Re: Big Red Stuff 2

[Luis Marques <marques@rtis.ray.com>]

From: Chris Maresca <ckm@organic.com>

> You all probably know much more about this than I do, but here's what 
> I think about big brakes.
> 
> I used to have an RX7 Turbo II and it had disks that were virtually 
> the same size as the CQ stock disks (10.8 vs 10.9), but it had four 
> pot aluminum calipers up front.
> 
> I always thought those would be great on a CQ...  They're cheap,
> plentifull, etc., the only problem would be mounting.

And what benefit do you expect to get from them?  Unless the rotor is thicker
or the swept area larger or it is better vented, I would venture to say that
improvements in braking would be minimal.  You are still limited by the
thermal mass of the rotor and whatever pad compound you decide to use.  Also,
if the piston area is significantly different, you will upset the brake
proportioning balance of the car.  Simply having trick calipers is mostly
useless unless they come with better/larger rotors.  The exception would be if
they provide significant weight savings or if there are better pad selections available.

Luis Marques
'87 4kcsq