[s-cars] HUGE Brakes

[Bob DG]

Actually, on the street I DO get fade. I do drive my car a little too hard
on the street for most people. I'm sure for track use I would REALLY want
bigger brakes. How much is the Brembo 355 kit? Seems hard to beat the ECS
323 kit price, not sure it would be that much better than what I have now
though...






>From: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>
>Reply-To: Bruce Mendel <brucem105 at comcast.net>
>To: TM <t44tq at mindspring.com>, 'Bob DG' <bobs6 at msn.com>,
>s-car-list at audifans.com
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] HUGE Brakes
>Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:36:53 -0400
>
>I agree. Other than feel, you've got enough stopping power to lock up the
>front tires easily. Beyond that, the only thing you get by going to bigger
>brakes is how MANY times in a row you can lock them up without fade.
>
>So on the street, it's extremely unlikely you'll get fade. On the track,
>they should be sufficient too, but if you get fade, fluid and pad
>composition and cooling are most likely culprits.
>
>Of course, bigger brakes LOOK cooler, so hard to argue with that logic. :)
>
>Bruce
>2001 S4, stock wimpy brakes with Formula-1 quality lines and fluid
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "TM" <t44tq at mindspring.com>
>To: "'Bob DG'" <bobs6 at msn.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 8:07 PM
>Subject: RE: [s-cars] HUGE Brakes
>
>
> > Bob-
> > Brembo has a 355mm kit available, it works very well from a passenger's
> > standpoint.
> >
> > Have you thought of doing the following before going to larger brakes:
> >
> > Better rotors- 2-piece directionally vaned rotors
> > Brake ducting- cools the brakes significantly better
> > Better fluid and pads
> >
> > For street use, there really is no need to go to a 355 or 380mm rotor.
> >
> >
> > Taka
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bob DG [mailto:bobs6 at msn.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 5:07 PM
> > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > Subject: [s-cars] HUGE Brakes
> >
> >
> > After the latest round of mods to my S6, I think my Big Blacks (314mm)
> > are no longer going to cut it. I like the idea of the ECS 323mm brakes,
> > but I'd like to go even bigger. Anyone know anything about bigger brake
> > kits, such as what Perry E was using? F40 brakes was it?
> >
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