8B Brakes on NA6 Sprints

[zossy1]

David Stone ran NA8 brakes with Carbotech XP12s for years doing 1:07s at power levels much higher than yours. Shouldn't need more than that surely!

[rascal]

They work fine but I would love to be able to brake later.

hmm, if the first half of the sentence is correct then it isnt the brakes as the limiting factor for the second half
Bigger brakes wont change where you brake, just how well you can control the heat produced.

What is stopping you (pardon the pun) from braking later now?

[MattR]

To brake later, here is a little trick I use:

Lift off at your normal brake point, but instead of hitting the brake pedal count to 3 slowly before hitting the brakes. You will probaly get to 1 1/2, maybe 2 in the count and your foot will be on the brakes, but I bet you will make the corner and you will have gained your 10m or so. Once comfortable, that 10 m becomes the new brake point and then start again with the count, you will get to a point where you won't allow yourself to go any deeper due to self preservation kicking in, but you will be braking about 20-30m deeper than before.

As per page one, this solves the braking too early problem......

[madjak]

The issue with the NA6 brakes is getting enough rear. I'm certainly braking later on the track with my current brakes than my stock NA6 ones... but not by much. I almost cheered in the car when the tail was squirming under brakes.

I think a setup worth looking at is upgrading the rear caliper (not the rotor) to the sports caliper. Getting a larger pot size should give 25% more rear with little change in rotating or unsprung mass.