[200q20v] Fading Brakes when wet What are the Options

[Grant Eckfeldt]

My wife has been complaining about the 91 not having good brakes in the
slushy weather lately that we have been having in the NE. We put new pads,
nothing special, in last summer. She says that the first time she hits the
brakes they don't grab and if she pumps them once then they are fine. She
only has to pump when it is wet as they grab fine when dry. I know that the
stock system, UFO, is known to be poor when wet.

I don't want to do a brake upgrade (BIRA or ...) unless it is cost
effective, I but would like to improve the braking for her. I don't think
BIRA has found a rotor that works yet without changing the struts to an S4
type. The rotors haven't been turned or replaced since I bought the car,
99K, and it is at about 200K. What are the options? UFO replacements? Are
these available slotted? Are there better pads? What is the optimum solution
for getting improved braking when the roads are wet?

TIA

Grant Eckfeldt
'87 5KCSTQ
'91 200QW



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From:	quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com] On
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Subject:	FW: [200q20v] Re: 200q20v mileage

Steve
  93 octane only, although not always name brand gas. Tires are Conti
225-55/16 on A4 rims (recently replaced with 16x8 UrS4 5 spoke courtesy of
Charlie Smith). Tire pressure between 34 and 36. Tires are very round and
reasonably soft- these are NOT high performance tires. Note my city mileage
is fine- 16-18 hard driving,, 20-21 easy/little boost in mixed city/highway,
so I would think O2 is still doing OK. Track mileage is 8-10.
 Just seems that @ 3k rpm car is looking 6th gear. South Florida is pretty
flat, but traffic is often heavy, especially on I-95. HTH
Regards,
Jerry

-----Original Message-----
From: steve_scalmanini at agilent.com [mailto:steve_scalmanini at agilent.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 11:27 AM
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Cc: jbeer at boosecasey.com; pjrose at frontiernet.net
Subject: RE: [200q20v] Re: 200q20v mileage



It's crucial what octane and tire pressure you were running.
Numbers please?

PS: If I can't get mid 20s MPG at highway speeds on 91 octane
and 38 psi any longer, is O2 sensor probably dead?  ' anyone know
how to test it?