[DeTomaso] 3. Porterfield r4s pads, front & rear - with the e-brake groove in back.

[Tom Baranek-Home]

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> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 07:28:05 -0600 (GMT-06:00)
> From: wkooiman at earthlink.net
> Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Brake Upgrades & Pads for Stock Brakes
> To: rick mcclure <rickrows at hotmail.com>, detomaso at realbig.com
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> My non-professional opinion is:
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> 1.  Remove or gut the prop valve.
> 2.  Make sure they're bled properly.
> 3.  Porterfield r4s pads, front & rear - with the e-brake groove in back.
> 4.  stainless brake lines.
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> That should give you plenty of street stopping power.  With those mods, I 
> can stop as fast as my wife's Boxster-S - which has the 911-turbo brakes.
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> next up is:
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> 1. vented disks in front.  I don't have them yet, so my brakes smoke after 
> 30-45 minutes of spirited driving.
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> next up is:
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> 1.  call a vendor and pay lots of bucks for mondo brakes.
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