Nice work Mr. Casso! You were definitely sucking up on everyone under braking, and doing a great job keeping up overall. That was some serious iron out there, and it can be rather tough hanging with something that has almost
triple the horsepower (particularly on a track wth long straights)...lol.
If you were on a small track they could have been chasing you. I run into that in my Miata, which as about 95 whp. Even the FT86 has double the horsepower!
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Jeff, what preventive maintenance for my calipers do you recommend after an event like that that. Should i take apart the caliper and give it a good cleaning after such a long event, or just brake cleaner and a pressure wash should do?
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Nothing special needs to be done. This is the environment these brakes were made to tackle. I definitely wouldn't pull the calipers apart or anything like that.
- I'd remove the pads...check how much you have remaining, look for any signs of odd wear, taper, etc.
- When the pads are out, eyeball the pistons and make sure everything looks normal, no damage from debris, no leaks, etc.
- You obviously blasted them with heat, so I'd also bleed the brakes and get some fresh high temp fluid in there.
- When you're bleeding, inspect the brake lines at the caliper end and hard line end...again make sure everything looks tight and not leaking. Make sure when you're done bleeding that the pedal is firm, check for leaks, etc.
- After you've bled the brakes and while you have the wheels off, clean everything with soap and water ...no need to pressure wash, etc.
- Make sure your brake fluid reservoir is full with fresh fluid, and that the cap is back on properly.
That's about it. BTW, I love the sticker on the dash...too darn funny!
Give me a call for spares when you're ready. Those discs look like they still have a ton of life in them though. They're just getting broken in.
