Folks,

 

One of the items I picked up in various engine conversion discussions is the
need to upgrade brakes, or that the higher HP engine is harder on the
brakes.  I sure could use some insights on this need.

 

In a way I don�t get this, unless the assumption is that people drive faster
with the higher HP engine, and therefore have to dissipate more energy from
that faster speed.  I suppose this applies only to freeway driving, since it
seems like a higher HP engine won�t cause faster speeds around town; seems
the WBX goes plenty fast around town if we are willing to wait for the speed
to build up.  And if it only applies to freeway driving then generally
speaking the only time the higher HP engine is hard on the brakes is on the
off ramp or when the traffic slows which are relatively infrequent compared
to around town braking.  Or maybe the higher HP engine creates more
opportunities to carry heavy loads, or use a trailer, which of course
creates more energy that the brakes have to stop.  Or maybe the new engine
adds some weight, but fairly negligible.  For example carrying people is
much more weight than an upgraded engine.  Exercising some intuition, does
this logic make sense?  I guess if someone drives the same speed as before
the conversion and doesn�t add extra weight then there will be no additional
wear and tear on the brakes?

 

Clarifications valued please.  Thanks!

 

Roland

�89 Syncro

 

 

 

 

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