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[Blitzboy54]

Way to go Chris!!! Sounds fantastic!

Like you my car was the first cobra I really drove. I found the brakes lacking as well. I have the same setup as you, my experience in three parts.

1. I needed to bleed my brakes a couple times. The power bleeder just doesn’t get everything until you exercise the system. The pedal should be close to rock hard.

2. I needed to bias them to the front quite a bit to get the grab I was expecting.

3. The brakes improved quite a bit after getting hot and bedding them in.

I can get the car to stop on a dime now but it is still a hard pedal. It will never feel like boosted brakes. I’ve come to appreciate them and they have a great feel but a panic stop takes more effort than I was used to.