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Old 05-11-2010, 01:17 PM   #147 (permalink)
cossie1600
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Originally Posted by Philipp View Post
Cossie
I had 2 Rx8s and track them on a regular basis. Galiper would heat up, creating brake fade but the "Z ice mode" is different. I experienced it 2 times at the far end of a long braking zone where i needed extra braking, than "poof" no brakes at all... and the next corner was fine (which shouln'dt be the case if it was heat related). My theory does on ABS sensors recating funny when the rear will do not have enough road contact.
As said before, we may to adjust our driving styles accordingl until a solution is found...
Phil
Yes I understand the difference between the ice mode and brake fade. At autox, there is no way you can generate enough heat or speed to fade the brakes. What I felt was clearly ice mode where the brakes would just pulsate and not stop. The C6 was notorious for thatThe RX-8 rarely got into ice mode compare to the Z and other cars.

Ice mode is normal as to prevent brakes from constantly locking in the snow
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