CHAPTER 10Brakes
Optimizing Your Stopping Power
It seems like there would be no need to make compromises and trade-offs with brake upgrades. A car can’t stop too hard, right? The problem is that a set of brakes meant for all-out racing might not stop very well on the street, while the brakes that stop the fastest on the street might quickly overheat and go dead on a race track. When planning brake mods, it is important to be realistic about how you will use your car to make sure you do not hurt your performance. If you try to solve a problem that your car doesn’t actually have, you can end up creating new problems instead.
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