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Originally Posted by Apogee
If you can measure the pedal ratio, that would certainly be helpful information to know. There are a couple of ways to increase brake torque without upgrading to larger rotors and/or calipers, but if you wanted to assume that it's the pedal ratio that is lacking, you could always decrease the MC bore size to generate more pressure at the calipers relative to pedal input.
What pads are you running? Increasing the coefficient of friction of the pads is another good way to increase brake torque, but it comes with a price. You'll eat rotors much faster and get to deal with dust and noise that comes with the higher coefficient of friction, so not necessarily ideal for a street car. I've run some Napa pads in the past that felt like glass on the rotors...easily the worst stopping, longest lasting pads I've ever run on anything (and I'm ashamed to have run them as long as I did).
Tobin
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I believe the pads are GM.
Comparing the set up to my mother's '57, I am thinking that it is a pedal ratio/bore size issue. Her car runs a similar caliper (though I do not know that they are the exact same) but the push rod connects much further up the pedal as compared to my dad's '56. I would think that this difference might be enough to cause the pedal to hit the floor though, so maybe I actually need a larger bore master cylinder, but with the same pedal ratio as my mom's car.
When I go back to NC again, I plan on playing a few "swap the parts" games to see what happens.
Thanks!
Bill
P.S. Tobin, are the Kore3 rear brake brackets to fit C6 Corvette Z06 rotors and calipers to a Ford 9-inch available yet? I didn't see them on your website.