Aw come on, guys. There's always that long, boring straightaway! :-)
Rocket J. Squirrel
(When autocrossing, my eyes are on the course, my ears are on the tach).
----- Original Message -----
From: "RACER BUD" <budscars@comcast.net>
To: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs@mindspring.com>; "'rob'" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>;
"'Bill Babcock'" <Billb@bnj.com>
Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 4:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
> Whoa!...if someone is not able to check gauges on a road course..they
> should not be out there.
> Racer Bud
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Munson" <fasttrs@mindspring.com>
> To: "'rob'" <19to1tr6@comcast.net>; "'Bill Babcock'" <Billb@bnj.com>
> Cc: <fot@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 1:58 PM
> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>
>
>> I've been told "if you have enough time to look at your gauges you're not
>> going fast enough or braking late enough". LOL
>>
>> I have never noticed any feedback from my pedal but have heard some
>> clicking
>> due to run out on a car with mufflers. A light turning of the rotors
>> solved
>> the problem.
>>
>> Mike
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: fot-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:fot-bounces@autox.team.net] On
>> Behalf Of rob
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 3:05 PM
>> To: Bill Babcock
>> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>> On Randalls sujestion i did a quick check on the disc thickness on about
>> 10
>> locations Many are the same and the most variation is .006 I did not
>> spend
>> much time on this and will do it more carefully as time allows It will
>> take
>> more time to do the run out check as well. Is .006 enough to cause
>> sittuation
>> rob
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Bill Babcock
>> To: rob
>> Cc: fot@autox.team.net
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2009 4:09 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fot] brake bias
>>
>>
>> I'd see how true your rear disks are, a little wobble causes a lot of
>> pressure variation. Rear wheels are also prone to a lot more hop as the
>> weight
>> shifts forward. Hard to see how that would make the pressure flutter, but
>> it
>> might.
>>
>>
>> On Mar 17, 2009, at 8:56 AM, rob wrote:
>>
>>
>> I have Mike Munson's rear disc brake convertion on my tr-6. I recently
>> added
>> bias gauges. The rear gauge flutters rapaidly under breaking.I have
>> not
>> lost
>> performance and i am pretty certain there is no air in the system The
>> gauge
>> for the front remains steady under breaking thanks for the help rob
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