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The front StopTech braided steel lines were then installed.
Finally, the brakes were bled and ready to go! The six piston setup sure looks awesome and will provide a nice firm pedal and hard stopping- a vast improvement over the stock brakes.
Now that our car has 5-lug hubs, greatly improved brakes and stronger, stiffer hubs with larger bearings, it will be ready for more parts and harder use. These strong base changes will make our car ready for more upcoming modifications.
Stay tuned as we see how big of a tire we can stuff in our EP’s wheels and what we have in mind for a performance suspension system. All of these mods will lay down a solid path for us finally coming up with a lot more power!
Sources
Wilwood
Fastbrakes
StopTech
Hawk Performance Brake Pads
Raxles
Centric Parts
www. oemacuraparts.com
5 comments
This is so cool. I’ve been having a blast reading your articles on proper handling and suspension. That, proper Aero and intake/exhaust volumetrics are the Black Magic of Auto Design!
I’m hoping to get a nice EP3 here in Europe as well. The one with the proper K20A2. 😉
Hi Mike,
Just want clarity…
“The piston sizes are 1.62″, 1.12″ and 1.12″ for an overall area of 4.04 square inches. The stock front brakes have a piston area of about 7 square inches, so there is less hydraulic gain in the caliper than stock.”
When you refer to the Wilwood’s 4.04 square inch area, is that just for one caliper?
And 7 square inches, you’re referring to the total of the front two?
Thanks!
I made a math mistake! I re-edited the story.
Hi Mike, I’ve been enthusiastically reading the transformation of project ep3. And I have to say, I love the direction you guys choose, and on that I’d love to follow with my own ep3. I’ve been able to source some of the suspention ,( swaybare ,tirodends, balljoints exc.) What I am struggling with is the front brake kit. I was able to find the ep3 kit on the fastbrake website, but it lacked some of the parts that I read in the article. It would be awesome to follow the model you guys have made. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated if you have a chance to reply to my message. Thank you.
Call Fastbrakes and talk to them.