Ah, on the race track I think the benefits would indeed be tangible... and
the parking brake is more of a non-issue.
I am a little surprised that your race group allows this modification.
n 2/15/04 5:01 AM, Eric at eric@erickson.on.net wrote:
> Max Heim wrote:
>>
>> Begging the question, what is the benefit of rear disc brakes on an MGB?
>>
>
> Well, I can tell you why I am going rear discs, and it is a pretty sad
> answer too. It is purely because I got offered a great deal (being a
> GREAT deal) on the LSD that I was after... it just happens it came on a
> rear axle with disc brakes.
>
> Even fixing the ancillary handbrake etc. rubbish still made it a GREAT
> deal, so being an offer I couldn't refuse... I didn't refuse it.
>
> I never really felt it necessary to go discs all round for the track as
> I was getting similar braking performance as most of my fellow
> competitors. My MetalKing front pads and vented front discs were doing
> the job fine to the point of lockup. I reckon I might be able to
> squeeze a few metres extra distance before braking but I am not counting
> on a massive improvement on laptimes because of it.
>
> But I could be wrong and only track-time will tell.
>
> Now the limited slip diff is another story all together especially on
> the circuit full of hairpin corners that I usually compete on - and
> maybe the combination of the two will be a benefit. This track is
> really a hard-on-the-brakes track and maybe rear discs was what I should
> have been going for but it wasn't on my Xmas shopping list.
>
> Given the choice and an extra cost I probably wouldn't have shelled out
> for rear discs - but I will report back on the results after my first
> competition event on March 14th.
>
> As far as the WOW factor is concerned - yeah, I think it will get some
> of that and maybe piss off some of my fellow track mates to boot, so for
> that alone it will be worth it :-)
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the primer red one with chrome wires
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