Stopping distance

[David T]

I agree a balanced system is very important especially in a rear-engined car like a Porsche or a Delorean. If the rear brakes should lock up earlier than the front brakes the ride will get interesting in a hurry! With the very large Polar Moment and angular momentum of a rear-engined car, once the rear begins to slide out you will NOT recover it. Better to lock up the front wheels first and lose steering! Lotus spent a lot of time perfecting the brakes in the Delorean to keep things tame enough for street driving. If you decide to modify the brake system you should only change things to what has been tested unless you want to become a test driver yourself. What may seem like an innocent change can have BIG effects in a panic or high-speed situation. That is NOT the time to get any more surprises! Unless you track the car or drive in slippery conditions (ice, snow) you only have to worry about a panic stop. 99.99% of the Deloreans are only used in street driving in nice weather now.
David Teitelbaum

[DCUK Martin]

Lotus spent a lot of time perfecting the brakes in the Delorean to keep things tame enough for street driving.

Actually I don't think they did all they could. Lotus do have a habit of making their own cars as good as the can be and not being quite so careful with those they build for other people (see Vauxhall VX220 / Opel Speester for anther example - odd that the Vauxhall is slower round corners than the Elise despite having an identical chassis...).

A very simple example is that people have been fitting the 50/50 master cylinder to the DeLorean for years without issue - the stock is 68/32. It's a shame the 50/50 cylinder has the larger bore otherwise it would feel more like an immediate improvement.