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Old 09-20-2013, 11:28 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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Anyone know the bore of a STI,
Smaller bore then the SVX will mean more pressure on the brakes and therefor more stopping power with the same caliper.
http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show....php?t=1456630

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Old 09-21-2013, 12:18 AM
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Svx master cylinder is 1/16 same as Sti
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Old 09-21-2013, 07:52 AM
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Svx master cylinder is 1 1/16 same as Sti
Fixed it for you.
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Old 09-21-2013, 03:14 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

Lol thanks
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Old 09-21-2013, 04:14 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX.
1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC)
1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car.
1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation.
1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track.
1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine.
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Old 09-21-2013, 06:47 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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This is what I built for one of my cars
That looks awesome but why?
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Old 09-21-2013, 07:21 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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1995 - SVX 700,000 K Mine, DMS Struts to lift car 2in. Tyres Wrangler Silent Armor 235/70R16, PBR Radiator. 6 speed with DCCD and R180 rer diff, Heavy duty top strut mounts front and rear. Speedo correction box fitted. New stero (gave up on the old one). Back seat removed and 2 spare tyres fitted for desert driving. ECUTune SC sitting in the box for the next SVX.
1992 - SVX 255 K Wife (Want to stay Married so not allowed to fit SC)
1992 - SVX Pearl with black roof race car roll cauge etc ready to race. Ex Tasman Targa car.
1995 - SVX Green low k mint condiation.
1995 - SVX Rally car, ex Matts car. Now to be used on track.
1992 - SVX red & Black being converted to Mid Engine.
1995 - SVX Red 143,000 bit rough.
Owned 5 others Subaru back to a 1974 1400 GSR.

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Old 09-21-2013, 11:02 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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This is what I built for one of my cars
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I am using Matts rally car on the track now and from what Bazza showed me its important the be able to adjust the brake balance between the front and back by a simple method. Bazza would be better to explain his experiance. I am mucking around with realy heavy duty calipers from Wiwood.
Tony
Ok you're splitting the lines front and back, makes sense to me now
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Old 09-25-2013, 07:36 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

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Svx master cylinder is 1/16 same as Sti
Excellent. That's good to know.

I'm not one for figuring out brake math ie, caliper size vs piston size vs cylinder size as I've seen so many people come up with answers which are opposite to what I see on the track or street.

But I know bigger brakes not only stop the car better but give far better control - I found the smaller piston and smaller rotors are prone to lock up far easier - the pedal is very "on" or "off". The bigger the rotor and cylinder - the more control you have and you can get closer to the edge without locking up. Obviously the more metal you have the more heat it will handle and the longer it will go before overheating / fading / boiling fluid. I have ally spacers, ally wheels, ally brembo calipers and at the end of a session - the rims are hot to touch - everything is sucking heat away nicely from the pads and they never fade or boil.

Tony, if that brake bias setup is for the track car - maybe consider deleting the brake booster. You'll get better feel and save weight.

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Old 09-27-2013, 08:53 AM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

Why did desertrunner remove his info?
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Old 09-27-2013, 02:46 PM
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Re: Front brake up grade to Wilwood 4 pot

He got his feelings hurt by someone on the internet and is handling it like a mature adult.
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