On Mar 1, 9:13*pm, Oren wrote:
On Mon, 01 Mar 2010 20:05:30 -0500, wrote:
HOWEVER - the brakes must be applied HARD - and STEADY - NOT PUMPED -
to stop the vehicle as quickly as possible. Lighter braking will give
the brakes too much time to heat up and fade - and pumping at WOT
looses your vacuum boot VERY QUICKLY.

People forget they have a parking / "emergency" brakes? *What a crazy
world.

Not sure what your point is but if it's to suggest that the parking
brake could be used to stop a car while it's under near max power,
that won't work. They are intended for parking only, the brake pads
are smaller than the main pads, not hydraulically driven and only on 2
wheels. They could bring a car that is not under power to a stop,
but even then only in a much longer distance than the regular
brakes. Under full power, they would not have a chance. They would
probably be useful in getting some additional stopping power, but
whether they could make a significant difference is doubtful.