[V8] UFO brakes at Audi

[Seamus O'Carey]

Can someone explain to me the UFO brakes?  I've seen pictures of the rotors,
and I just don't understand them.

Also, it sounds like they warp pretty easily?  This might be why I have a
slight pulsing in my steering wheel (or the wheels could be just out of
balance).

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 8:18 PM, too many quattros <thequattroking at yahoo.com
> wrote:

> 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
> >
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