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Originally Posted by wanab5150
I will be putting a pump on mine soon. My biggest issue is that all, and I mean all, of the experts including Dennis Olthoff who is doing the R&D, told me on the phone he is positive the car needs better R. brakes. There are a few of you that say they're happy with the setup they have. But, you must look at it from my standpoint.....I recognized that there was an issue in March. When I brought it up in my first letter to the company I received an e-mail followed by a phone call from Olthoff stating he "HAS ALREADY BEEN WORKING ON THE BACK BRAKE ISSUE FOR 8 WEEKS!!! This is 6 weeks before I took possession of my car." He has always used a vacuum pump..........Think how my car must feel with no pump and no brakes!
James, your R. brakes are 5 times stronger than mine.(read Olthoff's test again) If you want the same braking force on your car as I have, take a hack saw and cut off 80% of your rear pads and give it a go at Willow Springs and see how she stops. Then the braking power on our cars would match.
Not one single person has made a negitive comment about the brakes on the first 2600 Superformance cars. You said you're not a mechanic....call Olthoff and tell him why he and all the others working on this issue are off they're Ass.
I'm glad you're happy..... I will be soon............ tom
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Tom,
I would share your frustration in your position.
The fact that Dennis O is working on it is the clearest evidence that there is SOMETHING very wrong, I would have just liked to have seen the known vacuum issue solved before all of the other work commenced.
I assure you that I can relate to what you felt when you had no brakes -- my heart was in my throat when I sailed thru an intersection on a red light due to being unable to stop my car.
Some of this entire saga makes NO sense to me -- from my California observation point. Maybe later we will all understand better.
Keep the faith. You have plenty of good guys involved in solving your issue. (and Dennis (whom I greatly admire) does not need a call from the least technical guy that he knows...
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James