[cyneverdie]

Originally Posted by fiery enzyme

Hi guys,

A brief intro, I have an 800 and it is stock. For a long time now (as long as I have been in T bhp) I wanted a more powerful car. The reason being I use my car mainly for highway jaunts and the 800 is notoriously under powered there. I have been long plagued by dilemma of whether to go for a more powerful car or to stick with this one ( I almost got a bolero once, but couldnt due to various reasons). Now I do not have the money (just 23)to go for a swift which is what I would want to buy if I do upgrade, and I wont go for a Santro or a wagon R etc since I think they dont handle well IMO and not the kind of power if i was to freshly invest 3-4 lakhs.

So after long deliberation, I finally decided if I can't buy a new car, I will make the car I have a pleasure to drive and own. Hence from all the research here I have decided on various mods( can list them if you want) both on performance and ICE (I have a few questions for that as well but thats a different post).

BUT, where Im stumped is braking. 800 has awful braking. no matter any bleeding, cleaning..doesnt improve the braking. Now if i was to increase the power, god save me or whomever I'm gonna run over on the highway.

So gurus and experts here is my question, what can be done to improve the braking and safety of my car? If it was to be a good highway car, I believe braking is more important than speed. I don't mind pulling all stops for these two factors!

Thanks in advance for the advice.

I believe you can put the esteem brake [boost] cylinder on the 800 ; - thats sounds great and pads too are available not sure on the details.