UFO Brakes

[Schaible, David]

I have two avants one w/ g60s and one w/ ufos....i personally think the
g60s are a huge downgrade in all aspects of braking....i did not do side
by side braking distance tests so it's just seat of the pants.....

I would track the car w/ the ufos, and if they don't hold up do the
upgrade, not a big market for used ufo components in the usa so give em
a beating and see if they can come back for more!!

taka says they won't.....alot depends on the nut that holds the steering
wheel and track.

-----Original Message-----
From: mike claire [mailto:mike.claire at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 2:46 PM
To: Richard Harris
Cc: 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re: UFO Brakes

I've had a '93 S4 with G60s and EBC Greens for a few years.  They're in
perfect operating condition, fresh bleed with Super Blue.  I don't track
the
car.

I just bought a '91 200 20v with UFOs in perfect operating condition.
The
rotors are pretty new and are not warped in the least.  I don't know
what
the pads are, OEM stock I assume.  Fresh brake job, also with a Super
Blue
bleed.

The difference in braking between the 2 cars is vast.  The 200 is just
fantastic.  I thought the S4 was fine until I drove the 200.  The feel,
strength, and modularity (is that a word?) is so much better in the 200.

I can't attest to fade resistance, but I bet the 200 would beat the S4
hands
down.



Mike

On 10/3/07, Richard Harris <rnharris at bellsouth.net> wrote:
>
> I realize that this is old news for some you...I'm debating whether or
not
> to upgrade from UFO brakes to S4/S6 struts and  993TT calipers and
rotors.
> The vehicle will primarily be used as a track car.  For those of you
that
> have tracked UFO equipped vehicles, is the caliper/rotor combination
up to
> the task? I understand that UFO rotors a costly, but that's still less
> expensive than new struts, Big Reds, Rotors and pads.  As for pads,
> Carbotech, www.ctbrakes.com still provides them for the 200.
>
> Thanks,
> Richard Harris
>
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