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

[Sean Douglas]

The ECS kit uses the 314x30 rotors that are from the early European A8.

The RS2 bracket works with 323x30 rotors that are from the US-spec S8
(facelift). The rotor is not perfectly centered and is off by 1 mm. The
reason for this is that the RS2 used 32 mm thick rotors.

The RS2 bracket will also work with a BIRA hat and 993tt rotor ring
(323x32).

Sean D.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:s-car-list-
> bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of manuelsanchez at starpower.net
> Sent: October 23, 2006 5:25 PM
> To: Taka Mizutani
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Cracked Big Brake Brackets - ECS Stage 2
> 
> 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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