[V8] V8 brake upgrades

[7013885254]

Yes sounds like you have the "V2" of these brakes.  Gene West of west motorsports did two sets.  Both with 1998 S500 brakes.  Yours uses smaller rotors and ground off the 'ear' for the caliper and uses a custom one.  Its that set I am going to base my stuff off of.  I'm doing a different bracket likely and different rotor.  I want more clearance for 15s.  Hope its possible.  

How do you like the brakes?  Any issues with the merc calipers?  It is nice they are only bout 100 rebuilt.

---- Original Message ----
From: "Kent McLean" <kentmclean at comcast.net>
Date: 12/7/09 7:59 am
To: "V8List Fans" <v8 at audifans.com>
Subj: Re: [V8] V8 brake upgrades
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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