Re: Girling 60 conversion.

[Javad Shadzi <javad@ecst.csuchico.edu>]

On Tue, 16 Mar 1999, Pat Martin wrote:

> Not sure why you would put those calipers on a 4kq or a coupe.  Pete
> Kunzlers 4ktq (featured in EC) has the g-60's on it and has little if any
> better braking than my stock brakes on my 4ktq.  This was beared out during
> 2 track days last summer.  Fade is as bad or worse and the hacking needed to
	
	I could understand if if you say the conversion is not much
better, but worse?  If the laws of better braking has anything to do with
it, then why would Audi have put them on heavier and faster cars?  Are not
some of the keys to better brakes bigger and more clamping force?  Plus,
they are about as big as you can fit inside a 15" wheel.  Autotech Tuning
makes an upgrade for the VR6 (whick is a lot heavier than a 4k/cgt) with
the G60, and I have seen documented
stopping distances, by just going to the bigger caliper, and distances
were reduced by 15 to 20' -with no fading after 10 repeated stops from
60mph...not bad, huh?

Javad Shadzi
86 coupe GT