Is it just me or does MCS brakes suck
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Is it just me or does MCS brakes suck
This is one of the reasons why i want to sell my car. I dont think hte brakes match the rest of the performance of the car. Is there and low cost mods i could do to upgrade my brakes. By low cost i mean not a BBK for 3000 dollars. Would getting slotted rotors and soem nice pads make a big difference?
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Originally Posted by motorsports_3
This is one of the reasons why i want to sell my car. I dont think hte brakes match the rest of the performance of the car. Is there and low cost mods i could do to upgrade my brakes. By low cost i mean not a BBK for 3000 dollars. Would getting slotted rotors and soem nice pads make a big difference?
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No big problems, however, during summer, they tend to fade time pretty quick. That being said, I should not forget that it gets over 100F here during summer, which is almost 6 months in a year and I am running on S-lites, and they let less air.
Steel braided brake lines with better brake fluid and Hawk Pads would be my suggestion for a cheap modification, would cost you less than $400.00 if you have someone install for you, and results would be great, based on my experience from my old GTI
Steel braided brake lines with better brake fluid and Hawk Pads would be my suggestion for a cheap modification, would cost you less than $400.00 if you have someone install for you, and results would be great, based on my experience from my old GTI
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I also don't think that there's anything wrong with the stock brakes. I have SS lines and ATE SuperBlue, but that's mostly b/c some of our friends that sell WRX stuff were checking out fitment on a SS line manufacturer and wanted to see how the MINI lines fit, so I got a good deal from them. For future track days, I'll likely get a set of better pads, but I think I'm otherwise happy with my brakes. I have yet to experience any real brake fade in my car. It's amazing what can be done with 1-pot brakes
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Are you really a girl? Amazing:impatient
Originally Posted by MandaBoo
I also don't think that there's anything wrong with the stock brakes. I have SS lines and ATE SuperBlue, but that's mostly b/c some of our friends that sell WRX stuff were checking out fitment on a SS line manufacturer and wanted to see how the MINI lines fit, so I got a good deal from them. For future track days, I'll likely get a set of better pads, but I think I'm otherwise happy with my brakes. I have yet to experience any real brake fade in my car. It's amazing what can be done with 1-pot brakes
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Originally Posted by motorsports_3
This is one of the reasons why i want to sell my car. I dont think hte brakes match the rest of the performance of the car. Is there and low cost mods i could do to upgrade my brakes. By low cost i mean not a BBK for 3000 dollars. Would getting slotted rotors and soem nice pads make a big difference?
Last edited by morknmini; 10-10-2005 at 08:25 PM. Reason: clarification
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Well, that is way besides the point. I am married,too. The amazing thing is being a girl, and having all these mods in the car, and being very knowledgable as well. Ken, Ken, Ken, Ken.... You are something, man .
Originally Posted by kenchan
yeh, I hear she's a hot chick. no, berk, she's not available. She's married.
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np, man. Just for one second I thought you were MandaBoo's boyfriend or husband, and of course MR. KEN made his shot of the night after the perfect opportunity and made me look like an idiot(and emberassed )
Originally Posted by chrisnl
Oh, sorry. I guess I must have somehow intercepted a PM. My bad.
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Originally Posted by motorsports_3
This is one of the reasons why i want to sell my car. I dont think hte brakes match the rest of the performance of the car. Is there and low cost mods i could do to upgrade my brakes. By low cost i mean not a BBK for 3000 dollars. Would getting slotted rotors and soem nice pads make a big difference?
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Originally Posted by motorsports_3
This is one of the reasons why i want to sell my car. I dont think hte brakes match the rest of the performance of the car. Is there and low cost mods i could do to upgrade my brakes. By low cost i mean not a BBK for 3000 dollars. Would getting slotted rotors and soem nice pads make a big difference?
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My stock brake system, with nothing more than some Ate Blue fluid and solid brake guides has served me well in 2 full autocross seasons in the Texas heat and several track days as well. Only on the very hottest of days at the autocross, where there isn't constant air flowing over the system, have I experienced any "fade" - and that was only on the 4th of 4 runs. Braking on the track has remained stellar for 20-25 minute sessions. On the street, they're perfect.
It's still totally stock, except for Cobalt GTS pads... and it still rocks. I will be installing some SS lines, but ONLY because I got some very, very cheap. BTW, the Cobalt pads are loud, squealing SOB's on the street, but they still work well.
BBK's are wholly unnecessary for anything but a full blown race car.
If you want cheap brake upgrades, look at flushing with good fluid (Ate Blue or Typ 200, Motul, Castrol SRF), swap in some good pads. Add some SS lines if you really, really want to. Solid rotors rule for autocrossing and track (despite what some may say), and on the street for that matter. Slotted and cross-drilled rotors are bling, period.
It's still totally stock, except for Cobalt GTS pads... and it still rocks. I will be installing some SS lines, but ONLY because I got some very, very cheap. BTW, the Cobalt pads are loud, squealing SOB's on the street, but they still work well.
BBK's are wholly unnecessary for anything but a full blown race car.
If you want cheap brake upgrades, look at flushing with good fluid (Ate Blue or Typ 200, Motul, Castrol SRF), swap in some good pads. Add some SS lines if you really, really want to. Solid rotors rule for autocrossing and track (despite what some may say), and on the street for that matter. Slotted and cross-drilled rotors are bling, period.