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So I got the brakes on last Saturday. I allotted the whole weekend, but it -only- took me 13 hours on Saturday. Wow, I'm glad I had a lift...
Everything went smoothly, except for a particular fountain of brake fluid at one point, but that's another story.
I have pics of the new stuff and a more detailed writeup that I'm finishing, but here are my initial impressions:
1) I didn't break anything, so it's a success right off the bat, regardless of how the brakes perform. The car and I were as one for 13 hours. That don't happen much...
2) I have more pedal travel than before. I expected to have the same pedal travel, because I replaced the stock master cylinder with a 750 master, which supposedly has a larger piston diameter. Nonetheless, I have quite a bit more travel. I'm not so sure I like that; it also makes heel-toe more awkward.
3) I like my new pads...a lot. I decided on Hawk HP Plus. They came with the slots for the pad wear sensor and they have the clips on the back, which are added bonuses. They feel much more linear than the stock pads, which seemed to generate a lot of torque right away and then taper off at the top. These torque of these pads seems to be much more related to the pressure I put on them than stock.
4) New rotors that don't make grinding noises sure are nice.
5) Bedding in pads is fun.
6) Pressure bleeders kick ***.
That's all for now; pics to follow.
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'06 M Coupe #308 - Silver Gray/Sepang Brown Dark
E36 M3 gone
E24 645 gone
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