Brake feel in a Tamora

[Burba]

So I've purchased a Tamora recently and awaiting delivery....

... in the mean time, I noticed the brake pedal is quite firm and could only really put it down to non-assisted brakes.

Is there any way of increasing the brake pedal 'feel'?

[Daftlad]

Burba said:

So I've purchased a Tamora recently and awaiting delivery....

... in the mean time, I noticed the brake pedal is quite firm and could only really put it down to non-assisted brakes.

Is there any way of increasing the brake pedal 'feel'?

You could try a softer pad, but the pedal should be firm. Brakes are first class if working as they should.

[Burba]

they are indeed very good, but i just felt there was more pressure required for relatively small 'distance' of application - hence wanting to try and get better 'feel'

[Hilti]

The brakes are assisted, the servo and reservoir are behind the drivers pedals.

J

[Burba]

would this affect the possibility of trying to increase feel?

[Chris_S]

It's something you need to get used to. The brakes are good but it just needs more effort in pushing the pedal harder than most cars. Same principle as the l o n g throttle pedal. Part of the "traction control system" (cough)

Chris

[Burba]

Chris_S said:

It's something you need to get used to. The brakes are good but it just needs more effort in pushing the pedal harder than most cars. Same principle as the l o n g throttle pedal. Part of the "traction control system" (cough)

Chris

lol @ Chris

I'll bare that in mind!

[Hilti]

The servo on the Tam isn't that big, i suspect that it's been done intentionally so you can feel the breaks and the pressure that is being applied. Most moderrn cars are over servo'd and hence they feel more powerfull than they actually are?

J

[T66ORA]

Tamora brakes need a little bit of heat to give there best performance, you will soon get used to planting your middle pedal hard on that first braking of the day

[T66ORA]

oh and don`t round in 5th gear at 20mph or you will get burnt off by a Griff...

[Battlecat]

T66ORA said:

Tamora brakes need a little bit of heat to give there best performance, you will soon get used to planting your middle pedal hard on that first braking of the day

I agree with the other comments. The brakes are firm but once some heat is in them they 'bite' more than when cold.

After a minute or so they are really good breaks though, they can stop the car very quickly. I seem to recall there was a Top Gear test where they were very impressed how the TVR (can't remember which one) stopped from 100 mph even without ABS?!

[SEN 18]

Without looking at mine I'm sure the pedals are adjustable.

[Burba]

cool, thanks for the tips guys - Saturday grows ever closer...