60-0 distance?
I just saw this 60-0 distance of 98ft for the SVX, in Wikipedia
I'm finding that hard to believe, since a STI with Brembos does it in ~110ft how big of a lie are we talking about?! my guess is that it actually does it in 120-130ish...anyone tested that? |
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Motorweek did a full report on the SVX when it came out in late 1991. You can see the entire episode here We are not talking a lie at all. According to the Motorweek road test, the 60-0 brake time was indeed only 98 ft. Here is a screen shot of that road test. http://www.subaru-svx.net/forum/atta...1&d=1340343975 . |
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I have seen that, and I also have seen that other more recent review that talks about the braking performance being bad and needing an upgrade.
I personally can't see the SVX braking as good as these, specially being so heavy:confused: or that's just me...thanks anyways |
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Believe it. Hell, check out the end of my video. 80 mph to 0 in just a tick over 100 feet. Stock brakes with stock rubber brake lines. Just some good pads. A good rule of thumb. If you lock up your tires, then you dont need bigger brakes. I had to modulate the brakes a good deal to keep from locking up.
http://youtu.be/6A7wND9oibk |
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I'm rarely in the pedal area where it actually bites but it does bite when you really kick the pedal. I've got EBC discs (vented all around) with greenstuff and when I went for a brake test I didn't even want to do a full emergency stop because it was very uncomfortable :)
"other reviews" probably complain about the brakes because they're not really so great for racing. Unless you really put effort into it, the SVX is not a racing machine (and if you turn it into one you will upgrade to much harder brakes). It's got stopping power, maybe that explains the not so uncommon warping. |
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I'm not one to do brake tests and I fortunately had to panic stop just once, and in that, I experienced 2 seconds of interrupted brake locking but I never imagined that it could be that good at braking...hell, I still have trouble believing it:p:p:p
that's a good explanation for the disk warping situation...;) Thanks guys |
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The Myth of the Warped Brake Rotor Having a clean mating surface and the wheels mounted and torqued correctly and uniformly are very important, but uneven transfer of brake material is the major cause of the vibration. . |
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60-0 in 98 feet does seem awfully hard to believe. You're talking deceleration on the brink of 1.2g on civilian all-season tires? :lol: Don't fall too easily into YES OUR CAR WAS SO MANY AWESOME IT HAD MONSTER BRAKES BETTER THAN A 20 YEAR NEWER SUPERCAR ON STICKIES without doing the math.
I have no idea who Gil is, but the numbers posted <here (cars101.com)> 70-0 lean more toward 170. That would make a good share of sense when compared to the number posted <here (TampaRacing stats quoted)>, 134. |
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^ I miss Tamparacing..
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The SVX thread on the TamponRacing site is a real hoot. Sooo much misinformation from those who did little research its ridiculous.
I like this quote : "Car was designed by subarua with motor & all, but had some input from mclaren. Window design was from mclaren, supposed to be beneficial to get minimal wind buffer & rain in when having the window down." :lol: No mention of Giugiaro :o . |
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