Thread: Brake woes
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      04-10-2013, 09:57 AM   #16
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The heat from the tires is not adding much, if anything, to the heat in the brakes. I can easily hold my hand to the tire after a run, but not so of the wheels.

yeah, after this past event, I'm thinking I'll have to come up with a DIY fix.

BUT, I also wanted to add something. This may have been obvious to some here, but I know it wasn't to me at first. After Monday's track session, after I posted here and I was falling asleep thinking about the next day, it occurred to me that I have been running with DTC on, which of course can utilize the brakes. So yesterday, I turned the system off completely. Sure enough, I experienced FAR less of a mushy pedal. I can only assume, then, that the DTC was working much harder than I knew. Yes, this resulted in being a bit harder on the tires, but no alarming lack of car control.
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