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Dude, perhaps (read definitely) I am a little too quick to flame people. But come on, I simply tried to make my point that fiddling with the stock setup a bit might yield better returns that going to a full out new package. I do come across as a little "enthusiastic" at times... read "flame war". Sorry guys, but Sinz's post brought out the worst in me.

As for whomever you talked to down in L.A. (read South County Autosports), you would be better to get my side of the story to compare to theirs to make your judgement.

1) I ordered the Sparco aluminum brace from them way back and the guy at SCA who runs the show on the SVT mods had some idiot send it out who shipped it to Illinois (this was when I was living in San Jose, CA) so by the time they got it returned and sent to me in N. Cali, it was like 2 1/2 weeks total for shipping time. All I did was pay the money and give my correct address, nothing bad there. Their screwup.

2) I ordered their exhaust from them. When it came, the main y-pipe was scratched in many places because they shipped it with only bubble wrap around the ends, not around the whole pipe and it was shipped with UPS. (notorious for f'ing things up, used to work in a stereo shop, ask me how I know). Then, I took it to be installed and the pipe rubbed against the fuel tank and the rear tips rubbed against the plastic. Sorry, but believe me I was excited about it and I tried like hell with the guy working on my car to get it to fit and it wouldn't. Sorry, but that's what happened. When I called SCA, the dude (can't remember his name now) didn't sound enthusiastic about giving my money back (no surprise, any merchant would be like that) and claimed that if I had had them install it, they would have "made it fit". His exact words.

So that's my end of the story. I'm really not a bad guy, just pretty opinionated at times, and I'll admit that. Ask anyone from the Northern Cali group who knows me (and Dave Z). I just come across as an asshole through email.

But personal comments aside (Sinz, you claimed that I couldn't afford new wheels to fit the brakes, you deserved what I said about Blockbuster Video considering I pulled in 6 figs last year and I'm 24), I still say that the Baers may not be the best solution to the SVT's braking. Direct all flames to "svt_contour@yahoo.com" and I'll respond personally.





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Adam Wilson
Chicago CEG member
http://www.automotiveinfopage.com

yeehaw....holy cow, the 5h!t is really flying now.

Man, this turned into a hotter dialogue that I had anticipated. Likely as hot as my brakes when they start to fade. Let's not turn this into a runaway and crash and burn each other!!!

I put some Raybestos pads on my car and am still using them. They work fine once they're warm to a point, but when there cold, they are the pits. I drive aggressively, and want to have confidence that the brakes will be there when I need them. Unfortunately, this is a balancing act, between performance at both limits, cold or very hot. I don't want to be switching pads every time I use the car for a different purpose. I'm certain improvements can be made on my set-up, but I'd have to experiment, and that can be costly.

I ordered a set of Baers today, cost me $775 plus shipping for the Front Kit which includes 13" rotors, 2 piston calipers, and steel braided lines. Not bad when you consider the price people are paying for rotors alone.

As far as 4 or 6 piston calipers, kit prices with these calipers run $1500 to $9000. A little too rich for my blood, and most likely not good value for the money considering how I use the car.

Thanks for your original comments Adam, they were appreciated.

MLT

Don't get too HOT! Stay COOL! That goes for brakes too. Improves Performance

[This message has been edited by MLT (edited July 27, 2000).]

WAAAAAA!!!!!!

Hey guys, I bought some Wilwood superlite IIa 4 piston calipers for my car, also came with a 12" two piece rotor. Any of you guys with the Baers up for a braking competetion... muhuhaha... =)

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David Z.
Silver E1 #4808 w/stuff
http://daplace.spedia.net

Well I just got back from my local Porche dealer and they were able to hook me up with the 14" Ceramic/Carbon Fiber mix Brake setup (with lines and everything) so I can fit it to my SVT. But since they cost me $5000 I can only afford 2 18" Rims up front so I'm lookin' like a bad mo fo right now. AT least I got the big wheels on the right driveline huh?

Heh...I am, of course, kidding.

Hey don't forget to use the stock 14" steel wheels on the back!

lets do it!

Topic closed. Act like adults ...

I don't know, how did you?