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Old 11-04-2018, 09:10 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Dadillac View Post
I was always under the assumption that larger brakes significantly improved stopping distance.
Common misconception. Larger brakes can absorb more energy before they overheat and fade. More stopping power in the textbook sense of the word.

Power=energy dissipated per unit time
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