Is there an easy Brembo Caliper upgrade for the V-10 S6?
12-29-2007, 05:54 PM
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Yes. You are asking the S6 to do things is wasn't intended to do, no matter how much it cost.
Would you track a $150k Bentley Cont and also be upset it failed at braking duties?
The S6 type car is meant to be a luxo/sport cruiser. The other OEM cars in your list are much closer to being occasional track cars and they still fail miserably with OEM brake components.
The S6 type car is meant to be a luxo/sport cruiser. The other OEM cars in your list are much closer to being occasional track cars and they still fail miserably with OEM brake components.
12-29-2007, 07:18 PM
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Re: Yes. You are asking the S6 to do things is wasn't intended to do, no matter how much it cost.
No I'm not - I have a proper race car for that.....
I expect to be able to lap (no passing) with an M3, Maserati Coupe, Etc. Look, almost every review mentions the mushy brakes....my issue is why bother w/ the unsprung weight of the huge rotors, only to hang marginal calipers on it...
JM
I expect to be able to lap (no passing) with an M3, Maserati Coupe, Etc. Look, almost every review mentions the mushy brakes....my issue is why bother w/ the unsprung weight of the huge rotors, only to hang marginal calipers on it...
JM
12-30-2007, 08:08 AM
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Since you're a track guy I'm surprised that you don't have a grasp on this.
If your issue is burning through pads and rotors, your problem is not the calipers. More clamping force from the calipers would only make the problem worse. The problem is that the OEM pads and rotors just do not have the heat dissipating capability to withstand track duties. When pushed, the rotors heat up to a point where they basically just melt the pads. What you really want to do is increase your heat dissipation with track capable pads and rotors. Better rotors will cool off much faster through better venting and more efficient cooling methods. Better pads will be able to withstand higher temps and get you through more track days without being replaced.
That's really what you should be looking into.
That's really what you should be looking into.
12-30-2007, 05:35 PM
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Yes, fade comes from the inability to dissipate heat.
Mushy pedal could be improved by a caliper upgrade but I don't know enough specifics about the OEM S6 brakes and the aftermarket options to know how much of an improvement it would be.
01-05-2008, 01:18 PM
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Re: Yes, fade comes from the inability to dissipate heat.
Correct, but remember that w/ 4 pistons behind several large pads, the transfer of heat to the fluid is reduced, compared to the "heat sink" provided by 2 large pistons....with their attendant larger footprints w/ less air moving past them...
01-10-2008, 03:43 AM
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Autoweek 1/14/2008 issue LT Test, Pg 17, "Whoever at Audi says these brakes
are OK needs a Certification Check. If that's the way it's supposed to be, I've got a '68 Beetle w/ a couple of stripped bleeder valves I'd like to sell you."
So, sports fans, maybe I can even be smooth, and have inferior brakes.....
JM
LA, CA
So, sports fans, maybe I can even be smooth, and have inferior brakes.....
JM
LA, CA
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