c5 big brake kit- not performing
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c5 big brake kit- not performing
I did a big brake kit around a year and a half ago, and they do not brake any better than the stockers..
the thing that brought this to my attention is riding in my friends 89 iroc with the same conversion. His car brakes like a dream, and mine still feels stock.. i have some nice hawk pads (cant remember the exact ones) as well as some nice slotted rotors(cant remember brand.. but no where near ebay crap). it also has braided lines and amsoil brake fluid...
any guesses as why its not performing up to par?
the thing that brought this to my attention is riding in my friends 89 iroc with the same conversion. His car brakes like a dream, and mine still feels stock.. i have some nice hawk pads (cant remember the exact ones) as well as some nice slotted rotors(cant remember brand.. but no where near ebay crap). it also has braided lines and amsoil brake fluid...
any guesses as why its not performing up to par?
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Well mine was a lt1 fbody, so it was less than a ls1... so there should of been a increase of some kind... the brakes have been bled 2ce just to make sure it was not that
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LT1: single piston caliper with 10.7" rotor
LS1: dual piston caliper with 11.9" rotor
C5: dual piston caliper with 13" rotor
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I agree with this, sounds like there may be some air trapped somewhere in the system (maybe in the ABS block?)
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UMM...c5s have great brakes and the car weighs considerably less. They do way better than f-bodys
LT1: single piston caliper with 10.7" rotor
LS1: dual piston caliper with 11.9" rotor
C5: dual piston caliper with 13" rotor
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I agree with this, sounds like there may be some air trapped somewhere in the system (maybe in the ABS block?)
LT1: single piston caliper with 10.7" rotor
LS1: dual piston caliper with 11.9" rotor
C5: dual piston caliper with 13" rotor
C5's
I agree with this, sounds like there may be some air trapped somewhere in the system (maybe in the ABS block?)
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I have the C6 BBK (hawks metallic pads/DBA slotted rotors/SS brake lines/motul brake fluid), it's more or less the same as the C5 kit and mine performs well. You have to make sure there isn't any air in the line. Once there isn't any air anymore, the brake feel will be really FIRM.
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I have the C6 BBK (hawks metallic pads/DBA slotted rotors/SS brake lines/motul brake fluid), it's more or less the same as the C5 kit and mine performs well. You have to make sure there isn't any air in the line. Once there isn't any air anymore, the brake feel will be really FIRM.