IML: Brake Testing Data

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Henry Ford,
Well shucks, you didn't mention having the EFI parts already, go for it. 
It's a frequent topic in here and we'd all be interested in seeing the 
conversion. I gathered braking info from the road tests in the site. There 
appears to be a 10-20% shorter stopping distances in disk brake Imperials 
from the tests of a couple of different magazine brands. None of the 
magazines we have listed braking distance testing prior to 1961, from what I 
could find. The drum brake cars are grouped and averaged apart from disk 
brake cars. All tests were from 60mph.

1961    158
1962    185
1963    192
1964    176
1965    184.6    Last of drum brake tests
Average 179.12 for front drum brake cars

1968    158       Budd disk
1969    116.7    In this test, all cars stopped shorter than avg
1971    164       With Sure Brake
1973    151.6
1974    167        4 wheel disk
1981    181
Average 156.383 for all front disk brake cars
Average 151.46 for all front disk brake full size cars
Average 160.15 for all front disk brake full size cars excluding 1969 
abnormally short stopping distance.

Let us know how it goes.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
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I had bought a edelbrock fuelinjection system for a 76 cordoba with 440 in 
it after I wrecked the car to avoide hitting a kid on a bike. I pulled all 
parts off the car and now I have an option as to use it on the imperial. 
when it was on the cordoba the car ran very smooth. starts on first try 
never haveta pat the gass int the mornings. and the exhaust was cleaner less 
carbon.   basicaly the engine ran like new.      no hesitation .or lugging 
on mountain roads.  . after all . if chrysler had today's technoligy back in 
the 50's you bet every imperial would be the first to have it as a standard 
part on the car.. I wont be using any chrome on the engine at all. I can 
hide most of the fuel system and ecm there's plenty of room to hide just 
about anything under that big hood. the system I may use is about 2 yrs old 
but has a few mods done to it to make it look factory in the cordoba........
and thanks for everyone input on this subject. but like most of you I probly 
will use the factory carb. I have a kit to rebuild it on order, from 
autozone. 



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