[Fot] brake bias

[Scott Janzen]

of course, on the straightaway those brake gauges should read zero;  
the time to look is when you are braking, just before turn in, double- 
clutching, etc.  Sounds like you need a data logger.

On Mar 18, 2009, at 5:49 PM, Rocky Entriken wrote:

Aw come on, guys. There's always that long, boring straightaway!  :-)

Rocket J. Squirrel

(When autocrossing, my eyes are on the course, my ears are on the tach).

----- Original Message ----- From: "RACER BUD" <budscars at comcast.net>
To: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs at mindspring.com>; "'rob'" <19to1tr6 at comcast.net 
 >; "'Bill Babcock'" <Billb at bnj.com>
Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias


> Whoa!...if someone is not able to check  gauges on a road  
> course..they should not be out there.
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs at mindspring.com 
> >
> To: "'rob'" <19to1tr6 at comcast.net>; "'Bill Babcock'" <Billb at bnj.com>
> Cc: <fot at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
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>
>> I've been told "if you have enough time to look at your gauges  
>> you're not
>> going fast enough or braking late enough". LOL
>>
>> I have never noticed any feedback from my pedal but have heard some  
>> clicking
>> due to run out on a car with mufflers. A light turning of the  
>> rotors solved
>> the problem.
>>
>> Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:fot- 
>> bounces at autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of rob
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:05 PM
>> To: Bill Babcock
>> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>> On Randalls sujestion i did a quick check on the disc thickness on   
>> about 10
>> locations   Many are the same and the most variation is .006 I did  
>> not spend
>> much time on this and will do it more carefully as time allows  It  
>> will take
>> more time to  do the run out check as well. Is .006 enough to cause
>> sittuation
>> rob
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bill Babcock
>> To: rob
>> Cc: fot at autox.team.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>>
>> I'd see how true your rear disks are, a little wobble causes a lot of
>> pressure variation. Rear wheels are also prone to a lot more hop as  
>> the
>> weight
>> shifts forward. Hard to see how that would make the pressure  
>> flutter, but it
>> might.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:56 AM, rob wrote:
>>
>>
>>   I have Mike Munson's rear disc brake convertion on my tr-6. I  
>> recently
>> added
>>   bias gauges. The rear gauge flutters rapaidly under breaking.I  
>> have not
>> lost
>>   performance and i  am pretty certain there is no air in the  
>> system The
>> gauge
>>   for the front remains steady under breaking thanks for the  
>> help    rob
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