Miata Mailing List: March 1997, Message #169
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Subject: Re: Brembo brakes?

   Date: (none)



>Anyone have experience with the Brembo 4-pad "big brakes"?

>

>Thanks,

>

>Bill Wilner

>Santa Monica, CA, USA

>

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>SOCALM member and MCA member #63014.

>1995 Miata, ("Pepe le Pew," license plate: "PP LE PU"), black, PEP, air.

>

>UPGRADES SO FAR:

>Black leather custom seats, 16 x 7.5 TSW Hocks, 215-40-16 Toyo T1s, Tokico

>Illumina struts; Flyin' Miata springs and strut brace; Stromung cat and

>dual exhaust; JR CAI and sway bars; Clutchmasters 10# aluminum billet

>flywheel and kevlar clutch; TSI intakes, polished SS Hard Dog roll bar,

>Robbins glass rear window

>

>1) Anyone have a 92+ hardtop with defroster for sale or trade, preferably

>black?

>2) I highly recommend my local shop in Santa Monica:

>Stokes Performance Center 310-393-0767/395-6204 ask for Stan or John

>3) Sign my petition: "We Want Our CARB-Legal BEGI System III Turbo Kit For

>1.8's and We Want It Now!"=81 (8 strong on 2-21-97)

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Why not spend the money on something sensible, like a DRIVING SCHOOL?  The

stock brakes with a good set of pads can flat spot tires with no problem so

why put big brakes on the car.  Learning threshold braking would be a much

better investment....



Merv







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