Grassroots Motorsports magazine, Dec. issue has 914 brake tech article |
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Grassroots Motorsports magazine, Dec. issue has 914 brake tech article |
SP9146 |
Dec 26 2003, 03:28 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 98 Joined: 13-December 03 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 1,433 |
I don't usually read this magazine but saw on the cover a mention of the 914 article so I bought it. Excellent explanation of the upgrades to BMW front calipers, etc.
This was actually one of the last articles in a series about their 914 project car. Has anyone read any of the articles, are they worth trying to find? Pete |
tesserra |
Feb 16 2004, 02:35 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 26-March 03 From: Lafayette CA Member No.: 479 |
Its all about making heat in a consistant way then getting rid of it.
Street driving and auot-x do not need larger than stock brakes. You just need a brake system that is easy to modulate or feel what is going on and makes heat ASAP. The the bigger BMW calipers will make more heat sooner but I have heard they are more difficult to modulate. If they start fading it is time for more mass in the rotors and, or, more cooling. Having said this I have the BMW brakes but i have not yet installed them on my v8 914. My stock system with the propotioning valve replaced with an adjustable valve works great. But I bought all the BMW stuff (all four calipers) when he stock system was not working 100% because I thought the stock system was not good enough. Since i have the BMW calipers I will install them and see what the difference is. George |
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