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Hookdup
post Jul 30 2014, 12:31 AM
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New here, and seems to be the place to be....
Short history, started HPDE last fall at NJMP,
After 10 days went and bought a
1998 Trans Am, which was built by Wheel to Wheel in Detroit,
ran Motorola/Rolex GT 1998-2002, then became ITe/AIX car.

Now it's a HPDE /Track DayCar
THat I am TRYING TO SORT>>>>>>>>>>>maybe TT in the future..

MAJOR ISSUE: BRAKES SHI**TY............Must hit pedal 2x's to set up for turn....
Specs:
1998 Trans Am / 392 RWHP LS6 / Son of TransZilla T56 (yea that was a 5k mistake, visit that later)
SLP Konis, rear adjustable seats, Front NASCAR sway bay, Rear Blade Sway Bar
17x11 CCW275/40 17 R1's

Need insight on how to make this car brake as well as my 13' 1LE Camaro
currently , WW 6SLR fronts, new rotors, new hats, PBR rears
Corner balanced to 49.8 % a week ago, (still LF ride height 3/4 lower, so I screwded up
my first attempt!!!)
Car has proven history,
looking for insight on how to make right!!
Thanks from new guy,
Rich
hookdup@comc a st dott net
ps how do add pics on this forum??
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2MCHPWR
post Aug 6 2014, 02:59 PM
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Did you ever check to see if your master has an internal air leak? with car off, pump up brake pedal and then hold it; does it maintain that height or does it sink back down to firewall?

Aren't BP-10 street pads? The H pads are race pads and will bite much better and withstand the heat much better.
11.5 diameter rotors? those are tiny.
You should get the c5 front brake conversion kit so you can run 13 inch front rotors. I think its a pretty straight forward installation:

http://www.umiperformance.com/catalog/inde...products_id=158

Then get 2 piece rotors from KNS brakes. $250 each rotor/hat combo: https://knsbrakes.com/c/car-series/166_2007...+-+Single+Rotor

Have you had the calipers rebuilt? Many do it themselves but I sent mine to Todd at TCE for the rebuild and replaced the pistons with Wilwood thermolock pistons. http://www.tceperformanceproducts.com/

I don't have experience with these 2 items but they seem awesome:
1) Fays watts link: http://www.stranoparts.com/partdetails.php...7&ModelID=7
2) Unbalanced decoupled torque arm: http://www.unbalancedengineering.com/Camaro/TA/
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Hookdup   New Member/New Car / HPDE&Trackdays/Help NEEDED!!!!   Jul 30 2014, 12:31 AM
FASTFATBOY   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Jul 30 2014, 12:31 AM) N...   Jul 30 2014, 01:13 AM
Hookdup   QUOTE (FASTFATBOY @ Jul 30 2014, 01:13 AM...   Jul 30 2014, 01:25 AM
Blainefab   Check for front hub play by wiggling at 12 and 6 o...   Jul 30 2014, 05:48 AM
GlennCMC70   One very important thing as well - caliper guide p...   Jul 30 2014, 06:12 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (GlennCMC70 @ Jul 30 2014, 06:12 PM...   Jul 31 2014, 01:06 AM
79T/A   Sent you a message   Jul 30 2014, 06:36 PM
2MCHPWR   is this the yellow car?   Jul 30 2014, 08:00 PM
2MCHPWR   just another thing to check. My master cylinder ha...   Jul 30 2014, 08:05 PM
dailydriver   Did most people in those series stretch 275s over ...   Jul 30 2014, 09:07 PM
2MCHPWR   RE: New Member/New Car / HPDE&Trackdays/Help NEEDED!!!!   Jul 30 2014, 11:46 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (2MCHPWR @ Jul 30 2014, 11:46 PM) ...   Jul 31 2014, 12:54 AM
79T/A   Cool car man!   Jul 31 2014, 01:54 AM
trackbird   That car looks familiar to me. Do you know if it e...   Jul 31 2014, 02:48 AM
Hookdup   QUOTE (trackbird @ Jul 31 2014, 02:48 AM)...   Jul 31 2014, 01:09 PM
Blainefab   You should move the accusump holddown clamps to th...   Jul 31 2014, 02:03 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (Blainefab @ Jul 31 2014, 02:03 PM)...   Aug 1 2014, 12:35 AM
Blainefab   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Jul 31 2014, 05:35 PM) N...   Aug 1 2014, 02:43 AM
Hookdup   QUOTE (Blainefab @ Aug 1 2014, 02:43 AM) ...   Aug 2 2014, 01:58 AM
dailydriver   I'm guessing that ain't quite street legal...   Jul 31 2014, 10:15 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (dailydriver @ Jul 31 2014, 10:15 P...   Aug 1 2014, 12:38 AM
dailydriver   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Jul 31 2014, 08:38 PM) Q...   Aug 1 2014, 11:02 PM
2MCHPWR   some pics of the beast   Aug 2 2014, 01:16 AM
2MCHPWR   RE: New Member/New Car / HPDE&Trackdays/Help NEEDED!!!!   Aug 2 2014, 01:18 AM
2MCHPWR   RE: New Member/New Car / HPDE&Trackdays/Help NEEDED!!!!   Aug 2 2014, 01:20 AM
StanIROCZ   Looks like a nicely built car!   Aug 2 2014, 01:48 AM
dailydriver   That IS one hardcore front (and rear) sway bar. I...   Aug 2 2014, 07:26 PM
2MCHPWR   all pure racecars i've been around have no e- ...   Aug 5 2014, 12:10 AM
Hookdup   Really appreciate all the input from everyone, met...   Aug 6 2014, 12:05 AM
FASTFATBOY   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Aug 6 2014, 12:05 AM) Qu...   Aug 6 2014, 07:56 PM
dailydriver   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Aug 5 2014, 08:05 PM) Re...   Aug 7 2014, 03:33 PM
2MCHPWR   Did you ever check to see if your master has an in...   Aug 6 2014, 02:59 PM
79T/A   On a side note, the BP10 pads might be the worst p...   Aug 6 2014, 03:12 PM
JimMueller   Where does one obtain those sway bars and matching...   Aug 6 2014, 03:28 PM
2MCHPWR   suggestion: ditch that seat and get a halo seat ge...   Aug 6 2014, 06:33 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (2MCHPWR @ Aug 6 2014, 02:59 PM) Di...   Aug 6 2014, 09:11 PM
FASTFATBOY   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Aug 6 2014, 09:11 PM) QU...   Aug 7 2014, 12:16 AM
Hookdup   Did that with the Camaro!!!!!...   Aug 7 2014, 12:43 AM
2MCHPWR   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Aug 6 2014, 03:11 PM) Wa...   Aug 7 2014, 06:02 PM
Hookdup   QUOTE (2MCHPWR @ Aug 7 2014, 06:02 PM) QU...   Aug 8 2014, 12:23 AM
Blainefab   QUOTE (Hookdup @ Aug 7 2014, 05:23 PM) #1...   Aug 8 2014, 03:14 AM
79T/A   I didn't mean the carbotech pads were bad, in ...   Aug 6 2014, 09:18 PM
Hookdup   Can someone explain advantage of de-coupled torque...   Aug 7 2014, 12:09 AM
FASTFATBOY   RE: New Member/New Car / HPDE&Trackdays/Help NEEDED!!!!   Aug 7 2014, 09:14 PM

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