'77 Audi Fox Turbo

[Beatty, Robert]

-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Norman [mailto:pajono at ctconnect.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 02, 2001 10:54 PM
To: Audi_80 at email.msn.com; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: '77 Audi Fox Turbo


2. My Porsche brakes are where they started: on my Porsche.
3. I'd be very interested in seeing some info that shows larger
(huge) brakes are more than marginally safer on your car. I'm betting
that all you've achieved is a different brake "feel" and a lot more
fade resistance. Pretty negligible on the street, and I think you'd
be hard pressed to outbrake that car even on the track. 
 
Thanks,
Paul


Its a mere matter of physics... changing from a stock brake to a Bira system
or other advanced braking system will DEFINATLY make a difference in braking
distance.  For example,  changing the stock G-60 dual calipers on the
5000tq/200tq to the bira system, the stock G-60 rotor is 276mm and the Bira
system one rotor (Audi A8 rotor with Boxster brakes) is 314mm.  That is a
larger surface area and therefore better stopping power.  I havent
personally installed Bira yet (key word there is yet), but I expect
excellent results when I do.  The reason Porsche brakes are coveted are,
quite simply, they are among the best in the world.  Whether they are on a
Porsche or any other car makes no difference.

There is more info on track testing and other tests of stock brakes vs Bira
at Bira's site.  http://bira.org/info_main.html

Later

Rob