A newly developed
race braking system further improves the excellent endurance qualities compared to its successful predecessor.
Mostly, I figure, laps first in a street Acura TLX (with
racing brake pads, special tires, and accessory underbody spoilers) are designed to slow down an anxious group of race - driver wannabees, and so before I don my borrowed helmet and suit, I figure I'll eat up most of my allotted time in the same kind of car you can buy at your local dealer and maybe ease into the race car later in the day and minimize my exposure.
It's been fitted with center - lock BBS rims wrapped in Michelin racing rubber,
Brembo Racing brakes at all four corners, and a single tube racing exhaust to expel the fumes from its mystery engine.
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Braking for a tightening but smoothly - surfaced left - hander reveals progressive pedal feel but a lack of ultimate retardation, and a tendency to trigger the anti-lock brakes; no wonder many CSL owners upgrade to an AP
Racing brake kit.
It's not only the ECU that's been recalibrated, the braking system now features full carbon -
carbon racing brakes and the Rimac - sourced energy recovery system has been re-programmed.
Behind their black spokes are four - pot, 340 mm AP
Racing brakes up front, and they shed speed in a serious hurry.
Braking is taken care of by Brembo ceramic
racing brake discs (380 mm at the front; 360 mm at the rear) and Brembo racing callipers.
The Vulcan also features a magnesium torque tube, a carbon - fiber driveshaft, big Brembo carbon -
ceramic race brakes, 345/30 x 19 rear wheels, and an Xtrac six - speed sequential gearbox.
The 435i's brakes are
not racing brakes, of course, and they provided the only letdown, with heavy fade after a few laps.
Ford Performance also equipped the car with a solid axle rear suspension, drag - spec coilover shocks and springs, lightweight
racing brakes by Strange Engineering.
The easiest modification is to fit race - spec brake pads (such as EBC Red or Yellow) and just as
importantly racing brake fluid (such as Motul RBF600), which will really help prevent fade.
At the end of the straight, when you're looking at very large numbers on the speedo, you'll be glad of the big, strong AP
Racing brakes behind the spidery Volk wheels.
There's also a
VX Racing brake kit, boasting four - pot front calipers and larger 343 mm x 26 mm front discs, vand an Eibach suspension kit that allows the ride - height to be lowered by up to 15 mm.
The brakes have zero power assist, but jamming on the pedal isn't necessary to make things happen thanks to
Wilwood racing brakes that feature six - piston clamps up front and four - piston ones in the back.
The GT3 FL2 car gained new 24
hour racing brakes to improve long - distance performance, but also increased engine cooling together with a reduction in fuel consumption.
The MINI's brake performance also received its fair share of feedback with a range of comments, both positive and negative, for its
hard racing brake pads which had been fitted for the recent Targa Tour.
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We offer a wide range of parts and services for performance driving enthusiasts,
including racing brake pad installation and fluid flushes, corner balancing and ride height adjustment, track alignments and chassis setup, and more.
Composite AP
Racing brakes measuring 370 mm, up from 350 mm on earlier models, improved the already impressive stopping power.
From the factory, the Fiat Abarth offers a turbocharged version of the 1.4 - liter four making 160 hp and 170 lb - ft; a new, a stiffened rear axle; cast lower control arms instead of stamped; more negative front camber; a very aggressive, three - season performance tire; and 11.1 - inch front brake rotors gripped by
semi-metallic racing brake pads.
Enough for 2 wheels; Consists of EBC Bluestuff NDX
Full Race brake pads and EBC 3GD Series Sports brake discs
Used lightly they will squeal with the sort of note that
only race brakes can make.
On the positive side, the AP
Racing brakes didn't fade a whisker during two days» worth of track driving — particularly impressive when you consider that it was probably the most popular car in pit lane.
Behind the central - locking AMG light - alloy wheels, a composite
steel racing braking system with racing ABS ensures outstanding deceleration.
[38] The MC12 Corsa possesses steel /
carbon racing brakes, but is not fitted with an anti-lock braking system.
The brakes have been changed from the more expensive
Brembo racing brakes to Nissan branded brakes which are manufactured by Akebono.
Stopping power comes courtesy of four - piston
AP Racing brake calipers and new performance two - piece, J - hook brake discs.
The kit includes roll bar, sports radiator, oil - cooler kit, tow hooks, and
racing brake pads, and was only available for the Type S (high power) model.
The racing seat makes you painfully aware of your love handles, the racing suspension vigorously kickboxes the occupants of the cabin, and
the racing brakes decelerate with unabashed grinding noises.
The AP
Racing brakes are also phenomenal.
Since the regen slows the car at a rate of about 0.2 g, you don't use the friction brakes often in normal driving, but I finally gave the AP
Racing brakes a workout tearing down the back roads.
Standard kit includes full MSA regulation kit — an FIA - approved roll cage, six - point harness, fire extinguisher and cut - off switch — as well as a digital dashboard, AP
Racing brakes and air jacks, making this good value in its market, according to Caterham bosses.
Unlike the experimental MC8 - R, the MR2 JGTC shared more qualities chassis wise to the road - going production car, though it had a lower ride height than the standard SW20s, was wider, featured advanced aerodynamics and Brembo
racing brakes.