[s-cars] Upgrades

[Mark Strangways]

In my opinion NO.
Others will argue that aftermarket rotors and pads makes the brakes ok.

Mark
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "JR" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>
To: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst at rogers.com>
Cc: "S-CAR LIST" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 12:35 AM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Upgrades


> Is there any hope for the stock brakes?  Can I just put in better rotors
> and pads and maybe stainless steel brake lines?  This would be for non
> track driving.
>
>
> JR
>
> Mark Strangways wrote:
>
> >Ok here we go....
> >Time to go out and bury the wallet now.
> >Forget where you buried it and you will be much better off.
> >
> >You HAVE read about the slippery slope around here right ?
> >You are now at the top, it just takes one little step, just one tiny
little
> >step and you will start your decent down.
> >
> >For brakes the choice seems to be 993 big reds over some mid sized rotors
> >(Euro A8)
> >Me I am kinda partial to my 996tt big reds over 993 2 piece rotors for
the
> >front.
> >I know Hap likes his big reds out back, but I like my US A8 front rotors
> >under stock calipers....
> >
> >For power, the RS2 package is a good start, but if you are eager it will
> >never do... Hap can comment on this I am sure.
> >Welcome to the dark side.... What you do next.....
> >
> >Mark S
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "JR" <urs4 at magnaspeed.net>
> >To: "S-CAR LIST" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:16 AM
> >Subject: [s-cars] Upgrades
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> >
> >>Hello fellow listers,
> >>
> >>Summer has hit and I'm getting a case of upgrade fever.  I've got a 93
> >>S4 with 98K on it.  Got the K&N and the MTM+1 chips installed already.
> >>What is the groups opinion on what to do next for more power and better
> >>braking?  I'm thinking the RS2 manifold/turbo/software sounds good for
> >>power.  Anything I need to do to the car to make it able to handle this
> >>upgrade or should it be fine?  Also, what about for stopping?  The
> >>brakes on this thing aren't the greatest to begin with.  What do most of
> >>you run for upgraded brakes?
> >>
> >>Thanks,
> >>
> >>JR
> >>
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