first brown moment in the 172 cup

[MattyD.]

right,

ive owned my cup since april, its just sailed through its mot so i know the discs and pads are fine, heres the story...

having a :evil:spirited drive along side my mate in his uk spec classic impreza, side by side, all goin well until we come to stop, i got severe brake fade, all in a 1/4 mile,:dead:

now i dont normally drive side by side with my mate, so was in shock at this point, but what i want to know, if i put sum performance pads on the front, and some fresh fluid, will it cure it? i may wait until my next service in april. will my existing fluid pads be ok for day to day driving as i certainly wont be doin it again

think it was the lords way of telling me to calm it down a bit lol,:evil:

opinions?:clown:

 

[rory182]

braided lines and decent pads

 

[MattyD.]

how will braided lines help? whats the best pads to go for?

 

[skiptontweed]

Mintex 1155 - I can't 'make' them fade, they performed well on a trackday and feel good from cold so fine for road use.
Braided lines make the brake pedal feel firmer, not essential but definately improve brake feel.

 

[JackJack]

Unlike rubber hoses braided lines will not expand when braking iirc

dunno bout pads tho

 

[MattyD.]

its on 83k and to put it more professional i think it had "pedal fade" because the pedal went spongy slightly, but at the same time the harder i pressed didnt make much difference, ill get some of them pads and some fresh fluid and go from there, on the service schedule im sure you're supposed to replace the fluid at 70k iirc?

 

[quik99]

yeah its known as brake fade mate. buy some better quality pads, bleed them and fit some braided lines and youl be sorted! if you still get fade within a very short space of time then perhaps your driving is a bit extreme lol

 

[MattyD.]

Its not a regular thing, lol quite chuffed the old cup gave scoobydoo a right good run for its money until it came to stopping lol, inspirational is an underestamate ha