[V8] UFO US

[Scott Justusson]

 In a single stop G60 are hard to beat, bttested that when building some of the first big red kits back in 1995.  On a single stop a G60 will put down numbers as good as or better than the 993 BR.  After that initial wow, they will put numbers that would embarrass a Yugo.  That said, as I noted the G60 got a bad rap, not because of the caliper/rotor/pad/piston areas, but because the carrier deforms massively with heat.  When designing BR, we did some measures of our braking 'goal' - the feel and measures of the (at the time) venerable 1995 M3.  The G60 measurements of critical brake components was as good as the M3 everywhere but the carrier.  

It's interesting to see the list I posted of the applications that used the UFO past the v8...  Originating in a country where G60 on a v8 would likely not pass TUV scrutiny.

SJ

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Tony and Lillie <tonyandlillie1 at earthlink.net>
To: Kneale Brownson <kneale at knitknacks.com>; v8 <v8 at audifans.com>
Sent: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 6:27 am
Subject: Re: [V8] UFO US


This was my biggest concern with them, and I was generally in 2nd or 3rd 
when going down a pass. The worst was when I was towing down the pass, I 
actually used first and kept it under 40 in fear of the brakes fading. Sad 
to say, in the 18 wheelers I have had more confidence at times than the 
brakes in the V8.

That said, for the typical US user, the G60's are better. They are too busy 
texting to use the brakes or turn signals anyhow ;-)

Tony

----- Original Message ----- 
Subject: Re: [V8] UFO US


> How many times--other than on the track--would you make such brake use? 
> Oh, wait, how about long downhills like I see almost every trip in the 
> mountains?  It was going down a steep, twisty road from Powder Mountain in 
> Utah where I learned the difference between G60s and UFOs. 

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