UFO Brakes

[Schaible, David]

Did you have intact brake ducts for the ufo at the track??........ I
never heard anyone ever complain about the 993 setup....except maybe the
price  ;-)

 

 

 

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From: Taka Mizutani [mailto:t44tqtro at gmail.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 3:32 PM
To: Schaible, David
Cc: mike claire; Richard Harris; 200q20v at audifans.com
Subject: Re: UFO Brakes

 

Well, I wasn't talking about G60s, talking about UFO vs. 993tt
caliper/rotor setup.

The much larger heatsink of the 993tt rotor and the superior cooling of
the rotor design lend it to better longevity under extreme use ( i.e.
track use).

I may have overstated things- it's not that you can't drive the car on
the track with UFOs- far from it. You have to do a lot more temperature
management of the brakes if you're using UFOs vs. 993tt setup. 

I'm far from an expert driver and my hamfisted antics at the Glen didn't
faze my brake setup- it is my mechanic's fault that the directionally
vaned rotors were mounted backwards and it's my fault that I was using
street pads at the track, but that happened in the third session of the
2nd day, which isn't too shabby. You definitely cannot do that with
UFOs, that's what I'm trying to get at. Repeated braking from 135 to 65
is not easy on the brakes. 

Taka



On 10/3/07, Schaible, David <David.Schaible at jrspharma.com> wrote:

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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