[s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes

[Cody Forbes]

No E-brake. Porsche's (except 914 and Carrera GT) use a drum style parking 
brake inside the rotor hub.

-Cody

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From: "Jay M" <jaybird002 at msn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 4:44 PM
To: <glenahan at vfemail.net>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes

>
> Grant,
>
> Am I reading your reply correctly that the rear Baby Black Boxster (Non S) 
> calipers can be mounted on the rear of my 1995.5 UrS6? For some reason I 
> thought only the fronts could be mounted. If so, are the exact same 
> mounting brackets used for mounting the fronts used to mount the rear 
> Boxster calipers as well? Is the emergency brake/cables still useable or 
> is that function lost if the rear Boxster calipers are installed?
>
>
>
> I have a set of front and rear Boxster calipers...I was going to sell the 
> rears and just mount the fronts. If the emergency brake will still work 
> after installing the Boxster calipers in the rear, it's a no brainer for 
> me. Thanks.
>
>> Date: Wed, 6 Apr 2011 13:32:17 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Boxster vs. bigger brakes
>> From: douglas.fifield at gmail.com
>> To: glenahan at vfemail.net
>> CC: quattro at audifans.com; racingiron at comcast.net
>>
>> Cody,
>>
>> I run the BIRA system 3 (Boxter S calipers, Euro A8 rotors) on my 95.5
>> S6 Avant and track the car occasionally. At the track I run Pagid
>> oranges on the fronts. Never had any fade at all.
>>
>> D.
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 3, 2011 at 7:37 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> 
>> wrote:
>> > Boxster S calipers are larger - essentially 996 calipers. Red.
>> > Both are Brembo Aluminum monoblocks with 4 pistons per caliper and 
>> > single pads
>> >
>> > Primary difference is that S calipers support a larger rotor, but, in 
>> > trade off require a 17" wheel (on a boxster)
>> >
>> > any of them represents  HUGE increase in the rear of a nose heavy pig 
>> > ( i mean audi).  In the front, as noted, even bigger might be nice.  I 
>> > cannot however, find a way to fit 16" rotors under 16" wheels :-)
>> >
>> > Grant
>> > On Apr 3, 2011, at 8:32 AM, NIck Miller wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are most people referring to front, rear, s or non s calipers here? 
>> >> From
>> >> what I understand the rears can make a decent upgrade on lighter low 
>> >> power
>> >> cars, no?
>> >>
>> >> What's the primary difference between S and non S calipers as well? 
>> >> Ty.
>> >>
>> >> Nick
>> >> On Apr 2, 2011 11:33 PM, <racingiron at comcast.net> wrote:
>> >>> Cody,
>> >>>
>> >>> I replaced the G60s on my urq with Boxster (non-S) over 300x25 
>> >>> rotors,
>> >> because they fit my primary requirement: fit under 8x15 Ronals. I love 
>> >> the
>> >> consistent braking at the track, but I can still reach the limit if I 
>> >> push
>> >> hard enough. The thin rotors just don't have the capacity to absorb 
>> >> and
>> >> dissipate enough heat. I generally don't push the car too near 
>> >> 10/10ths, so
>> >> I just back off when needed.
>> >>>
>> >>> Your car, with more power and weight, might make you wish for a bit 
>> >>> more
>> >> capacity. It all depends on the compromises you're willing to make. 
>> >> For the
>> >> urq, I gotta keep the wheels. On my S4, for which there are no 
>> >> immediate
>> >> track plans, I won't settle for a Boxster setup. It's got LOTS more 
>> >> weight,
>> >> though. Big blacks are in the works on that one.
>> >>>
>> >>> Eric R.
>> >>> '86 urq
>> >>> '92 urS
>> >>> '93 urS
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>> -- 
>> Douglas in MN
>> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
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