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Originally Posted by The WidowMaker
which ceramic pads were you running? did you ever run the stock padlets? what size master are you running on the rear now. i set mine up with 1" front and 7/8" rear for my manual c6z brakes. i hope i dont need another 1".
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Right now I've got the Hawk Ceramics on the car, which I ordered along with my brakes two years ago, way before I picked out a master cylinder, so I never ran the stock padlets.. When it came time to get a master cylinder Dick at Best of Show recommended the Wilwood 7/8" tandem piece, after all, it worked great for Steve on Bad Penny.
I really don't know enough about brakes to tell how your setup will work. I also don't know what you intend to do with the car, what other components you have, or how you like the car to feel under braking. For me, at least on a track, I like to have firm pedal feel with a bit of initial bite, which I think acts as feedback to help tell me how much I can modulate the brakes. Currently my combo gives me a little bit of squish in the brakes, even after a tap, then as I hit the brakes hard the car does decelerate well, but does so in a real smooth manner, especially with the DSE sub which doesn't allow for much front end dive at all. The feel of stopping in my Camaro is different than any other car I've driven, because despite the fact that the brakes really grab, you're never really able easily feel how much pedal travel you have until you lock the fronts up, and you can't judge how hard you're braking by weight transfer because the car doesn't dip down or lift up noticeably. Long story short, I'd give Tobin a call. If you tell him what you're after, he will be able to name all of the components you might need to set up the system exactly the way you want it to feel.
Matt
Oh, and before I forget... Doug how is your car doing? have you had time to fix the rear coilovers? I'm pretty set on heading back up to Adam's Motorsports Park Tues. Aug 10th and was wondering if you would be up for another track outing. If you're not ready but want to go you're welcome to ride shotgun.