[s-cars] 16" Avus wheels and ECS Stage 3

[Taka Mizutani]

Steve-
I don't know- the greater brake torque of the larger rotor would help. I
have not researched this stuff any further than circa 2002 or 2003 because I
have not had my 200 since late 2004.

I think that larger rear rotors is a waste of money- they don't do that much
of the braking as it is.

When you say stock caliper, I take that to mean a 993tt caliper with a
larger rotor (larger than the 322mm stock rotors, right?).

Do you really need that much larger of a brake rotor? I would look at
improving traction before doing that unless you're fading Big Reds with race
pads and fluid.

Taka



On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 9:05 AM, Steve Marinello <smarinello at entouch.net>wrote:

> Taka,
>
> I would tend to agree.  Noticeable difference between the 993tt set up on
> the avant and the only Boxster set up I drove a number of years ago.
>
> What do you think of the Stasis brake kits that use revised brackets and
> stock calipers to allow larger rotors?  They have them for front and back.
> A greater radius yields an increase in braking power, even with stock
> caliper and pad size, but somewhat greater swept area.
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 7:05 AM
> To: LL - NY
> Cc: J3; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] 16" Avus wheels and ECS Stage 3
>
> You guys are making way too much hay about this- do a stud conversion and
> get some 5mm hubcentric spacers from H&R- problem solved.
>
> Getting a Boxster caliper and appropriately sized rotor is not going to
> improve your braking significantly, if at all- the pedal feel will improve
> over a sliding caliper brake setup, but your stopping power is going to be
> significantly less. I've driven UrS cars with the Boxster setup- not
> impressive at all. My 200q with 320mm rotors and 996 calipers was much,
> much
> better, as are the 993tt setups that I've driven on an UrS.
>
> Taka
>
>
> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:28 PM, LL - NY <larrycleung at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > I have the ECS Stage 3 kit and the winter set up is on the 6 spoke Avus'.
> > There is no need for H+R spacers, as axial clearance isn't that tight. *
> > Radial* clearance at the beveled ends of the calipers IS credit card
> > thickness tight, however. IF gravel or anything got caught between the
> > wheel
> > and caliper it won't be pretty. If you must winter, the slightly smaller
> > diameter A8 rotor (several Stage II kits use 'em) might provide the extra
> > peace of mind. I haven't tried the Stage 2 kits, but I'd venture a guess
> in
> > street driving there'd be little appreciable difference in performance
> with
> > ANY gain in caliper clearance being worth the trade-off.
> >
> > Just my $0.02
> >
> > LL - NY
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:50 AM, J3 <jay003 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > > I am considering purchasing the ECS Stage 3 brake kit for my 95.5 S6.
> My
> > > stock set up is ready for new rotors and pads so I wanted to get some
> > > better
> > > braking.
> > > My snows are the stock 16" Avus 6 spoke wheels. Will I have any
> problems
> > > mounting this kit with the stock 16" wheels? I searched the archives
> and
> > it
> > > seems that they will fit as long as the weights are the clip on kind.
> > >
> > > Any things else I should know or consider?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jay Desmarais
> > >
> > > 1995.5 S6
> > > Burlington, VT
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