[s-cars] Big Brakes

[Paul Friedenberg]

I have the 314mm x 30mm A8 rotors (Audi part, not OEM), and have only
managed to warp them once in 2 years. I am very hard on them, and temps here
in the summer are mid 90s to low 100s. I used to warp UFOs all the time, and
G60s even more frequently.


>From: Igor Kessel <igor at s-cars.org>
>To: Keith Maddock <Keith.Maddock at trw.com>
>CC: s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Big Brakes
>Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 10:23:04 -0400
>
>Keith Maddock wrote:
> >
> > I'm talking about the ''old Euro A8 rotors'' then, 314mm x 30 slotted,
>and cadmium plated as suppied by ECS with Stage II.  (same size specified
>for BIRA System 3).
> >
> > I thought you had S8 rotors??
> >
> > -Keith
> >
> > ****************************************************************
> > Keith Maddock, TRW Automotive,  Koblenz, Germany
> > Slip Control Systems, Systems Design, Traction Control
> > +49 (0)261/ 895 2474     -    -    keith.maddock at trw.com
> >
> > >>> Igor Kessel <igor at s-cars.org> 23-Aug-02 15:23:47 >>>
> > Keith Maddock wrote:
> >
> > > Another interesting point... Even with all this ''use/abuse'', the
>Euro A8 (slotted Brembo brand) have not warped a single bit.
> >
> > Keith,
> > are you talking the 2000 forward 323x30mm 4D0-615-301-A Euro A8 rotors?
> > I have those in my car, made by Zimmerman, slotted by a local shop, and
> > they are already warped. I did bed in the brakes after installation, and
> > generally did not abuse them at all. No track time either.
> >
> > If that's the case, then it must be concludeed that the very same rotor
> > made by Brembo is superior to the one made by Zimmerman.
>
>Beginning with m/y 2000 the USA A8/S8 - 323x30mm 4D0-615-301-A.
>
>The Euro S8 rotor is now 345mm in DIA.
>
>
>--
>Igor Kessel
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