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jason
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 Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 3:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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| Never had problems with my drums stopping. My new car has drums on back. Discs are better at not fading and fetting rid of water. I would get discs though. |
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Eaallred
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Joined: May 18, 2003
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Location: West Valley City, Utah
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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How poor condition are your damned drum brakes, guys?
Kris Laffer ran the Devils hot rod into the low 9's with stock drum brakes
When my 63 bug was N/A, I was running 11.70's with ONLY stock rear drum brakes and was making great the first turn out at my local track.
You guys make them sound like a suicide ride, lol.
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TinCanFab
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Joined: April 04, 2006
Posts: 2743
Location: Waterford, California
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 6:09 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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When freeway traffic all slams on the brakes at the same time, you realize your drums are like a knife in a gunfight. I had no problems with all drums until all the other idiots driving in front of me showed me how unsafe they were, and I leave a good amount of following distance when I drive. I feel Beetle brakes aren't all that bad until you need a panic stop.
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modok
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Joined: October 30, 2009
Posts: 26787
Location: Colorado Springs
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 7:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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They work ok sometimes. When the shoes are worn in, but before you cook the crap out of them. I don't know what the deal is but I never had a shoe wear out, I start getting fade even as low as 70mph and don't know why, switch to different shoes and it improves. I try different shoes but they are all the same, all cheap, just different colors.
Kymco is gone, right? |
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bugguy1967
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Joined: January 16, 2008
Posts: 4343
Location: Los Angeles, CA 90016
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| Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:43 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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| Joel Mohr from Mohr Performance in Hesperia, CA had a 1915 turbo kit for $1900. It uses a single modified Kadron. Very clean and discreet setup that makes decent power for a budget 1915. He also has a kit for a stock 1600. |
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yamaducci
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Joined: March 30, 2010
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Location: Mount Airy, Maryland
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:57 am Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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Whatever you do; do not go with Lowbugget. It will never happen.
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Dauz
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 10:33 am Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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A Turbos function is to operate under Boost which is generally done on hard acceleration thru the gears.
Driving normally the vac/boost guage will move between 16 and 5 inches of Vac as it does on my Turbo when shifting gears.
If I step harder and longer on the gas pedal I go into BOOST mode.
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smaller turbos with smaller diameter piping are almost always on boost. |
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miniman82
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Joined: March 22, 2005
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Location: Southern Maryland
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| Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: 1915cc turbo |
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| Eaallred wrote: |
| How poor condition are your damned drum brakes, guys? |
New, still fades like a summbitch.
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| Kris Laffer ran the Devils hot rod into the low 9's with stock drum brakes. |
He also had a chute, I don't. 
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| When my 63 bug was N/A, I was running 11.70's with ONLY stock rear drum brakes and was making great the first turn out at my local track. You guys make them sound like a suicide ride, lol. |
Maybe your local track has more runout in it, Union Grove WI nearly didn't have enough for me but it's not the tracks fault. I stand by my statement, racing and good brakes go together like rednecks and dentures. 
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