Holy brake abuse, Batman!

RickyBeam · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 1:22 pm

Vincent Keene wrote:

Those who say you don't need ABS are the same people who'll remove their A/C and P/S to add 2 HP and save 15 lbs...on a street driven car...in NC.

Hey now :-) the duff car is rarely driven on the street. And I don't think his Mazda is a street car anymore.

Andrew Jonell · **Joined:** Mon Mar 23, 2009 6:43 pm **Posts:** 1350

To be fair, my Miata didn't come with ABS.

TomFreeman · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:18 pm

I'm with VK on this...unless your vehicle has _really_ bad ABS, it's very nice to have on track. I would venture a guess that very few of us are at a skill level where we're hindered by ABS. I do NOT subscribe to the school of thought that ABS hinders driver development, either. Square tires hinder driver development, as you can't really drive on them. :mrgreen:

Seriously, though, I treat hitting the ABS like I treat brake lockup. Back off the pedal a whisper until I'm out of the ABS.

jeremy gast · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 5:49 pm

If it is the ABS pump/ computer I can get you one, used of course, for $50 with a 90 day warranty!

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Wed Nov 28, 2012 8:21 pm

jeremy gast wrote:

If it is the ABS pump/ computer I can get you one, used of course, for $50 with a 90 day warranty!

Thanks, Jeremy. I'll keep it in mind. I found some one to cycle the pump for me - hopefully its just air. I'll report back.

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 1:21 pm

Vincent Keene wrote:

Did you ever find the ABS issue?

Finally! So for future reference, if you need an independant shop that can pull ABS codes and cycle your ABP pump - Campbell Auto next to Ray Price is the ticket. I've known Phil and Bruce for over 10 yrs - great guys, fair and honest.

We were able to run the pump and cycle the solenoids while bleeding the brakes and got all the air out. Also found my left front ABS sensor was out of range so we replaced that. I'm happy to report that the ABS, TCS and EBFD all work fine. :sing:

No more "front brakes only" and no more flat-spotting. :thumbsup:

And I have to say, 275s look bad-a$$ on the 6!

JamesShort · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:21 pm

RT-615k? How are they?

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 2:31 pm

JamesShort wrote:

RT-615k? How are they?

Yeah, but I haven't run them yet. Got them from Rodney and they seemed to work well on his Bullitt last year. I think I'm gonna need to roll the rear fenders a bit more for clearance. :mrgreen:

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:13 pm

Cash Davidson wrote:

JamesShort wrote:

RT-615k? How are they?

Yeah, but I haven't run them yet. Got them from Rodney and they seemed to work well on his Bullitt last year. I think I'm gonna need to roll the rear fenders a bit more for clearance. :mrgreen:

Those look like my old wheels and tires. If so, they are not the K compound.

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 6:29 pm

Michael Westerfield wrote:

Cash Davidson wrote:

JamesShort wrote:

RT-615k? How are they?

Yeah, but I haven't run them yet. Got them from Rodney and they seemed to work well on his Bullitt last year. I think I'm gonna need to roll the rear fenders a bit more for clearance. :mrgreen:

Those look like my old wheels and tires. If so, they are not the K compound.

That's them.

True they are not Ks.

I have a growing collection of Michael'a old wheels. :mrgreen:

Michael Westerfield · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 7:23 pm

Yeah, one day I'll figure out I shouldn't have sold my mustangs.

Les Davis · **Joined:** Fri Aug 29, 2003 2:04 pm **Posts:** 2059

Michael Westerfield wrote:

Yeah, one day I'll figure out I shouldn't have sold my mustangs.

Let me help, Michael, you shouldn't have sold your old Mustangs.

RickyBeam · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 8:13 pm

There's plenty more of them around...

Cash Davidson · **Posted:** Thu Jan 31, 2013 9:51 pm

Here ya go Michael, we can reminisce: :wink:

Here's the 1st set a got from you:

And here's the second set:

The Mazda loves to pretend its a Mustang. :sing:

steve remchak · **Posted:** Fri Feb 01, 2013 12:01 am

Waaaaay tooo shiny to be a racecar.

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