sweet jeebus! i forgot what good brakes were like!

Landshark · #1 11-22-2003, 09:59 PM

my buddy just got his '76 911 Targa finished - new paint, interior, tune-up, etc, and took me for a ride. i forgot what dem Porsche brakes were like!!!! i didn't know the 'old-school' ones could stop like that, too!!!! he almost broke my neck!.

i encourage anyone who thinks the SVX has good braking to take a drive in a Porsche. straight line acceleration and great cornering ability is cool and all, but i can't elaborate enough about how your whole driving experience will change when you have brakes that will rip the teeth from your mouth! too much fun. try it. i remember how i had to completely change my driving style once i got the SVX - it just didn't stop 'right'. oh well, go take a test drive!

Chicane · #2 11-22-2003, 11:13 PM

I agree. I know the SVX brakes are 'adequate', but they don't have that whole 'tossing an anchor out of the back' feel to them. I think stiffer springs would really really help.... as I think the SVX STOPS reasonably well, but I think it nosedives just a tad, which doesn't make it feel as .... 'right'.

- Rob

ensteele · #3 11-23-2003, 09:53 AM

Alan

Are your brakes stock or have you got the ss lines on as well as aftermarket rotors. I know that has helped a lot.

And NO, it still is not like some of the brakes out there on other cars.

Landshark · #4 11-23-2003, 09:57 AM

i have fresh brake fluid, SS hoses and ART rotors, but still not even in the same league unfortunately. these were stock brakes from 1976!
i had visions of a 944 turbo project last night, then i remembered how much of a pain having a winter beater is.

#5 11-23-2003, 10:21 AM

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Originally posted by Landshark
i have fresh brake fluid, SS hoses and ART rotors, but still not even in the same league unfortunately. these were stock brakes from 1976!
i had visions of a 944 turbo project last night, then i remembered how much of a pain having a winter beater is.

I'll say it again, If you're so dissatisfied with your svx, you should probably sell it and get a Porsche. They make those in AWD, too.

Mike.

Landshark · #6 11-23-2003, 10:32 AM

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Originally posted by Green1995SVX

I'll say it again, If you're so dissatisfied with your svx, you should probably sell it and get a Porsche. They make those in AWD, too.

Mike.

who said DIS-satisfied? i'm satisfied......just not blown away.

AWD Carrera 4's are a little more expensive than SVX's. i think you should sell your Cavalier and get a Neon.

Chicane · #7 11-23-2003, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by Landshark
i think you should sell your Cavalier and get a Neon.

It'd be faster and corner better.

heheh

- Rob

#8 11-24-2003, 12:49 PM

My SVX stops like a champ. Teeth ripping out of the head sensation and everything.

Upgraded rotors, fresh fluid, stock (oem) pad... and Koni/GC suspension. The suspension made an incredible difference in braking feel, it's all linear and immediate now.

When I lay on the brakes it's like, "Whoa!"

GreenMarine · #9 11-24-2003, 01:01 PM

Hey Jason, wasn't it you that said that Stoptech was making a Big Brake kit for our cars or something like that??

#10 11-24-2003, 01:05 PM

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Originally posted by GreenMarineSVX
Hey Jason, wasn't it you that said that Stoptech was making a Big Brake kit for our cars or something like that??

shhhhh.....

Landshark · #11 11-24-2003, 03:37 PM

the only problem is, for the price of the SVX performance suspension and big brake kit, you could buy an entire 944 Turbo. i like my SVX, but i'm not sinking $6000 or more into suspension and brakes.

Chicane · #12 11-24-2003, 09:32 PM

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Originally posted by Porter
My SVX stops like a champ. Teeth ripping out of the head sensation and everything.

Upgraded rotors, fresh fluid, stock (oem) pad... and Koni/GC suspension. The suspension made an incredible difference in braking feel, it's all linear and immediate now.

When I lay on the brakes it's like, "Whoa!"

HA! I KNEW IT! See, this is what I've been guessing the whole time. The car brakes fine, but it doesn't FEEL very confidence inspiring.

- Rob

Landshark · #13 11-25-2003, 06:35 AM

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Originally posted by Chicane

HA! I KNEW IT! See, this is what I've been guessing the whole time. The car brakes fine, but it doesn't FEEL very confidence inspiring.

- Rob

i guess it brakes 'fine', its just too bad this 3600 lb car doesn't brake 'unbelievably!'

i'm talking about the feeling that you ran into a brick wall. i forgot what it was like, and the SVX brakes aren't even close. no amount of suspension upgrades will do that, however that combined with a big brake kit might. it will just be very pricey, unfortunately.

#14 11-25-2003, 10:16 AM

Landshark, I have stopped my car from 100mph on a high altitude curvy road fast enough for my passenger to exclaim, "Holy ****! This thing has brakes!"

I actually have an early braking problem now, when I hit the brakes where my brain thinks I should need to stop slowing down, I end up too slow into the corner. I had to relearn the braking points and "wait, wait, wait, BRAKE! turn..."

Noir · #15 12-01-2003, 03:37 PM

yeah, you need to relearn jason. sorry about the wet spot in that turbo'ed forester you took me for a spin in. i just couldn't hold it, i wet myself with fear from that beast and the mushy brakes