[Tigers] Stopping Distance

[Jay Laifman]

Yeah, but how many people can really maintain threshold braking without ABS?
I'm sure we all want to believe we can - and I'm sure some of us can.  But,
it's also like the new dual clutch manual transmissions that are shifted
electronically.  There was a long time that I knew that people who knew how
and when to shift, would be faster and more fuel efficient than someone in one
of the automatics and even some of the electronic manuals.  So a sports car
driver would of course properly want a stick.  Even if there was no way to
prove if I had that capability - as much as I want to believe it - I don't
know for sure.  But, now with these dual clutch manuals, as far as I
understand it, there really is no question that the non-manual clutch beats
even the best manual clutch driver.  So, someone who really wants a "real"
performance car, with the best performance, will have to pick a non-manual
dual clutch transmission.

So back to ABS.  In theory, we are all able to threshold brake and we can all
brake in top form to calculate ultimate stopping distances for our cars.  And
I'm sure plenty will say that I can only speak for myself.  But, I'm thinking
that's only a theory that hasn't really be proven.


On Jun 19, 2013, at 9:54 PM, MWood24020 at aol.com wrote:

> ABS. all other things being equal, doesn't equate to shorter braking
> distances...supposing the driver can maintain threshold braking without
> incurring lock up in a non-ABS car.
>
>
> In a message dated 6/19/2013 9:47:21 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
> robertdhogan at gmail.com writes:
>
> Regardless of anti-lock or not, the point is what was the stopping
distance
> of a Tiger's stock braking system and how much was that stopping  distance
> reduced by adding a $1200+ Wilwood front braking  kit?
>
> Secondarily, how does the Wilwood equipped Tiger compare in  stopping
> performance to more modern vehicles if the same measurement  criteria are
> applied?
>
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
>
> From: jay.laifman at gmail.com [mailto:jay.laifman at gmail.com]
>
> Sent: Thursday, June 20, 2013 12:29 AM
>
> To: Robert D. Hogan;  tigers-bounces at autox.team.net; tigers at autox.team.net
>
> Subject: Re:  [Tigers] Stopping Distance
>
>
>
> Maybe I missed it.  But these  cars all have anti lock brakes.
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