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    My brakes are more sensitive compared to other E36 M3's...

    I've driven a number of E36 M3's now and I've noticed that my car's brakes are much more sensitive. I press the brake lightly and it bites significantly harder than some of the other M3's I've driven. I don't think the previous owner installed aftermarket brake pads on the car. It is more difficult to heal toe w/ the more sensitive brakes however since they engage so early. Are they over-boosted? I'm worried about running over boosted brakes since they will make the driver over confident in the braking area.

    -Rich
    M3 Sedan Club President #21

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    yeah mine are the same way making heel toe extremly difficult, but I could do it on my dad's Z4 just fine.. Also curious

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    You should consider yourselves lucky. My pedal pressure sucks; I am going to replace the master cylinder to see if that helps.

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    I used to feel the same until I realized that increasing the pressure doesn't make a significant difference in deceleration. This makes heel&toe only realistic when you brake in late like at the track or when you are really pressing on. For everyday shifting it doesn't seem worth it.

    Bassem

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    I bled my brakes a 6 weeks ago.
    Never satisfied myself that I cycled ABS.
    Tonight I found out they work just fine. lol

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    ya my brakes suck too. need new master cyclinder.

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