[urq] FW: Brakes for the UrQ

[Ed Torres]

Yes, if you are using regular brake fluid.  You probobly want to use some racing fluids anyway.
 

 



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> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:45:59 -0800
> From: afinn1 at gmail.com
> To: ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com
> CC: urq at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [urq] FW: Brakes for the UrQ
> 
> There's a greater chance of boiling the brake fluid though, right?
> 
> Andrew Finney
> 1985 UrQ V8
> 
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 7:09 AM, Ingo Rautenberg
> <ingo.rautenberg at gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > L-A,
> >
> > Absolutely. But the importance of proper bedding-in can not be
> > overemphasized.
> >
> > On Jan 28, 2010 10:03 AM, "Louis-Alain Richard" <larichard at plguide.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > I have a stupid question :
> >
> > If someone install super-aggressive racing pads on stock rotors and
> > calipers
> > (ok, maybe G60 fronts + S4 rears), I know the rotors would be eaten in
> > short
> > distance, but could a system like that provide plenty of stopping power ?
> >
> > I'm asking, cause I saw a works racing Ford Taurus SHO (1989) back in the
> > day, Scott Maxwell was the driver, and they were using stock FoMoCo rotors,
> > and change them each week-end. The car was racing in Showroom stock, so
> > modifications were minimal. And the 4 rotors were glowing red just after a
> > few laps, and stayed like that for the whole race. Could this be an
> > alternative for us who don't drive the car much ?
> >
> > Louis-Alain
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : urq-bounces at audifans.com [mailto:urq-bounces at audifans.com] De la part
> > de racingiron at comcast.net
> > Envoyé : 27 janvier 2010 19:47
> > À : Steve Mills; afinn1 at gmail.com
> > Cc : urq list
> > Objet : Re: [urq] FW: Brakes for the UrQ
> >
> > Steve Mills wrote: > I'm going to be test fitting Boxster calipers with
> > 300mm rotors > in the ...
> >
> >
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