NOVA/DC/MD - Z's & Coffee Saturday's at 10AM in Fairfax, VA & Columbia, MD

XwChriswX · 04-13-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Basically what you're saying is you want to be like every weekend warrior out there. Which means you start with HPDE and progress. Then maybe when you have enough money to support it you buy a 944 or a spec miata or something to race wheel to wheel.

No... that's not what I'm saying.

m4a1mustang · 04-13-2012, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

No... that's not what I'm saying.

MightyBobo · 04-13-2012, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

No... that's not what I'm saying.

Chris, the fact that you cant verbalize what you're saying means that the way Steve and I are interpreting it is EXACTLY how you're saying it. We both are reading it exactly the same, and you're saying we're wrong, but you can't explain how.

You want to go out on the track, but you dont want to go out on the track. The reasoning behind that is a mystery apparently 8P

XwChriswX · 04-13-2012, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Chris, the fact that you cant verbalize what you're saying means that the way Steve and I are interpreting it is EXACTLY how you're saying it. We both are reading it exactly the same, and you're saying we're wrong, but you can't explain how.

You want to go out on the track, but you dont want to go out on the track. The reasoning behind that is a mystery apparently 8P

I'm trying to explain it, but because I don't have the experience you do, it's hard to put it into words you would understand and not look down on me for.

It's not that I don't know what I want to do, its getting others to understand it.

Basically the point is 1 HDPE or similar event wouldn't be enough. I'd want to keep going. And there isn't $$ for that. So it's better for me not to do it until I can at the rate I want to, than do it, love it, and not be able to enjoy it AT that rate that I want to.

MightyBobo · 04-13-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

I'm trying to explain it, but because I don't have the experience you do, it's hard to put it into words you would understand and not look down on me for.

It's not that I don't know what I want to do, its getting others to understand it.

Basically the point is 1 HDPE or similar event wouldn't be enough. I'd want to keep going. And there isn't $$ for that. So it's better for me not to do it until I can at the rate I want to, than do it, love it, and not be able to enjoy it AT that rate that I want to.

But DELAYING your first HPDE is not going to get you to that point any faster. If you have the money for a single HPDE or Hyperdrive, then do it. Dont act like you need to be doing ****-tons of HPDE's to be effective. I've done 1 HPDE per year max, so far.

m4a1mustang · 04-13-2012, 01:34 PM

Cwiz sounds to me like you should sign up for Skip Barber or a similar driving school.

MightyBobo · 04-13-2012, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

Cwiz sounds to me like you should sign up for Skip Barber or a similar driving school.

Skip Barber would definitely be a solution - expensive, but a solution. Not his own car, and good instructors.

sixpax · 04-13-2012, 01:44 PM

hey blades....when you dipped your wheels did you tape off the valve stems ? hard to tell in your pics.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-13-2012, 02:01 PM

So it looks like Carbotech does make brake pads for the base brakes, but I don't see the base versions on Z1's website. Going to PM them and see what's up. Would the SS lines help much? It's only like $100 more.

MightyBobo · 04-13-2012, 02:02 PM

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So it looks like Carbotech does make brake pads for the base brakes, but I don't see the base versions on Z1's website. Going to PM them and see what's up. Would the SS lines help much? It's only like $100 more.

Yeah they arent used to selling Carbotech's for the base brakes. They can probably order them for you.

You DO NOT need SS lines, at all. Dont even worry about them.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-13-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Yeah they arent used to selling Carbotech's for the base brakes. They can probably order them for you.

You DO NOT need SS lines, at all. Dont even worry about them.

Thank you sir!

m4a1mustang · 04-13-2012, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

So it looks like Carbotech does make brake pads for the base brakes, but I don't see the base versions on Z1's website. Going to PM them and see what's up. Would the SS lines help much? It's only like $100 more.

SS lines will help with pedal feel more than anything else. The lines won't expand under pressure so the pedal will feel firmer.

Like Bobo says, they are not a NEED.

b1adesofcha0s · 04-13-2012, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang

SS lines will help with pedal feel more than anything else. The lines won't expand under pressure so the pedal will feel firmer.

Like Bobo says, they are not a NEED.

Ok sounds good then. Just saw that a lot of people opted to get them when they upgraded to the akebono kit so I thought it might be good.

MightyBobo · 04-13-2012, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Ok sounds good then. Just saw that a lot of people opted to get them when they upgraded to the akebono kit so I thought it might be good.

Its just something extra you may as well do when swapping calipers. Really its more for peace of mind. My pedal feel was almost identical before and after my SS lines.

m4a1mustang · 04-13-2012, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Ok sounds good then. Just saw that a lot of people opted to get them when they upgraded to the akebono kit so I thought it might be good.

Oh it's good. If you're upgrading to a BBK you might as well do the lines while you're at it (since you'll likely need new lines anyways). But it's not necessary in your case.

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