[s-cars] Big Brakes

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Correction-
US S8 uses 345mm rotors as well.

Taka

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From: s-car-list-admin at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-admin at audifans.com]
On Behalf Of Igor Kessel
Sent: Friday, August 23, 2002 10:23 AM
To: Keith Maddock
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Big Brakes


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.


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