[s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2

[manuelsanchez at starpower.net]

Taka,

Igor also mentioned that he thought the RS2 calipers ran the same rotor as the ECS Stage 2 kit.

I can confirm that I am running the Euro A8 rotor with the ECS Stage 2 kit.

Hmmmm.

-manny

---- Original message ----
>Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 20:08:08 -0400
>From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>  
>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2  
>To: "manuelsanchez at starpower.net" <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
>Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>
>   Euro-spec A8 323x30 rotors. Not 2.7T rotors, I don't
>   know what their dimensions are.
>
>   The other option would be the two-piece 993tt rotor
>   ring/ custom hat combo that lots of
>   listers are running. As for hat dimensions, I don't
>   know. I would see if someone else chimes
>   in about that question.
>
>   Taka
>
>   On 10/23/06, manuelsanchez at starpower.net <
>   manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
>
>     Taka,
>
>     Thanks for the info. These brackets have the
>     following number on them
>
>     ECS 1006
>
>     I bought them about 3 years ago.
>
>     Would you know what rotors are run with the RS2
>     brackets (2.7TT?) and their respective size?
>
>     Regards,
>
>     -Manny
>
>     ---- Original message ----
>     >Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 10:47:20 -0400
>     >From: "Taka Mizutani" <t44tqtro at gmail.com>
>     >Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets
>     - ECS Stage 2
>     >To: "manuelsanchez at starpower.net"
>     <manuelsanchez at starpower.net>
>     >Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
>     >
>     >   Manny-
>     >   If you look up this issue on Audiworld, some
>     people
>     >   have mentioned improper
>     >   threading of the brackets as the cause.
>     >
>     >   Hopefully, it was a run of brackets that is
>     long
>     >   past, but unless someone logs what brackets
>     are
>     >   defective (are there serial numbers on them?),
>     you
>     >   would not know.
>     >
>     >   The other solution, if you can verify that the
>     hat
>     >   dimensions are compatible, is to source a set
>     of RS2
>     >   brackets from Europe and use them. RS2
>     brackets are
>     >   steel and OEM, therefore should not be an
>     issue for
>     >   cracking.
>     >
>     >   Taka
>     >
>     >   On 10/23/06, manuelsanchez at starpower.net <
>     >   manuelsanchez at starpower.net> wrote:
>     >
>     >     S-heads,
>     >
>     >     I was having my tech inspection for upcoming
>     VIR
>     >     school and found that both of my ECS Stage 2
>     >     caliper mounting brackets are cracked. Based
>     on
>     >     some recent internet posts on the subject, I
>     made
>     >     sure the tech checked carefully.
>     >
>     >     I spoke with Gary at ECS, he was very nice
>     and did
>     >     some checking with the returns department.
>     He told
>     >     me he thougght this was an isolated
>     incident. I
>     >     mentioned that I was clued into this
>     potential
>     >     problem from chatter on the net, but he said
>     he
>     >     had never run across the issue and he
>     handles 50%
>     >     of the calls.
>     >
>     >     I would be interested to know how many
>     others have
>     >     had this problem and what you did about it
>     >     (contacted ECS?).
>     >
>     >     I asked if the design had changed at all,
>     and he
>     >     said no. I suppose it could be an isolated
>     >     manufacturing defect, but I wonder if it is
>     a
>     >     design issue. Obviiously I would prefer that
>     this
>     >     not happen again, and a design revision
>     would
>     >     probably make me sleep better.
>     >
>     >     So check you caliper mounting brackets.
>     >
>     >     Again, Gary was very nice and helpful, and
>     ECS
>     >     will warranty the brackets. I need to buy
>     new
>     >     brackets, returned the cracked ones, and
>     then they
>     >     will refund the cost of the replacement
>     brackets.
>     >
>     >     I'm wondering though what my other options
>     would
>     >     be for a 993TT Big Red brake kit. Any
>     thoughts?
>     >
>     >     -manny
>     >     UrS6 Avant ' cracked ' brackets
>     >    
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