Originally Posted by Gary R.

Been there since last July, sometimes I like to hob-*** with the common people so I come back here...

Originally Posted by deputydog95

I took it out to a DE yesterday to see if we could check a few more things off on the list.

There's some overheating going on at full tilt (running around 225-230), but it is Florida and it's more or less summer here now. We suspect the mesh pattern over the cooler is too "tight" so I guess the next step to put a more open mesh over the cooler, and if that doesn't work then add another cooler. It was every bit of low 90's out.

We had a throttle stick as well. That was fun with the car holding 5k at idle Turns out is was binding on some sheet metal in the transmission tunnel. Cleared that up and lubed the cable, all good.

Back to the brakes. The new pads were already bedded in last weekend, and the rotors are fresh. When the car was delivered the master cylinder was blown and leaking, so we replaced it with whatever was in there originally.

Power off, no pedal pressure whatsoever. Normal with the booster off the way I understand it.

Power on and parked, pedal travels about 3 inches before you meet any significant pedal pressure.

Driving in the paddock, same as parked. Pedals travels about 3 inches or so before engaging any real firmness. When driving it in the paddock, the car was slowing ever so slightly in that first 3 inches, but doesn't begin to stop hard till you get past those 3 inches into hard pressure.

On track, same as above. It's consistent. Stops well and brakes fine. You just have get used to the pedal dropping so much to get pressure and then it works like a normal brake system.

I'm trying to figure out if this is just the way it is... Or if this is something we can make more "normal"?

Originally Posted by FrankyV

I had major issues with the brakes for years when I owned this car and found out that my shop had put Carrera calipers on while I had SC rotors.

Originally Posted by FrankyV

I had major issues with the brakes for years when I owned this car and found out that my shop had put Carrera calipers on while I had SC rotors. It was supposedly corrected but I never drove it afterwards. I would check that for a mismatch.

Originally Posted by TRAKCAR

Cheater headers documented.

Originally Posted by TRAKCAR

still noted

Originally Posted by tcsracing1

what is the requirement for seats for E class?

Originally Posted by deputydog95

It was supposed to make north of 210 so not sure what happened there.

Originally Posted by deputydog95

Small world. I had heard a guy named Frank built the car before Clark and Sly owned it. Appreciate the info!

Any idea what headers you put on there? They're not factory but nobody can tell whose they are?

Originally Posted by deputydog95

I'm an open book. Considering it's only making 195 wheel hp... Clearly I'm not cheating. It was supposed to make north of 210 so not sure what happened there.