Brakes

[Mux213]

Robo,

What does the power of the engine have to do with your braking power? Only thing I can think of is that on a track you may end up going at higher speeds and at higher speeds the brakes may not be able to (near) lock the tires. But if the brakes are capable of locking the tires at top speed of the car, it doesn't matter if you reach top speed after an hour or within a minute, braking will work just as good.

Another thing I am wondering about but that hasn't been discussed here is the responce time. Smaller pads or less 'sticky' pads grip the disk brake less effectively. This means more force is needed to get the wheels to lock.
But thats more an upgrade in pad types. Though bigger calipers will hold bigger pads.

I wonder though if bigger pads won't have the adverse effect that they take longer to heat up. This is a plus in the sence that you wont get fading, but it's a minus when the pads don't heat up at all and especially for race pads that means they do not obtain their best effect as they are to cold. (you brake, pads are cold, heat up quickly due to friction but you loose that time, then they start braking good, stop braking, pads cool to quickly, etc.)

Also the bigger the pad, the more friction, the less pedal movement is needed to obtain the same braking power. Pre is faster reaction to your foot input, Con is less precision in braking.

Mind you, I'm no expert so I might just have told you guys alot of BS