[Biturbos4] Stock Brake Upgrade

[The Corbs]

ECS Tuning?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Benno" <mbenno at yahoo.com>
To: <MMaglocci at aol.com>; <Biturbos4 at www.audifans.com>
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [Biturbos4] Stock Brake Upgrade


>I wonder if someone makes a composite or floating rotor? That could be 
>lighter which would also be an improvement.
>
>
> MMaglocci at aol.com wrote:
> Dear Fellow enthusiasts:
>
> I have a 2000 S4 that has 55,000 miles on it and the original brakes. It 
> is
> time to replace the pads and rotors. Although I'm very tempted, I am not
> ready to lay down the bucks for a big brake kit from Brembo, Statsis or 
> StopTech.
> However, I would like to get a little more performance out of the stock 
> set
> up.
>
> I'm leaning toward the EBC Greenstuff brake pads based some of the prior
> posts to this site.
>
> I'm wonder what the list would suggest for upgraded replacement rotors as
> opposed to OEM stock. I do not plan on running any track events and this 
> is a
> daily driver. I run the stock Avus rims in winter and 17' BBS in the 
> summer.
> Most have suggested to stay away from drilled rotors and stay with slotted 
> and
> or dimpled. I'm wonder if anyone has experience with using Brembo, Baer,
> Statsis or other rotors with stock brake set up. Also wondering if steel 
> brake
> lines are overkill or is money well spent. Can you use an S8 rotor or RS4 
> rotor
> with our stock set up?
>
> Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated as I need to get 
> job
> done before the snows fly.
>
> PS, I have recently experienced the annoying dashboard rattle talked about
> lately on this list. Thank goodness, I thought the (replacement) 
> windshield was
> coming dislodged.
>
> Thanks
>
> MJM
>
>
>
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