KH Discs vs 73+ Discs
No point in explaining RRR. Seems like folks are incapable of grasping that the better design in theory isn't always the best functioning part in practice.
Yes, the KH's are multi-piston fixed calipers, and in that respect are like a lot of modern performance brakes. Are KH's modern performance brakes? No, they are not. Yes, Vipers run multi-piston fixed calipers. They are not KH calipers.
Car and Driver did an interesting test in 1976, comparing the Dodge Dart Sport with a few other cars of the day.
Take a look at the braking numbers, which are from 70mph to 0. Now, guess which of the 4 cars uses a fixed,4 piston caliper...
That would be the L82 Corvette. And yes, it did stop shorter than the Dart sport, but here's the kicker, the L82 uses a 11.74" rotor. So, it should outperform the Dart by a lot, not just 6 feet. That additional rotor diameter is a big deal. Not only that, but those are 1.25" thick rotors too. I would absolutely bet that if you put the B/R body 11.75" rotors on that Dart, with the same single piston floating calipers, that it would out brake the L82.
Oh, and the Trans AM? With a 455? The one the weighed more and stopped 20 feet shorter than the L82? Yeah, it uses a single piston floating caliper and 11" rotor. Huh.
The graphic is from Allpar, http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dart.html
You can read the original article from Car and Driver here [ame="http://media.caranddriver.com/files/chevy-corvette-vs-dodge-dart-pontiac-firebird-chevy-silverado-ford-mustang-archived-comparison-test-car-and-driverthe-fastest-american-car-chevrolet-corvette-comparo-april-1976.pdf"]http://media.caranddriver.com/files/chevy-corvette-vs-dodge-dart-pontiac-firebird-chevy-silverado-ford-mustang-archived-comparison-test-car-and-driverthe-fastest-american-car-chevrolet-corvette-comparo-april-1976.pdf[/ame]
No point in explaining RRR. Seems like folks are incapable of grasping that the better design in theory isn't always the best functioning part in practice.
Yes, the KH's are multi-piston fixed calipers, and in that respect are like a lot of modern performance brakes. Are KH's modern performance brakes? No, they are not. Yes, Vipers run multi-piston fixed calipers. They are not KH calipers.
Car and Driver did an interesting test in 1976, comparing the Dodge Dart Sport with a few other cars of the day.
Take a look at the braking numbers, which are from 70mph to 0. Now, guess which of the 4 cars uses a fixed,4 piston caliper...
That would be the L82 Corvette. And yes, it did stop shorter than the Dart sport, but here's the kicker, the L82 uses a 11.74" rotor. So, it should outperform the Dart by a lot, not just 6 feet. That additional rotor diameter is a big deal. Not only that, but those are 1.25" thick rotors too. I would absolutely bet that if you put the B/R body 11.75" rotors on that Dart, with the same single piston floating calipers, that it would out brake the L82.
Oh, and the Trans AM? With a 455? The one the weighed more and stopped 20 feet shorter than the L82? Yeah, it uses a single piston floating caliper and 11" rotor. Huh.
The graphic is from Allpar, http://www.allpar.com/cars/dodge/dart.html
You can read the original article from Car and Driver here [ame="http://media.caranddriver.com/files/chevy-corvette-vs-dodge-dart-pontiac-firebird-chevy-silverado-ford-mustang-archived-comparison-test-car-and-driverthe-fastest-american-car-chevrolet-corvette-comparo-april-1976.pdf"]http://media.caranddriver.com/files/chevy-corvette-vs-dodge-dart-pontiac-firebird-chevy-silverado-ford-mustang-archived-comparison-test-car-and-driverthe-fastest-american-car-chevrolet-corvette-comparo-april-1976.pdf[/ame]