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    Plaid handling improvements: better wheels, tires, brakes, suspension options

    How do you get the software upgrade if you have already installed aftermarket CCB brakes and new rims?
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    Why the Yoke is unsafe for the Track

    Lots of people say the yoke has safety benefits. The yoke provides a clear view of the car's instrument cluster, which would be partially blocked by a traditional steering wheel. And it also helps assure that a driver's hands are kept at "9 and 3. This prevents injury to arms when the airbag is...
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    I’m kinda hoping they put in the new brake booster part Where are the numbers located to tell which one you have? None of the numbers show up on the top of the unit. If you go to the parts sign in it only lists the new number. How can you tell they switched a part in Nov 2021? Would the parts...
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    plaid track mode

    Any news on when this will come to Canada?
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    Plaid Track Drift mode?

    Any news when this will come to Canada?
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    This guy and MPP above say that Carbon Brakes are much better. Why would you not use them on the track? If the car stops faster and has less brake fade then what is the down side? Less rotational mass should also need less energy to slow down. Is there any real world data that shows the carbon...
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    The reason I feel you can get away with the stock size for the front rotors is because of the addition of the UP brake air cooling kit. The main problem with the brakes is that with hard use the fronts are catching on fire. Carbon rotors and race pads will not catch on fire and last way longer...
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    My feeling is that if you get an unplugged performance brake air cooling duct kit and replace just the front rotors with stock size 380 x 32 Ceramic coated Carbon fiber rotors and racing pads you will get over 30 pounds of weight savings and enough braking to cover most track use and all street...
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    rear seat bench removal

    There used to be quick disconnect plugs on the cables going to the rear seat warmers on my old model S. Now when I flip the 2 latches to remove the rear bench on the latest model S I can't find the plugs to take the bench out of the car. Anyone else have this problem?
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    https://unpluggedperformance.com/product/model-s-plaid-racing-brake-duct-kit/ Anyone have any ideas or experience with this kit?
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    Model S Plaid Brakes Are Terrible!

    Tesla 2021+ Model S Plaid Brake Guide For High-Performance Driving - Unplugged Performance very good read on brakes. They say you need ducts also.
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    sentry live mode not available in Canada

    I was told by the service center that Canadians do not get the sentry live mode. Any one know why?
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    Sentry talkback function

    Does anyone have sentry talkback function on the new LR/Plaid working? I know it works on model 3 but not sure it works on the new model S where you can activate the outside speaker from your phone.
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    Tesla Model S rims and tires

    I was thinking $4000CDN for all four
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    Tesla Model S rims and tires

    I was only thinking of selling them in Canada but they can come with 433Mhz TPMS but have bluetooth TPMS installed