[V8] UFO brakes at Audi

[too many quattros]

over the years i have read posts from a die hard few that just love the UFO
brakes.  honestly, i am not sure why.  i have had two cars with them.  yes,
they did seem to stop better then G60 brakes when used in day to day driving
(although i never did measure the distances).  but, one romp in the hills
and it was so easy to cook the UFO brakes.  when i converted my V8q to
Willwood brakes back in 1994 or 1995 (by this time, i had already been
through 3 or 4 sets of UFO rotors), i was highly impressed with the rigidity
of the Willwood brakes.  the Brembo rotors did not heat soak like the UFOs.
the overall braking of the car was GREATLY improved.  imo, there is NO
comparison.  in short, what is the point of a set of brakes if you have to
replace a warped pair after just a spirited drive or two?  BTW, the fastest
set of UFO brakes i ever warped was warped in about 2 weeks.  i put them on
and two weeks later i had to make a panic stop from about 75 MPH when a
truck pulled out in front of me on the highway (ambient temp was about 105
that day).  i slowed to about 20 mph.  that was it, another 800$ (back then)
to replace the rotors.  about 6 months later i had the willwoods on.  the
UFOs were a great idea, poorly executed.




Shayne

PARTING:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5
PARTING:  1986 Audi 4000 CS quattro


> From: Roger Woodbury <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> Reply-To: <rmwoodbury at roadrunner.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 17:32:20 -0500
> To: <b.homburg at web.de>
> Cc: V8 Audi Fans <v8 at audifans.com>
> Subject: [V8] UFO brakes at Audi
> 
> Perhaps I should have said that Audi USA is no longer supporting the V8
> Quattro's UFO brakes.  Here in this country, a great many V8's and 200
> 20Valve cars were converted to G60s due to warping.  I am not surprised that
> they may be unavailable here now, as there are some hoses for the 200
> 20Valve turbo that are no longer available through Audi.
> 
> UFO calipers in the US from the franchised Audi dealer were about $1400.
> That is one reason why I was so interested in aftermarket brake systems for
> this car.  IF it came down to $1400 for UFO calipers and $12-1300 for a
> conversion to something else, I would have to think long and hard about
> which way to jump.
> 
> Roger
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Audifans V8 mailing list
> Send posts to: mailto:V8 at audifans.com
> Manage your list connection: http://www.audifans.com/mailman/listinfo/v8
> 
> You can help keep the audifans site running by shopping at
> http://audifans.com/shop/
>