Braking Story

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In a message dated 95-10-31 16:22:59 EST, you write:

>Two very different worlds, both are valid.
>
>  -glen

Sure.....   I guess too, maybe one needs to drive the CC's then the MM's,
doubt a conscious mind would pick the MM's of the two.....  I definitely come
from a BTDT, my wife;s car still has fairly new MM's on them......  So, back
to back (seat to seat) comparo is this:
BASELINE:
87 5ktqRS2 stage VIII, CC's frt plus drilled rotors, pagid blues rr plus SS
lines stock rotor
87 5dtqRS2 stage III, MM's frt/rr, stock rotors

*  The MM's are LOTS quieter than the CC
*  CC's have about 4 times the "fade life" of the MM's, drilled rotors aside
*  Moderate driving, the MM's are OK
*  Stomp the pedal on the CC's, hold your neck, MM's won't spill coffee...
*  The CC's once broken in, grab like NOW
*  The wife WANTS the CC's, she thinks her brakes are broken (comparatively
would be my guess)
*  The CC's squeak ALL THE TIME, can only hear it in the car if your window
are down
*  My last set of MM's did not last the one QC event, next one bought the
CC's
*  5 back to back chase laps at Brainerd, NO FADE
*  There is really no comparison, you drive the CC car (forget that
exhaust:~) and the MM car, the performance of the CC's makes a second place
of MM seem like a distant one........
*  I'm sold.....  And I don't know what either costs, and I really don't
care...... (well..... ok....  a 2set discount - maybe)


NJTHBTDT (every day)


Scott