Oh, jeeze, no-
that first panic stop when you stand on the pedal
and NOTHING HAPPENS
will dissuade anyone from running true race pads...
It's funny- on the 2l, I always had decent brakes- good pedal feel,
no real fade, pretty linear.
The 1600 has always been spongy. Same stuff, same mechanic
(me) and new (teflon) lines on both.
If I do an engine swap in the 1600, I'll change the brakes-
just for the confidence.
Even though the stock parts SHOULD be just fine...
Toby
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Alvin Gogineni <gogineni.alvin@gene.com>
> So the moral of the story is:
> Run race compound pads on your street driven roadster and you'll be fine!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Krakauer [mailto:jsk977@optonline.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 12:21 PM
> To: Paul; Alvin Gogineni; datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Wilwood big brake kit!
>
> I Agree with Paul. Never had much of a problem with the brakes on my CP SRL
>
> which I raced in the late 60s - early70s. Ferodo DS11 material on the front
> and Nissan green stuff for the rear. Of course the DS11 material was of no
> use until warmed up. And I know they got real hot since I once boiled the
> brake fluid in the pits at Bridgehampton after a long practice session
> without a cool down lap! Wouldn't have mattered much in any case since the
> GCRs back then didn't allow for brake swap outs anyway.
>
> Jerry Krakauer
> SRL311 00099
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