FlowForce is great stuff- and his customer service is outstanding- had some quirks with my LS kit Nigel responded to my email on Sunday afternoon within 2 hours and helped me get everything sorted. Highly recommend!
Only downside is the sport brakes do have larger pistons that helps proportion the braking force further to the rear, miatas are heavy front bias and that gets worse when you increase the size of only the front piston(s) I’ve got the sport brake calipers because I plan to not use a booster and don’t want to have to max out a prop valve to get the rears working right. I’d agree this is a better option for most people
Going to admit, I just went by feel. Not sure on a real value, but there’s table out there that you can input the bolt size and material, and thread material and it’ll tell you the proper torque spec.
I’m not actually sure about this. I took them off 2 years ago because they were kind of damaged. I think they would be too small, but you could bend them back a little bit and they would clear.
@@NappMotorsports For sure. For those that do I got it to fit by bending the lip out all the way around until it cleared and using tin snips to cut out the corner where the bracket sits
FlowForce is great stuff- and his customer service is outstanding- had some quirks with my LS kit Nigel responded to my email on Sunday afternoon within 2 hours and helped me get everything sorted. Highly recommend!
10/10 Would recommend.
Thats exactly what one wants in a business relationship
Just have to mention that every new video I watch I still love the way the engine rev-up in the intro is synced to the vocals.
Thanks! We will be changing the intro a bit for season 2, stay tuned!
Only downside is the sport brakes do have larger pistons that helps proportion the braking force further to the rear, miatas are heavy front bias and that gets worse when you increase the size of only the front piston(s)
I’ve got the sport brake calipers because I plan to not use a booster and don’t want to have to max out a prop valve to get the rears working right.
I’d agree this is a better option for most people
You're correct, but with a cheap bias valve you can not only overcome that issue, but end up with an even better balance.
Thanks Man.
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Very cool! Love the info. Tuning in next week:)
Glad you liked it!
Very useful videos, we just grab a 1.6 and brake updates are defo on our list.
Glad we could help!
Awesome video
Thanks!
Great brake tech.
Agreed!
what’s the torque value for the bracket to spindle - assuming it’s lower due to aluminum ..
Going to admit, I just went by feel. Not sure on a real value, but there’s table out there that you can input the bolt size and material, and thread material and it’ll tell you the proper torque spec.
Can you use this entire kit on a stock 1.6? Or must we use the 1.8 caliper? Thanks! Great video by the way!!
Hey Jason, you need you use 1.8 calipers for this kit to work. Check RockAuto, I think they’re like $50/side. Glad you liked the video!
@@NappMotorsports thanks for the feedback, appreciate your content!
Can you fit rear sport brake calipers on standard 1.8 rotors?
The diameters are different so no.
I noticed no dustshields... Do they not work with the larger rotors?
I’m not actually sure about this. I took them off 2 years ago because they were kind of damaged. I think they would be too small, but you could bend them back a little bit and they would clear.
@@NappMotorsports I understand they are NLA from Mazda, but I got repro's from www.mx5parts.co.uk/mk-1-c-376.html in the UK...
hey what about the clips for the brake pads? is that not needed? i ordered my sport brakes and not sure what to do with the clips.
You should use them. I just don’t because I don’t have a set.
@@NappMotorsports good to know
You don't mention that the stock dust shield won't fit with the bracket or larger rotors.
I didn’t have any to begin with so I didn’t notice.
@@NappMotorsports For sure. For those that do I got it to fit by bending the lip out all the way around until it cleared and using tin snips to cut out the corner where the bracket sits