[V8] V8 brake upgrades

Kent McLean kentmclean at comcast.net
Mon Dec 7 04:59:21 PST 2009


7013885254 wrote:
 > To update Y'all.  I just got a Merc S500 caliper to test out.  Nice little 4
 > piston ATE piece.  Ver very very cheap  got this one a new loaded piece for
 > about what a caliper for our alero runs.
 >
 > Going to look into 28 and 30mm rotors at or just bellow 300mm.  these require
 > the smaller 28mm rotors originally.  If all else fails, I can always get the
 > right rotor from racing brake.  I'd still be less than 500 with those used.

My V8 has S-class calipers and uses A8 rotors. Don't ask me for details, as I 
bought it that way.

Keith Tackett (formerly of Audi Connection) may have some thoughts. Last I heard 
he had his own shop in OH, Gruppe 1 Tuning. I googled and found this:
<http://www.myspace.com/keitht1967>

-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"



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