in the parking lot. It was pretty freakin cool. An interesting orange color with some black accents, sounded pretty good, but to back it into a park he had to open the door and sit on the sill to see out the back. Still, pretty amazing to see a car like that around here. I'm still waiting to see a CGT in person, that will be a good day.
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I don't know if he scans everything or only filters for certain keywords. If the latter maybe use his last name so he'll pick it up. Verberg
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Good morning sports fans!
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Hahahah, I should have known better than to post on a beautiful Spring weekend. I hope everyone is enjoying their cars!!
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The lower the # the more effort and less travel there is. The motor sports variants are always at the lower end and more civilian cars are at the upper end. I have used as low as 16.2 and loved it, but many or perhaps most would not. I spoke with Alois Ruf about this once, he had similar feelings. If you are an avid cyclist, runner etc ithe lower the # the better(to a point).
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05-16-2004, 01:16 PM
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Thanks, Bill, you're "Da Bomb!"
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1976 Porsche Carrera 3.0
1995 Porsche 993 Carrera Coupe
