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A QUESTION OF BRAKE UPGRADES

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Old 07-01-2002, 05:15 AM
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Default A QUESTION OF BRAKE UPGRADES

I'm giving some thought to swapping out the brakes on my S4. I wanna stay at or near the 2k range, and my primary options are:

(1) Brembo 996 monobloc calipers, stock S4 rotors, stainless lines fore and aft, Mintex "red box" pads.

(2) Stoptech 332 mm front slotted rotors, front/rear SS lines, pads TBD (possibly Pagid).

The Brembo solution is clearly cheaper, but keeping the stock rotors seems like a half-*** way of doing things. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Old 07-01-2002, 06:13 AM
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Default Check into BIRA.

BIRA's 996 turbo calipers/rotor should fall within your budget.

www.bira.org<ul><li><a href="http://www.bira.org">http://www.bira.org</a</li></ul>
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Default Stoptech has a warranty and support - no waiting for the next set

of bracket (adaptors) to be fabricated.
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<ul><li><a href="http://www.forgemotorsport.com/s4.asp?cat=audis4&amp;catalog=AUDIS4BRAK">Brakes</a></li></ul>
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Default Here are a few more options....

(1) Stock S4 Calipers, but go with Porsche 993TT brake rotors and Mintex Red brake pads... it is a really nice street setup

(2) Full setup above, with Brembo/Porsche caliprs too... Stage 3 kit..

All items available at ECS Tuning. There are plenty of local guys with both setups. For street use and light track use, the #1 option makes the most sense. #2 is better but at nearly $2k its really overkill for most of us... but it stops on a dime!
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