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E-Brake, better than previously reviewed

I was perusing some advanced driving tips and was reading about e-brake turns like the rally guys do all the time in tight hairpins. It was enough to annoy me

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Old 06-14-2010, 10:26 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I was perusing some advanced driving tips and was reading about e-brake turns like the rally guys do all the time in tight hairpins. It was enough to annoy me that our 370s have a bad rap when it comes to the e-brake quality. A number of months back, we bashed the e-brake on why it's so terrible in a thread or two. Car and Driver (or one of the other mags) even did a drift competition and the Z missed top honors due to the abysmal e-brake score. So, I decided to try it out again.

Nothing crazy, though I'm tempted to find an empty parking lot. All I did was a number of stops using the e-brake. The first few were gradual 'pulls' and were very slow and sluggish to bring the car to a halt. Then I tried some 'yanks' and I'll be damned. With a brisk, full e-brake pull it's definitely possible to lock up the rear tires. Frankly, I'm not sure why Car and Driver had any issues with initiating a drift using the e-brake.

My guess is that the e-brake needs a little use to break-in and get grippy. Also, infrequent use probably leads to some surface gunk that needs to be worn off before you get full braking force. In short, use your ebrake every so often to keep her fresh!
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Old 06-14-2010, 11:00 PM   #2 (permalink)
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It's freaking ebrake, you should only use it when parking or under emergency situation.
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The WRC drivers would tell you otherwise. Plenty of people on this site may have a use for their e-brake beyond your own.
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Project Mu offer upgraded rear brake shoes, had them in my 350Z and they grab much better and lasted longer than the stock shoes... been meaning to check with the dealer if the Z33 and Z34 brake shoe part numbers are the same.

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Have you had a chance to see about this upgrade on a 370Z?
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It's freaking ebrake, you should only use it when parking or under emergency situation.
Then maybe this thread isn't for you and you can drop out of it.
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It's freaking ebrake, you should only use it when parking or under emergency situation.
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i call it sidebrake cause i never use the thing for emergencies...
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Emergency brake=parking brake=hand brake
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i call it sidebrake cause i never use the thing for emergencies...
Don't you mean sideways brake?
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Odd.

my handbrake stops working after I go faster than 6-10 mph

I tried it once at about 20 and it didn't do anything. I know it works when parked but still.
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Come on guys we all know what the e-brake is for! ^^^
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