[s-cars] Brake lines

michael schneider mschneiderco at sprintmail.com
Tue Sep 3 20:01:46 EDT 2002


You guys are funny!  So, what about that world peace issue.


MS


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Pizzimenti" <pizzoman at yahoo.com>
To: <robin.stclair at web.de>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2002 6:24 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Brake lines


> Well, excuse me, professor.  I failed to mention that
> MY experience was that the stainless lines SUPPLIED TO
> ME BY ECS CRACKED.  I did not measure them.  I put
> them on the car.  My car is lowered.  It broke.  I
> also failed to mention that this was (Dear God!) MY
> experience!  Also, YMMV.
>
> -Joe "Clarifying my persective in NY" Pizzo
> --- "Robin St.Clair" <uberseehandel at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > --
> > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ]
> >
> > Guys
> > C'mon now - we fit PTFE brake lines, shrouded in
> > braided steel to firm up pedal pressure, to get
> > predictable response when we stuff the pedal to the
> > floor `and somebody fits wrongly sized lines on the
> > rear, they screw up and then they say leave the
> > "bulgy" rubber lines on the rear axle.
> > If you stuff a chip in the car and it fails, there
> > is a very good chance that all that will be bruised
> > is your ego, if your brakes fail the likelihood of
> > of strife is magnified a thousandfold. Given the
> > risk to life from fucked (expletive intended) brakes
> > and the fact that that good brakes are the cheapest
> > way of improving your lap times, lets get with some
> > REAL program guys. Every time you go hareing into a
> > corner and brake really hard at the last moment do
> > you want to wonder if the brakes will work, do your
> > nearest and dearest know you are playing the
> > percentages?
> > Proper brake lines are part of the equation, can you
> > explain why crap lines on the rear are a good idea
> > whilst good lines on the front are a justified
> > option?
> > R+C
> > PS any answer which relies upon cancellation of
> > incorrectlly calculated brake/piston forces, back to
> > school.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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