[A4] Brake question on A4 & Mt Tremblant track report

[josh Wyte]

I'm not sure if Hawk makes pads for the A4, but I
imagine they do.  Anyone have any experience with the
Porterfield R4's?

145 mph was about 6500 rpm if I recall...

I've got Ate Super Blue in the car right now for
fluid, good stuff.  Makes flushing easy when you
alternate with the Super Gold...

-josh


--- Jamie Howton <jhowton at fotofab.com> wrote:
> Hi Josh,
> 
> On my Porsches I use Hawk Street pads, they have
> been fantastic for several
> track days at Gingerman in MI.  I don't know if they
> make them to fit A4s,
> but if they do they are worth the money.  They are
> pretty noisy pads though,
> although Audi drivers should be used to that anyway.
> 
> For brake fluid I use ATE Super Blue Racing fluid.
> 
> BTW, 145mph @ what RPMs?
> 
> Regards
> 
> Jamie Howton
> 1998 A4 1.8TQ, Tip, APR Chipped, Brilliant Black
> 1987 Porsche 928 S4 A/T Dunkelblau 80K
> 1979 Porsche 928 5 Spd Opelmetallic 64K
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: a4-admin at audifans.com
> [mailto:a4-admin at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> josh Wyte
> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2001 8:41 AM
> To: quattro at audifans.com; A4 at audifans.com
> Subject: [A4] Brake question on A4 & Mt Tremblant
> track report
> 
> 
> Well, just got done running with the BMWCCA at Mt
> Tremblant this past weekend.  I'd been to the track
> twice in the past and the new track is really nice.
> It's significantly wider in many spots and there's
> way
> more run off room.  We couldn't use it at all
> because
> it was really soft, but it is there.  The track
> surface is immaculate!
> 
> It's a very brake intensive track tho, so I came
> prepared.  (or so I thought!) I have the A8 brakes
> with ferodo DS2000 pads, flushed the brake fluid
> completely last week.  The brakes were fantastic for
> most of saturday, although they did fade a little.
> Sunday morning 1st session they totally faded away. 
> I
> bled the system then drove into town, they still
> didn't feel good so I completely flushed the system.
> Still the same, soft pedal and no bite.
> 
> So I parked the car for the day (grrr!) and let them
> sit overnight.  On the drive back down to Boston
> they
> still felt crappy in the morning and stank to high
> heaven for several hours.  Then progressively they
> got
> better.  They're now 100%.
> 
> What the hell?!  What'd I do?  Glaze the pads and
> they
> just burnt off the coating on the drive back down?
> 
> If that's the case I clearly exceeded the temp
> limits
> of these pads, even tho they're supposed to be
> decent.
>  What track pads does everyone use?
> 
> -josh
> 
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> Josh Wyte
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Josh Wyte 
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