upgrade advice

[Brett Dikeman]

At 9:21 PM -0500 11/28/01, JanDebL at aol.com wrote:
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>Chris, big brakes are nice but several years ago I drove Ned's BEAST, a 400+
>HP 5KTQ (3B motor) which had G60's with Pagid pads.  I was very impressed
>with the brakes - numerous back to back stops from 100 mph without any
>trauma.

The key difference is that Ned's beast is a 5000, which weighs
several hundred pounds LESS than a 200q20v; the V8 and S4/S6 weigh
even more than a 200q20v.

This weight difference is one reason why a chipped 5kCSTQ at around
200hp will blow the doors off a stock 200q20v at 217hp.

About the only thing going for a 200q20v/v8/s-car owner with G60
brakes is the rear calipers, which are slightly upgraded from the
standard type 44 rear caliper.

B
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