Hey I just joined Club Protege, due that I recently picked up a 2002 Mazda Protege LX. So I am thinking of putting a HI-boost turbo into the car and was wondering if I could have adequete braking with the rear drum brakes.
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Are Rear Drum Brakes are they adequete with a Turbo Protege??
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Originally posted by MazdaRaceran MP3 suspension swap would do the trick02 DX Millenium Red - The Penultimate Driving Machine
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for normal everyday driving the drums will work ok. As said before, in a race situation, or coming from numerous high speed stops, you will start to notice some fading. I beleive that Drums actually stop a car better, they just don't have the consistency that rotors do once they've heated up.2003 Protege5
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Originally posted by jlangerfor normal everyday driving the drums will work ok. As said before, in a race situation, or coming from numerous high speed stops, you will start to notice some fading. I beleive that Drums actually stop a car better, they just don't have the consistency that rotors do once they've heated up.
For pure racing applications, an air scoop might be fitted to the backing plate and outlet holes drilled in the drum to promote heat dissipation, again at least on the front brakes. I don't know whether or not a twin-leading shoe brake is as effective or better than a disc brake but I do know that it had two disadvantages: First, it cannot dissipate heat as effectively as the disc system that has its rotor completely exposed to the air flow. Second, when the drum brake gets wet either by water ingestion through a scoop or going through standing water on a road car, it loses much of its braking effectiveness. Furthermore, while a wet drum brake cannot recover its maximum braking force quickly or easily because the drum acts somewhat as a container, a disc brake system is relatively impervious to water because of the squeegy action of the pads pressing against the rotor and the fact that the system provides no place for water to be stored.
I believe these are the two main reasons why discs replaced drums.
02 DX Millenium Red02 DX Millenium Red - The Penultimate Driving Machine
MP3 Strut Tower Bar kit; Cusco Front Lower Arm Tie Bar
MSP Springs, Struts, Stabilizer Bars, Trailing Links, #3 Engine Mount
Kartboy Stabilizer Bar Bushings; Nyloil Shifter Bushings; Red Line MT-90 Gear Oil
MP3 Shifter, Knob and Aluminum Pedal Set
Suvlights HD Wiring Harness; Osram Night Breaker H4 Bulbs; Exide Edge AGM Battery
Summer: 5Zigen FN01R-C 16 x 7" Wheels; Yoko S.drive 205/45-16s
Winter: Enkei OR52 16 x 7" Wheels; Falken Ziex ZE-912 205/45-16s
Modified OEM Air Intake; Racing Beat Exhaust System; Techna-Fit SS Clutch Line
Denso SKJ16CR-L11 Extended Tip Spark Plugs; Magnecor Wires
Power Slot Front Brake Rotors; Techna-Fit SS Brake Lines; Hawk HPS Pads
Red Line Synthetic Engine Oil; C/S Aluminum Oil Cap
Cyberdyne Digital Gauges: Tach; Ambient Air Temp; Voltmeter
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