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Re: Misc. V8 questions (V8 brakes)

To: BernieD1@aol.com, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
Subject: Re: Misc. V8 questions (V8 brakes)
From: quinn@hns.com
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 1997 09:12:42 -0400
cc: quinn@hns.com
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net



BernieD1 writes:

>Audi issued service bulletin to replace the original brakes with the set
up
>(including struts) used on the 200's. ... Some reports that I read stated
>that this reduced the unsprung weight by about 140 lbs. This is a
substantial
>weight savings.
Substantial? I'll say! The brake system on a car weighs ONE HUNDRED & FORTY
POUNDS?!?  I'd heard Audis were over-engineered, but this is ridiculous!

I guess the moral to this is NOT to believe everything you read!

-Mark Quinn

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