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When I didn’t make that turn the brakes just didn’t work. It happens every so often normally at the end of the event. Not sure if it’s just me hitting the brakes too hard to quickly. I can feel the ABS kick in but doesn’t really slow me down. I still have stock calipers stock rotors and HP plus hawk pads. Thinking I need a big brake kit possibly.
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I welcomed a new member a couple days back and included the below. Just love to see our flying pig shaped cars bettering a whole lot of more expensive sleek sport cars.
My 08 Vet Convertible was beautiful, sleek, turned heads and not only exuded power but had it to spare. My Gen1 is short, stubby with some saying it looks like a flying pig, or it is a "cute" little car. That is all OK, as it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. You are now a member of an exclusive club of enlightened individuals that recognizes the MINI as a great handling sports car
My 08 Vet Convertible was beautiful, sleek, turned heads and not only exuded power but had it to spare. My Gen1 is short, stubby with some saying it looks like a flying pig, or it is a "cute" little car. That is all OK, as it is more fun to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow. You are now a member of an exclusive club of enlightened individuals that recognizes the MINI as a great handling sports car
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When I didn’t make that turn the brakes just didn’t work. It happens every so often normally at the end of the event. Not sure if it’s just me hitting the brakes too hard to quickly. I can feel the ABS kick in but doesn’t really slow me down. I still have stock calipers stock rotors and HP plus hawk pads. Thinking I need a big brake kit possibly.
Basically the situation is a higher speed, coming in hot, with a lot of trailbraking that triggers it. The car refuses to slow down as commanded and you blow wide.
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A buddy and I used to have nearly identical 350zs. He complained about ice mode all the time, I never experienced it. He had very aggressive brake pads, I ran stockers. Since then I tend to stick to crappier pads, since I'm very digital with brake inputs.
Personally, I think the best solution is to learn to drive around it. The full beans on the pedal at once may trigger some sort of logic in the ABS controller that a progressive squeeze doesn't, who knows. No amount of fancy brake kits will change that code.
In my previous reply I mention a trail braking issue my car has. I've learned to square off hot braking zones slightly to help keep that inside rear down and avoid the ABS freak out. I don't even think about it anymore, I just do it every time I drive the Mini. The brain is pretty powerful, even my feeble one.
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Oh yes that does make sense, Google "autocross ice mode" if you want to go down an internet hole. Some cars are worse than others, and some have different triggers. Current GM cars are very sensitive to braking with any yaw in them, for example.
A buddy and I used to have nearly identical 350zs. He complained about ice mode all the time, I never experienced it. He had very aggressive brake pads, I ran stockers. Since then I tend to stick to crappier pads, since I'm very digital with brake inputs.
Personally, I think the best solution is to learn to drive around it. The full beans on the pedal at once may trigger some sort of logic in the ABS controller that a progressive squeeze doesn't, who knows. No amount of fancy brake kits will change that code.
In my previous reply I mention a trail braking issue my car has. I've learned to square off hot braking zones slightly to help keep that inside rear down and avoid the ABS freak out. I don't even think about it anymore, I just do it every time I drive the Mini. The brain is pretty powerful, even my feeble one.
A buddy and I used to have nearly identical 350zs. He complained about ice mode all the time, I never experienced it. He had very aggressive brake pads, I ran stockers. Since then I tend to stick to crappier pads, since I'm very digital with brake inputs.
Personally, I think the best solution is to learn to drive around it. The full beans on the pedal at once may trigger some sort of logic in the ABS controller that a progressive squeeze doesn't, who knows. No amount of fancy brake kits will change that code.
In my previous reply I mention a trail braking issue my car has. I've learned to square off hot braking zones slightly to help keep that inside rear down and avoid the ABS freak out. I don't even think about it anymore, I just do it every time I drive the Mini. The brain is pretty powerful, even my feeble one.
hence why i ran the hawk hps which doesn't give that much initial bite but helps with progressive braking.
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