Got my Turbo5 Stage III Brakes in the mail yesterday...anyone wanna see ;-)
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Got my Turbo5 Stage III Brakes in the mail yesterday...anyone wanna see ;-)
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/227/JamesRPorsche1.jpg"></center><p>They're not on the car yet...and they won't be for a week or two cause one of the calipers somehow got out of its box in shipping and picked up some knicks and dings...Clark was concerned and suggested that I should send that part back for replacement...which I appreciate. I'm pretty **** about my car...so I'd prefer the calipers be perfect...at least when they're initially put on the car.
Anyhow this looks like a pretty serious kit...Porsche 996 Calipers with 4 pistons, aluminum monoblock construction, single pin brake pad changes, massive billet adapter brackets, OEM S4 Rotors 12.6" x 1.25" all very nice indeed. Once I get the replacment caliper and brackets I'm gonna have AMS put them on the car...I've also got a set of AWE SS Brake Lines...I figured for $99 I'd give it a try. All in all this brake kit looks like one of the best values going hands down. Once I get em' on the car I'll report back on braking performance and pedal feel...hopefully we'll get some more rain too so I can see if there are any wet weather issues...my 2001 seems to have 0 wet weather braking problems...my 99 used to, "float" for a bit before they'd grab when it was really coming down.
Regards,
James R.
2001 A4 1.8TQMSXP (Turbo5 Stage III Brakes, AWE Stainless Steel Lines, Oettinger Pedal Set + Dead, Oettinger RE's 17x8, Yoko AVS Sports 225/45/R17, European Xenon Housings, Bailey BPV & RS4 Grill)
Anyhow this looks like a pretty serious kit...Porsche 996 Calipers with 4 pistons, aluminum monoblock construction, single pin brake pad changes, massive billet adapter brackets, OEM S4 Rotors 12.6" x 1.25" all very nice indeed. Once I get the replacment caliper and brackets I'm gonna have AMS put them on the car...I've also got a set of AWE SS Brake Lines...I figured for $99 I'd give it a try. All in all this brake kit looks like one of the best values going hands down. Once I get em' on the car I'll report back on braking performance and pedal feel...hopefully we'll get some more rain too so I can see if there are any wet weather issues...my 2001 seems to have 0 wet weather braking problems...my 99 used to, "float" for a bit before they'd grab when it was really coming down.
Regards,
James R.
2001 A4 1.8TQMSXP (Turbo5 Stage III Brakes, AWE Stainless Steel Lines, Oettinger Pedal Set + Dead, Oettinger RE's 17x8, Yoko AVS Sports 225/45/R17, European Xenon Housings, Bailey BPV & RS4 Grill)
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Here are some pics of the adapter brackets and the brake line re-location brackets
<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/227/JamesRPorsche6.jpg"></center><p>I think this is how they go together...I'm sure it's more obvious once you get the brakes off your car.
Regards,
James R.
2001 A4 1.8TQMSXP (Turbo5 Stage III Brakes, AWE Stainless Steel Lines, Oettinger Pedal Set + Dead, Oettinger RE's 17x8, Yoko AVS Sports 225/45/R17, European Xenon Housings, Bailey BPV & RS4 Grill)
Regards,
James R.
2001 A4 1.8TQMSXP (Turbo5 Stage III Brakes, AWE Stainless Steel Lines, Oettinger Pedal Set + Dead, Oettinger RE's 17x8, Yoko AVS Sports 225/45/R17, European Xenon Housings, Bailey BPV & RS4 Grill)