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  1. #1 F-Body front brake upgrade 
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    Soooooo...I'm loving these. Definitely a noticeable difference in stopping power but I just can't get rid of this slightly spongy pedal. Stops fine. Just don't like the spongy pedal.

    I thought about SS braided lines to start. Can our master cylinders keep up with the demands of these larger calipers?
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    No need to upgrade the master cylinder...hell guys are running the ctsv (brembo) brakes on our cars with the stock master cylinder if that tells you everything.

    I would of done SS lines while you were at it and did you make sure to bleed the brakes good.
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    Yup. Bled and bled and bled. I work in a shop so I used all the equipment at my disposal. Nothing beats the good old fashioned buddy system though. DOT 4 fluid and all. It's not a huge problem, just wondering what other guys are doing.


    I couldn't imagine those giant ctsv brakes on our cars holy crap lol!
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    I would try some SS lines then. I noticed a pretty big difference when my buddy upgrading to Fbody w/ SS lines wasn't a spongy feeling.
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    If I can get them by my top swap build day then they'll be on my mod list.
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    And stainless lines wont matter unless your stock lines are junk and ballooning. Anyone that says otherwise is wrong.
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