StopTech

We've added some new technical white papers, so this is just an FYI for anyone interested in technical information on brakes...

Stainless Steel Brake Lines Q&A
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/stai..._lines_q&a.htm

Brake Fluid 1A
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/brakefluid1a.htm

Brake Bias and Performance: Why Brake Balance Matters
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...erformance.htm

This one is not new, but is still our most popular, so I have to include it...

The "Warped" Brake Disc and Other Myths of the Braking System
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...otors_myth.htm

How to Bleed Brakes - The Right Way
http://stoptech.com/whitepapers/howt...rakesright.htm

Rear Brake Upgrades, Is Bigger Really Better?
http://www.stoptech.com/whitepapers/...tter120601.htm

Many more on ABS, Pad Knockback, Proportioning Valves, etc. on http://stoptech.com/technical/

FLAT ERIC

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for the intel.You have answered the most FAQs there in one go.

I have got a 335mm Brembo Four Pot kit about to go on my Scooby so these fact sheets came at just the right time for me.

Mark.

StopTech

You're welcome. I wish I could have shared the results from this Car and Driver Magazine performance test on the WRX with you sooner...

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Is hard to read but the key finding in the performance test is this...


The more they pushed the better StopTech performed compared to the others. They did 25 stops from 90mph to 0. By this time you are, of course, starting to heat up the system. Here are the average stopping distances of the 25 stops...

Brembo F50 299 feet
Brembo Lotus 305 feet
Prodrive 308 feet
StopTech 297 feet
Stock 340 feet
Stock with Hawk HP Plus Pads 316 feet

Then they turned ABS off and did one stop from 70mph to 0. Eliminating ABS gives a good indication of balance. Plus the test is useful because you do not want to have to worry about premature lock up when ABS is off. Here are those results...

Brembo F50 195 feet
Brembo Lotus 191 feet
Prodrive 198 feet
StopTech 189 feet
Stock 192 feet
Stock w/Hawk 198 feet

StopTech was the least expensive brake upgrade kit in the test. This test was performed on the same car with the same driver on the same day, etc. Tyres and suspension, etc. can effect stopping distance, but in this case only the brakes were changed.

Another kind of cool recent article that the STi guys might be particularly interested in... This shows what a properly dialed in STi can do in a performance test...

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...77#post6237377

TTZZ

http://www.caranddriver.com/article....rticle_id=2852
this is the original thread
some more info at
http://home.wanadoo.nl/this-is-me-at/stoptech.html
http://home.planet.nl/~annev040/brakes.html
Have fun,
Jan-egbert