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    Brake Fade!!!!!

    i hate brake fade, tonight i was racing this honda on the highway, and tried to slow from like 110, around this god aweful corner, you can easily take the corner at 85, i had terrible brake fade, any body else experiance these problems???
    .....HELLO MY NAME IS BEN...



    186.08whp
    225.94wtq
    torque monster!!!!
    dyno graph 8-10-and 12psi
    http://www.msprotege.com/members/THE...no%20graph.jpg
    http://videos.streetfire.net/player....0-C19CA06AF01E dyno vid

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    #2
    well 2 nights ago i was racing downhill with VORMAV in his white 93dx and the stop sign was coming up quick and normal braking and downshifting werent working, so i used my ebrake that slowed me quite fast , as my brakes in the rear dont lock the tires up, so it was all good, but he said the was nothing but brake smoke behind me, he thought i blew the engine lol, good times....so i dunno if thats brake fade for ya or not, but i was funny and memorible
    No more protege, Mx-3 now...Only known BP powered Mx-3 in Nova Scotia

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      #3
      Heh... There might be a deeper problem here.. my car has a near identical braking system i dont have any problems with fade with a SINGLE hard burst from 130-85... .. if you had gotten on them recently from a simliar speed they might not have cooled off enough to be effective...
      -torp.
      94 Mx-3 1.8l Inline 4
      81 Celica Gt..

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        #4
        yeah they are new pads, well fairley new, and i was using them a bit before, maybe just glazed them over,
        .....HELLO MY NAME IS BEN...



        186.08whp
        225.94wtq
        torque monster!!!!
        dyno graph 8-10-and 12psi
        http://www.msprotege.com/members/THE...no%20graph.jpg
        http://videos.streetfire.net/player....0-C19CA06AF01E dyno vid

        blahblahblahblahblahblah

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          #5
          well you have to remeber that constant hard braking causes the pads to heat up.. Once they get to a certain point they start to glaze .. This **** happens a lot with OEM pads to.. I only notice it on the Protege when I really frigin dog it ... I mean really dog it .. the cross drilled and slotted rotors , do their job. I just wish I had some decent rear brakes ..
          Bruce
          photo album|photo album 2 (pbase)

          dbest1a AT yahoo DOT com

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            #6
            Originally posted by TheMAN
            time to buy new OEM pads and bleed the brakes
            you shouldn't have any problems with street driving if you do this. the protege's brakes are quite competent
            2006 Mazda 3 hatchback manual

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              #7
              yeah i was doggin it alittle, im thinking crossdrilled and slotted are my next thing
              .....HELLO MY NAME IS BEN...



              186.08whp
              225.94wtq
              torque monster!!!!
              dyno graph 8-10-and 12psi
              http://www.msprotege.com/members/THE...no%20graph.jpg
              http://videos.streetfire.net/player....0-C19CA06AF01E dyno vid

              blahblahblahblahblahblah

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                #8
                Originally posted by THEGOLDPRO
                yeah they are new pads, well fairley new, and i was using them a bit before, maybe just glazed them over,
                a) did you bed them in?

                b) how old is the fluid?
                "Never run out of real estate, traction & ideas at the same time"
                -93 MR2, 129 ES
                ClubProtege.com Tech Articles

                Originally posted by WTF
                Remember low compression makes more space for AIR, HEEELLOOOO!

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                  #9
                  did i bed them in???? sorry for my retardness, but i havent the slightest what that means, the fluid is prolly from 1999, i know i have never changed it.
                  .....HELLO MY NAME IS BEN...



                  186.08whp
                  225.94wtq
                  torque monster!!!!
                  dyno graph 8-10-and 12psi
                  http://www.msprotege.com/members/THE...no%20graph.jpg
                  http://videos.streetfire.net/player....0-C19CA06AF01E dyno vid

                  blahblahblahblahblahblah

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                    #10
                    Get your brakes bled (or do it with the help of a friend) and use some Castrol GT-LMA or other good brand.
                    Last edited by charles; 10-04-2003, 05:50 PM.
                    2006 Mazda 3 hatchback manual

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                      #11
                      Originally posted by THEGOLDPRO
                      did i bed them in???? sorry for my retardness, but i havent the slightest what that means, the fluid is prolly from 1999, i know i have never changed it.
                      brfore you start the car you have to step on the brakes about 5 or so times in order to get the pads to settle (bed) on the rotor.

                      It says so in the manual ..
                      Bruce
                      photo album|photo album 2 (pbase)

                      dbest1a AT yahoo DOT com

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                        #12
                        Originally posted by THEGOLDPRO
                        did i bed them in???? sorry for my retardness, but i havent the slightest what that means, the fluid is prolly from 1999, i know i have never changed it.
                        Then there's your problem. 4 year old fluid has so much water in it....



                        Brake fluid is DIRT CHEAP and easy to replace. It'll take less than an hour and less then 10 bucks. Do it, bleed them well, and have brakes again.
                        "Never run out of real estate, traction & ideas at the same time"
                        -93 MR2, 129 ES
                        ClubProtege.com Tech Articles

                        Originally posted by WTF
                        Remember low compression makes more space for AIR, HEEELLOOOO!

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                          #13
                          Originally posted by JesseSays
                          Then there's your problem. 4 year old fluid has so much water in it....



                          Brake fluid is DIRT CHEAP and easy to replace. It'll take less than an hour and less then 10 bucks. Do it, bleed them well, and have brakes again.

                          Aye have to agree there.. but i am oooohhh soo lazy.. but they again hey my brakes still workj... god i hate being lazy.
                          -torp.
                          94 Mx-3 1.8l Inline 4
                          81 Celica Gt..

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                            #14
                            I bled my brakes for the first time since I bought the car when I put on my SS lines. Let's just say that both things done makes a huge difference in braking and pedal feel.
                            Clint/1999 "Sport20"

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                              #15
                              i tend to get brake fad when i drive it really hard.....your best bet, is to switch out to the ES calipers and rotors, they are1 inch bigger,thats my next mod......then swap out you fluid with some DOT 4(i think),whatever the highest boiling point fluid that isnt the silicone stuff...also you could get some SS lines from goodridge..I tend to get my brake fade after i boil the fluid...hehe, gotta drive hard to even keep pace with a bike thats just cruising(i was riding with my bro)

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