Overheating brakes

[stevesrt8]

Originally Posted by GoofyTimL

Those who do a lot of track racing upgrade both fluid and lines... some even add a cooler.

Ahem, we're talking brakes here. Pretty hard to add a cooler!

Braking difficulties at the outer edge of the performance envelope can be easily altered with upgraded pads. BIG difference in fade resistance.

Braided lines will help pedal feel but do nothing for fading from heat.

The C's brakes are not inadequate, just the wrong pads for performance oriented driving.

(where are you Dave Z?)

[yamabob]

Braided lines WILL help with fading from heat. They do not succumb to the same expansion as rubber lines do. It won't stop fade from boiling fluid. Under any more aggressive brake use,you should feel a difference

[stevesrt8]

Originally Posted by yamabob

Braided lines WILL help with fading from heat. They do not succumb to the same expansion as rubber lines do. It won't stop fade from boiling fluid. Under any more aggressive brake use,you should feel a difference

While there may be an extremely subtle resistance to heat, their improvement is due to resistance to EXPANSION from extreme pressure. A larger difference on some cars than others, as well.

They will do nothing perceptible to stop brake fade, which is caused by the temp of the pads and rotors, not the brake lines. Once you boil the fluid in the calipers, you're done no matter what kind of brake line you use.

[yamabob]

I respect your opinion and agree 98%. They will help to a degree in fade. However my experience is on race bikes and not cars. Is there a difference,I surely will not venture an answer or opinion on that. I surely do know they help in the expansion of the lines.I'll have to agree with the pad compound might be more important to resisting fade

[tlim]

so with the respect of the rotors/brake pads and brake fluid heating up, will replacing the pads with say ceramic pad the better way to go, since not much seems to be said about replacing the brake fluid with a different spec. i already have drilled/slotted rotors, so i don't know if much more can be done with that since i have not heard of ceramic rotors for the 300c (unless a complete brake upgrade is done ie. rotor/calipers etc....)

[crhemi]

I use my gears uder such conditions.