We test the difference between power brakes and manual brakes on a 1997 Honda Civic EK at Barber Motorsports Park. We start with the stock power brake system and then swap it out for a Chase Bays Dual-Piston Brake Booster Delete. We see a significant improvement in lap times with the manual brakes, shaving off over 6 seconds. We also discuss the importance of proper setup, good pads, and an adjustable bias valve in improving the car's performance.
We headed over to Barber Motorsports Park to Test our 97 Honda Civic OE Power Brake Booster against our Chase Bays Dual Piston Brake Booster Delete w/ 6:1 Bolt-On Pedal Ratio. Our civic was equipped with Falken RT660 200A tires.
The day started out pretty tough with a check valve issue on the OEM BB system (yet another reason to ditch it). So we spent hours trying to sort out that problem. We did so successfully and were finally able to hit the track and lay a baseline time down of 1:57.41 on the stock setup.
We immediately swapped over to the Dual Piston Brake Booster Delete with Bolt-On 6:1 Pedal Ratio to see how much we could improve times by only swapping that singular part. It took us longer to bleed the brakes than it did for us to swap components. Once that was complete, we hit the track again, immediately hitting a 1:51.37.
We had a theoretical time of 1:46.911. That is with the generic 7 sectors of Barber via AIM.
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0:00 Introduction and ride height check
2:45 Initial laps with power brakes
5:17 Discussion of power brakes
7:47 Installation of the Chase Bays dual piston brake booster
10:02 Laps with the Chase Bays dual piston brake booster
11:37 Discussion of the results
13:14 Conclusion
15:02 Announcement of Honda B series testing
16:18 Discussion of the Honda B series build
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28 июн 2024
