[s-cars] BIRA vs Big Red (ECS2, etc)

[RCaro900SS at aol.com]

Taka,
 
I see you are talking about a soft brake pedal. I think that Fred is right  
about using the handbrake. However, I have found that if you keep the  
handbrake assembly on the rear caliper lubricated regularly, it will help, I  have 
also found that if you bled the rear brakes with the car level on the  ground, 
the pedal will be firmer. Our cars capture air and bad brake fluid in  the rear. 
The rear brake pads should also not be allowed to get too low. 
 
I was getting a soft pedal regularly from overheating the rear brakes at  the 
track. By just bleeding the rears, the pedal would immediately firm up.  
Since I went with slotted rotors, and removed the splash shields on the rear,  the 
overheating has disappeared. I feel that the slotted rotors help to  
dissipate the water, so the shields become redundant. In the rain at Watkins  Glen I 
had no problems with the rears.
 
BTW, when I say a problem has gone away, it could be only temporary. The  
faster you go at the track the more likely you are to have a new or old problem  
rear its' ugly head :(
 
Regards,
 
Robert