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Old 06-26-2008, 07:50 AM
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Default Yeah, looks like B6 300mm s4 rotors and calipers are best avail now. I am wanting a set of front 14"

ceramics, and a set of 2 piston 322mm rears. They would need some research to match piston size for proper proportioning. If this happens (and it probably wont) I would be doing it myself (and I dont have the equipment to measure or the access to the various calipers to test) and 15,000$ to get that done would be waaaay down on the list of places to blow money. I guess I need to just buy the parts for the rear s4 stuff and forget the rest. I was thinkig about taking my car the rest of the way to full race and do time attack on a serious level, but I enjoy driving it on the street too much to do all the spherical mounts/cage/etc. and the things I would want to do like the brakes required to be competitive are just too much money.<ul><li><a href="http://www.movit.de/rahmen/ceramic.htm">Real brakes</a></li></ul>
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Default that certainly is a VERY nice bit of brake kit...

but I am sure you would agree, totally overkill for a street car. At that point, i think it's just bragging rights....and furthermore, the tires/grip becomes the weak link to a great braking system.

I usually tell my customers to get a nice 4-pot brake kit that will fit under 17" wheels, and get proper cooling to the rotors. I've done this up to 600+hp and have yet to find them inadequate. Sure the rears could be a little larger, but again, too much just adds mass that isn't necessary. Good cooling back there will help a bunch as well.
Old 06-26-2008, 08:25 AM
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Default Well, here is what is available....

We can do the B5 S4 rear brake set up with an aluminum adapter, and run a 300mm x 22mm B7 S4 rotor w/ the B5 calipers. That would probably help substantially.
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Agree on street stuff, xactly right abt the tires.
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Default Aluminum adapter? Is this your own piece, Brian?

the 034 kit is steel...so just curious if you've got something up your sleeve that you haven't told us about yet. ;-P
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Correction, you are right, the 034 are steel, thank you
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Default Hmmm, nice idea. 034 claims that you cannot use the stock brake lines?

Do they need to be longer, or what?
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Default Hmm, I believe they would be shorter or maybe just different AN fittings...

I would be happy to dig more into it for you.
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Default Not quite ready to buy yet, I have two sets of S4 rear rotors to burn through first. Although, I...

...have another question. Is the B5 S4 pad the same size as the B7? Just asking because I want to make sure that the B5 pad fully sweeps the B7 rotor. I think something looks wrong when it doesn't -- kind of like the Boxster caliper on an A8 rotor. They just don't look like they are made for each other....
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Default .....

Great questions, again one that I will have to verify in terms of technical aspects. I do know they work together though

When the time is right, be in touch!
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