Project MU ebrake pads
06-18-2008, 11:32 PM
#1
Project MU ebrake pads
Trollin the Z forums for ideas, i found this.
I seldom use my ebrake while driving, but realized if i ever do need it........im F..ked.
The ebrake even when properly adjusted is POS.
Then I found this.
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...lutch+bleeding
Quote from LAWN_DART at my350z.com
Order from eddiet@perfnissan.com
FOR the new guys unfamiliar with the search function..
350z rear non-brembo brakes, fit the maxima.
Kamski
I seldom use my ebrake while driving, but realized if i ever do need it........im F..ked.
The ebrake even when properly adjusted is POS.Then I found this.
http://www.my350z.com/forum/showthre...lutch+bleeding
The 350z's e-brake is very weak. If you pull it while driving straight, the rear wheels won't even lock up and it just rumbles and gradually slows you down. Usually, you have to upset the car, push the clutch in and then yank the e-brake.
To remedy this, I decided to try the Project Mu e-brake shoes. I ordered them from Performance Nissan last July, but they didn't come in until January. After shipping, the total cost was about $200.
I got my first chance to truly test them last Wednesday at Club Loose. The first time I tried them, it wasn't quite tight enough, so I pulled out the little coin holder and quickly adjusted it with a nut driver. My next run, I yanked the e-brake naturally, like I had done many times before. The rear wheels locked up so hard that I went into a spin. I had to laugh, because I was very impressed.
I got a few more runs in that night and it worked wonderfully. Although it's a little on the pricey side, I am very happy with my purchase and I highly recommend it to amateur drifters. I promise that I'll report in at the end of the season to let everyone know how it holds up.
To remedy this, I decided to try the Project Mu e-brake shoes. I ordered them from Performance Nissan last July, but they didn't come in until January. After shipping, the total cost was about $200.
I got my first chance to truly test them last Wednesday at Club Loose. The first time I tried them, it wasn't quite tight enough, so I pulled out the little coin holder and quickly adjusted it with a nut driver. My next run, I yanked the e-brake naturally, like I had done many times before. The rear wheels locked up so hard that I went into a spin. I had to laugh, because I was very impressed.
I got a few more runs in that night and it worked wonderfully. Although it's a little on the pricey side, I am very happy with my purchase and I highly recommend it to amateur drifters. I promise that I'll report in at the end of the season to let everyone know how it holds up.
Order from eddiet@perfnissan.com
FOR the new guys unfamiliar with the search function..
350z rear non-brembo brakes, fit the maxima.
Kamski
Last edited by kamski; 06-18-2008 at 11:39 PM.
06-19-2008, 06:51 PM
#3
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probably cause the brakes were out of adjustment, you need to adjust them so there is a VERY light drag on the inside of the rotor when you turn it my hand.
an e brake only has to hold a car still on a 30 degree hill according to most manufacturer specs
an e brake only has to hold a car still on a 30 degree hill according to most manufacturer specs
06-19-2008, 11:48 PM
#5
Ok there mr 33 posts. We'll talk again when ur brakes fail and u smash you face on the back of a semi.
For everyone else. Even with a properly adjusted ebrake, the device still sucks. This is an extra option. Some of us that track the cars and have more power, this is an extra little bit of protection for that "just in case" scenario.
If you have something stupid to say..........
go back to your old civic forum and tell it to someone that cares.
Kamski
For everyone else. Even with a properly adjusted ebrake, the device still sucks. This is an extra option. Some of us that track the cars and have more power, this is an extra little bit of protection for that "just in case" scenario.
If you have something stupid to say..........
go back to your old civic forum and tell it to someone that cares. Kamski
06-20-2008, 05:37 AM
#7
. Looks dangerous as hell when they are drifting these front wheel drive sedans.
06-20-2008, 09:20 AM
#8
Ok there mr 33 posts. We'll talk again when ur brakes fail and u smash you face on the back of a semi.
For everyone else. Even with a properly adjusted ebrake, the device still sucks. This is an extra option. Some of us that track the cars and have more power, this is an extra little bit of protection for that "just in case" scenario.
If you have something stupid to say.......... go back to your old civic forum and tell it to someone that cares.
Kamski
For everyone else. Even with a properly adjusted ebrake, the device still sucks. This is an extra option. Some of us that track the cars and have more power, this is an extra little bit of protection for that "just in case" scenario.
If you have something stupid to say..........
go back to your old civic forum and tell it to someone that cares. Kamski
06-20-2008, 10:01 AM
#11
06-20-2008, 04:26 PM
#13
mmm i spoke to steve at mackin and they distribute the project mu pads.
they told us they use the same pads as 350z(non brembo) / murano
a customer wanted to see if it would fit so we had to order them for a 350z(non brembo)
and sure enough it did fit.
forget what year 350z we ordered but most likely the 04-05year
they told us they use the same pads as 350z(non brembo) / murano
a customer wanted to see if it would fit so we had to order them for a 350z(non brembo)
and sure enough it did fit.
forget what year 350z we ordered but most likely the 04-05year
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