Hey everyone,
Starting this thread, please leave comments, questions and for fun I've setup a poll.
I quickly pulled the trigger on the new Mountain Pass Performance Master Brake Cylinder Brace.
Ref: MPP Model 3 Brake Master Cylinder Brace | Mountain Pass Performance
When I noticed the product, the first question has a simple answer. Why would the master cylinder need a brace? The title of the following short video has everything you need to know and I strongly suggest you take a look.
Tesla Model 3 Brake Master Cylinder Movement
Even if the RWD/AWD come with huge rotor/caliper/disc and the P with even better performance brakes, such movement of the master cylinder impairs the performance of the system. If there would be no movement, when you move the pedal from position 0 to 2 then moving the pedal from 2 to 4 should perform identically, i.e. linear system. For me, that's exactly how it feels - it's not linear and because the cylinder moves, we need to move the pedal further more.
I own a 2018 AWD and each times I needed the brake to stop the car urgently... it doesn't feel right. Unlike my previous sport cars, with the 3 I often ended up in situations wondering if the car would stop on time and soon realize that I need to almost floor the pedal to the firewall. I've been wondering "why so?".
Unless the M3P cylinder is mounted differently, it seems all models could benefit from this brace.
The big question, will MPP brace fix the issue?
Knowing that brake disc are ~ 1mm away, perhaps even less, from the rotor, if there's any movement of the cylinder it must be impairing the overall performance. Having always heard great words from MPP, their product lines is fabulous and I admit the following comment on their product page is the reason I pulled the trigger :
Wanting to ensure that a brace would make an actual difference, we designed a simple prototype brace and took turns doing some blind tests to see if the driver could perceive when the master cylinder brace was installed. Not only did everyone that try it get the test right 100% of the time (every time you could tell whether it was removed or added), the difference was substantial!
Is it worth the money?
if you can prevent to be in an accident, it is likely a good investment. I received the product today, I'm installing this Wednesday morning. After installation and test, I'll let you know how it feels
I don't have my tripod with me, I might not be able to produce an installation video. If not, I'll definitely document the installation with high-res photos and post later in the thread.
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Starting this thread, please leave comments, questions and for fun I've setup a poll.
I quickly pulled the trigger on the new Mountain Pass Performance Master Brake Cylinder Brace.
Ref: MPP Model 3 Brake Master Cylinder Brace | Mountain Pass Performance
When I noticed the product, the first question has a simple answer. Why would the master cylinder need a brace? The title of the following short video has everything you need to know and I strongly suggest you take a look.
Tesla Model 3 Brake Master Cylinder Movement
Even if the RWD/AWD come with huge rotor/caliper/disc and the P with even better performance brakes, such movement of the master cylinder impairs the performance of the system. If there would be no movement, when you move the pedal from position 0 to 2 then moving the pedal from 2 to 4 should perform identically, i.e. linear system. For me, that's exactly how it feels - it's not linear and because the cylinder moves, we need to move the pedal further more.
I own a 2018 AWD and each times I needed the brake to stop the car urgently... it doesn't feel right. Unlike my previous sport cars, with the 3 I often ended up in situations wondering if the car would stop on time and soon realize that I need to almost floor the pedal to the firewall. I've been wondering "why so?".
Unless the M3P cylinder is mounted differently, it seems all models could benefit from this brace.
The big question, will MPP brace fix the issue?
Knowing that brake disc are ~ 1mm away, perhaps even less, from the rotor, if there's any movement of the cylinder it must be impairing the overall performance. Having always heard great words from MPP, their product lines is fabulous and I admit the following comment on their product page is the reason I pulled the trigger :
Wanting to ensure that a brace would make an actual difference, we designed a simple prototype brace and took turns doing some blind tests to see if the driver could perceive when the master cylinder brace was installed. Not only did everyone that try it get the test right 100% of the time (every time you could tell whether it was removed or added), the difference was substantial!
Is it worth the money?
if you can prevent to be in an accident, it is likely a good investment. I received the product today, I'm installing this Wednesday morning. After installation and test, I'll let you know how it feels
I don't have my tripod with me, I might not be able to produce an installation video. If not, I'll definitely document the installation with high-res photos and post later in the thread.