Just enjoy the car dude. Your car , your money , do what you want with it

All comments appreciated. Don't worry I'm not a power junkie been there and done that with an impreza type r. I'm 35 and been driving 17 yrs so insurance isn't an issue for me. I'm genuinely really impressed with this little fab. Also there is a well known tuning company down the road for a power run confirmation

Just enjoy the car dude. Your car , your money , do what you want with it

Agreed!

 

Everyone has an opinion on what should be done but it's your car and if you feel that upgrading the brakes is necessary or a good investment then go for it. If not then don't. Simples!

Spend money on decent pads instead of just bigger brakes. Thats all you'll need unless your foing trackdays or stupidly heavey on your brakes

Some really stupid comments re brakes!....................

 

You don't need to fit bigger brakes because you have not increased the weight of the car over standard...........................however with the extra power you might be inclined to drive the car more "briskly" therefore leaving the braking up to the last minute therefore needing better stopping power to shed the same speed in a shorter distance.........

 

You could also achieve the same by driving better & using the gears & balancing the car better before entry to the corner...........................the sign of a good driver is dull discs!.............I  drive very "brisky" & hardly use my brakes!

 

Ultimately the tyres are the limiting factor in grip, or lack of.....................

 

With regards ABS & disc sizes etc........................ABS activates when one or more of it's sensors show that one or more of the wheels being braked is slowing quicker than the others. This means that that wheel is about to "lock up" i.e. stop rotating.....the ABS unit then releases pressure on that brake to allow the wheel to then rotate........it than carries on doing this several times a second until all wheels are slowing at the same speed (rotation).this is why you feel the pulsing through the brake pedal!..............Without ABS the wheels will lock up & the car in dry conditions in a straight line would stop shorter than ABS!................However with ABS you can steer & have more control in wet, ice etc.................infact you will stop shorter in more conditions than without ABS!!!!

 

Lock-up of wheels is usually due to the disc/pad contact getting too hot & seizing due to heat created by braking, which is the by product of the energy required to stop the mass (car)...............so fitting grooved/slotted/drilled discs to improve cooling & get rid of pad dust will reduce the risk of "lock-up".......................also increasing the contact/clamping area between the pad/disc.........you could fit more pistons to the calliper & increase the clamping force....................brembo 4pots anyone?............................or move the calliper further away from the centre on the disc to increase the "leverage"...so that's fitting spare brackets & bigger discs...........

 

All that achieves is to be able to get rid of more heat quicker than the standard set-up.....................also in some cases reducing the amount of force required. .......this will mean that the chance of a wheel "locking-up" is greatly reduced, therefore you can stand on the brakes time & time again..............................however the limiting factor will be the grip between the tyre & the road.....as if one tyre looses grip it will "lock-up", & the ABS will activate...................

 

Nice & simples............

Some really stupid comments re brakes!....................

 

You don't need to fit bigger brakes because you have not increased the weight of the car over standard...........................however with the extra power you might be inclined to drive the car more "briskly" therefore leaving the braking up to the last minute therefore needing better stopping power to shed the same speed in a shorter distance.........

 

You could also achieve the same by driving better & using the gears & balancing the car better before entry to the corner...........................the sign of a good driver is dull discs!.............I  drive very "brisky" & hardly use my brakes!

 

Ultimately the tyres are the limiting factor in grip, or lack of.....................

 

With regards ABS & disc sizes etc........................ABS activates when one or more of it's sensors show that one or more of the wheels being braked is slowing quicker than the others. This means that that wheel is about to "lock up" i.e. stop rotating.....the ABS unit then releases pressure on that brake to allow the wheel to then rotate........it than carries on doing this several times a second until all wheels are slowing at the same speed (rotation).this is why you feel the pulsing through the brake pedal!..............Without ABS the wheels will lock up & the car in dry conditions in a straight line would stop shorter than ABS!................However with ABS you can steer & have more control in wet, ice etc.................infact you will stop shorter in more conditions than without ABS!!!!

 

Lock-up of wheels is usually due to the disc/pad contact getting too hot & seizing due to heat created by braking, which is the by product of the energy required to stop the mass (car)...............so fitting grooved/slotted/drilled discs to improve cooling & get rid of pad dust will reduce the risk of "lock-up".......................also increasing the contact/clamping area between the pad/disc.........you could fit more pistons to the calliper & increase the clamping force....................brembo 4pots anyone?............................or move the calliper further away from the centre on the disc to increase the "leverage"...so that's fitting spare brackets & bigger discs...........

 

All that achieves is to be able to get rid of more heat quicker than the standard set-up.....................also in some cases reducing the amount of force required. .......this will mean that the chance of a wheel "locking-up" is greatly reduced, therefore you can stand on the brakes time & time again..............................however the limiting factor will be the grip between the tyre & the road.....as if one tyre looses grip it will "lock-up", & the ABS will activate...................

 

Nice & simples............

Excellent post.

"The fastest way to stop a car is with all 4 tyres locked up." - No, no, no. The ultimate braking is just BEFORE the wheels lock.

Walls and other solid objects and structures work well too.

JRJG