Hey they fellow zedders Just a thought here, recently i went out on a "spirited" drive and though it would be a good opportunity to see how quickly my zed would pull up in a 100kph to 0 situation. more of a saftey thing i suppose, get a real good feel for the pedal and how my car pulls up if something were to happen on a highway. Now my zed is a j spec 2+0 na with standard brakes and 17x9 wheels all round. I managed to get a stopping distance of roughly 40m. I tested this 3 times, just to make sure and got the around the same every time. Just curious as to what the expected braking level our cars have. And what other owners have managed to get, be that with a standard set-up like mine or with a full big caliper system with massive vented cross-drilled and slotted rotors. Discuss. :br:
That sounds almost spot on for standard zed braking distance (39.5m if I recall correctly? dont' remember if that's 2+2 or 2+0 though) Would think that the biggest factor (short of brake upgrades) would be the tyres.
absolute stopping distance is not the best indication of braking performance. take for example the NSX-R. its on track braking performance is on par with porsches. when you put it in a brake till stationary test against your run of the mill STIs and GTRs the results are far less impressive and usually bottom of the pack. saw this on a best motoring test and it was surprising to say the least. 100-0 three times in a row isn't going to be that stressful either, a real test is 160-0 around 5 times, then you might induce some fade due to the heat built up in your brakes. zed brakes are sufficient for daily use. you should never have no brakes in a emergency situation unless you're running track only pads which simply don't get up to temperature. suffice to say, if you've ever overheating the brakes and getting fade after a spirited drive, you're probably riding the brakes too much.
