Considering doing one and wanted to see what you guys are using.

I'm eyeballing the ASD brake:

 

My friend built his own for a DSM, they're not crazy complicated. I'm not sure how much a whole assembly is, but you can consider making one yourself for probably a lot less. I'll get details off him...

 

They are only $150 -I'm ok with that lol

It would take a fair amount of time to fabricate one -I certainly could -but I'm not going to.

 

Godspeed, $130 shipped bro

 

Yep. And just patch in with hard line.

Polished copper or stainless if you wanna bling hard.

SS if you have the money to spend.....

 

Their site says $160 plus I wanted the "pull back" handle

 

for what it takes to make one, you're way further ahead just buying one hahaha. i wouldnt **** with one for $160... lol thats too cheap.

if you do it, be baller, and run separate rear calipers. (headache, but so is running a hydro when stock is perfect)

 

Yeah I'm thinking about separate calipers.

Never been able to get my stock to grab the way it should -everything is new (calipers, cable, pads and rotors) and it still blows.

In my DD is I yank it they ******* lock.

How are people plumping it with stock brakes?

 

stock brakes do work.. Its usually the ebrake cable that gets "stretched" overtime.

I got the godspeed one from www.sonicmotor.com and it does come in the down position, so I modified it to be upright,

 

link to brake.

 

dont do it!!! just buy baller rear pads, and you'll love it. observe the ebrake drops, that the judges will never see:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZTHL...er_profilepage
hydro setups lock up too easily, showing a correction each time you use it. (plus looks really gay everytime the back wheels lock mid drift)
i'd just say buy $100 rear pads, and adjust it to your liking (really simple with the flat head screw/barrel adjuster at the handle)
if you make it to an FD Pro-Am event, you won't be allowed to drive unless you have seperate rear calipers plumbed directly to the handbrake only.... plus if it fails youre screwed trying to source another one.... the more simplistic the setup, the more you'll be on the track, and not in the pits, or outside sourcing parts stressing/wasting money traveling to events to be sidelined by mechanical failures.

JTP did it with the stock ebrake.... look at him now. spend the $300 + dollars on the hydro setup on tires, or an event or something... trust me.

 

^^^ too late it showed up today... just sat it in place -need to mountit and I'm thinking I'm going to run 2 more small wilwood calipers in the back mounted on custom brackets. Would people be interested in a Hydo package with caliper and brackets? seems a shame to only do 1 set of brackets.

FWIW I am going to try better pads before I go nuts with the hydro JTP gave me a PN to use

 

it does look cool, i won't lie. lol not saying it's terrible. it will work. it will be consistent. and bitches will love the added bling.
maybe i'm just broke/lazy. lol i'd rather have 12way strobes than functioning parts on my car.
i just threw on my friends JIC coilovers, and am really eager to see how much better my car feels after running ebay shitty coilovers all year without camber adjustment.

 

The JIC should be worlds better -have fun. I just got my camber and toe tools as well... racerswholesale.com was having a sale -so I guess I should get to work lol

 

yeah mate i would be interested in the brackets for the calipers if they could ship it to australia

 

OK these are the calipers I'm eyeballing:


$140 each on Summitracing.com

Product Specifications

Rotor Compatibility
Rotor Width(In): 1
Maximum Rotor Width(In): 1.04
Minimum Rotor Width(In): 0.94
Maximum Rotor Diameter(In): 13.06
Minimum Rotor Diameter(In): 10
Brake Pad Specifications
Brake Pad Type 1: 7112
Brake Pad Type 2:
Brake Pad Type 3:
Total Pad Area (in²): 6.36
Total Pad Volume (in³): 2.1
Pad Dimensions & Part Numbers Click To Enlarge

Piston Specifications
Piston 1 Bore(In): 1.75
Piston 2 Bore(In): 1.75
Piston 3 Bore(In):
Piston 4 Bore(In):
Total Piston Area (in²): 4.80
Mounting Specifications
Mount Type: Lug
Mount Side: Universal
Mount Center(In): 5.25
Mount Hole Size(In): 0.39
Mount Height(In): 2.03



For brackets I'm going to take some measurements and see what will work best -talked to JTP regarding this as well -if I get too busy I'll just have him build a set of brackets.

 

Buckey, sunburns car is so baller it's rediculous. You wouldn't think that eyeing it from the outside though.

******* dogbox in that bitch!!!!!!! I'm jealous. Very.

 

hahaha I would not say it's "baller" -I mean I have less money into it than anyone you see driving a stock 350z or an FD -I just chose a different path and have made the car "purpose built".

 

You have my interest on the brackets.

Quick question though, why does everyone use a pull handle? It seems to me that a push handle would be easier to use for the driver as you are pushing yourself into the seat rather than pulling yourself from it. It would also seem the driver could have quicker reaction because his hand doesn't have reach out, grip the handle and reverse direction to engage. A push handle could be activated during the same movement to reach out for it.

 

push handle (to me) seems like you would fall into it as you press it making it never consistent. it would just be an awkward motion so to speak. you can mount it backwards and have it push style though if you prefer.

honestly thats another reason why ive kept my stock one... i know where its at at all times, and i know how it works eachtime. having a hydro would feel like im going out of my way to use it, so to speak...

 

pretty sick. functionality over form is always good. im just in a weird mindset to where my car has to look sick, even though its stock. lol
FASHIONNNN SHOWWWWW!

 

i bought pmu d1 pads. worked great on my s13... should work great on the fd too !

 

They'd probably be terrible on an fc that sees street use without an adjustable proportioning valve though. We already have too much braking force in the rear.

 

I think my car looks good lol It now has Bomex skirts as well hahaha



I have tried everything -new cable-pads-rotors-calipers and the stock brake sucks ***... just does not really grab as well as I would like it to.

 

Bullshit. Do you actually drive or just talk out of your ***?