Cheap & easy brake cooling mod

spearfish25

I like the simple setup and truly hope it's helpful. Just need a good way to quantify the effect. Do you have a grill radar temp gun? It could help with tracking your rotor and caliper temps, and hopefully we'll see a drop with this setup.

As for ice mode, it's an inherent issue with the ABS system. The ice mode thread dives deeply into this topic, but in short, differential wheel speeds or very abrupt brake application cause a drop in braking force and the perception that you're sliding on ice. It's not temp related but can be exacerbated by pad compound. I've seen many many explanations but few solutions. Guys with other car brands have swapped in a race version of their ABS computer (ie from the Corvette GT2 race team for $$$$) with resolution of the problem. The cheap bandaid fix is to briefly and rapidly release the brake and then reapply which will clear the problem. Getting your foot to lift off the brakes when you want them to work 100% is not an easy task though.

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