Re: Breaks in brakes

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In a message dated 5/13/99 4:55:11 PM Central Daylight Time, grega@pobox.com 
writes:

> 
>  I'll personally challenge any takers in the Northeast to a duel. Our 
Porsche
>  Boxster caliper/A8 314mm rotor brakes on my 1991 200q versus ANY other kit
>  out there on ANY other Audi. Let's do it. I've got a Gtech for objective
>  judgements, we both have sensitive butts to use for subjective judgement,
>  and we'll see what those $2500-$3000 kits can do against a well-designed
>  sub-$1000 system.
>  
>  If you want to make it even more fair, I'm willing to switch my brakes onto
>  YOUR car, using YOUR brakes, and YOUR butt. If you're too "conservative" to
>  go up against us for free, then I have a case of your favorite beer on the
>  line as well.
>  
>  Any takers?
>  
>  Greg Amy
>  Milford, C
Greg:
You share Johns' enthusiasm for your accomplishments.  I also applaud you for 
taking action.  My disbelief comes from the logic.  Assuming you to use the 
A8 314mm rotor, understand the challenge ahead of you in 330/335 BR 
conversion.  In swept area you are at a loss, dia you are at a loss, and 
thickness you are at a loss.  That must be one AMAZING caliper if in every 
other benchmark and accepted brake performance calculation you come up more 
than a little short.

I'm all for comparos.  Given what you and John have posted so far, I'm 
thinking some baseline understanding of braking performance vs design needs 
discussion.  

Maybe I need a lesson in the "twist" thing.  


My .02

Scott Justusson