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| ynotdd |
 Feb 19 2004, 08:17 AM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 156 Joined: 13-January 03 From: plainview, NY Member No.: 140  |
IF you have done the BMW caliber conversion what do you think of it? Does it make a big difference? I autocross and DE a 2.0 4 and have to redo the brakes just want to know if its a good investment or not? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/spank.gif)
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| McMark |
Feb 19 2004, 09:37 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,180 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Brakes work by turning motion into heat.
Brake parts can only retain so much heat before they start to fade. Generally, calipers make heat, rotors retain and disperse heat. Think about putting bigger calipers on the same size rotors. The BMW upgrade works great until the extra heat you're producing creates brake fade. Bigger calipers mean hotter rotors faster. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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ynotdd BMW brakes conversion Feb 19 2004, 08:17 AM
DNHunt I like mine but I don't think it made a huge d... Feb 19 2004, 08:34 AM PatW I did the BMW brakes. Yea, the work great but, I f... Feb 19 2004, 10:14 AM tat2dphreak I think good rotors will go farther than the pads ... Feb 19 2004, 10:17 AM 1973914 "Good Pads" run about $150 per end of the car... Feb 19 2004, 10:28 AM tat2dphreak I was referring to the cross drilled rotors... I h... Feb 19 2004, 10:39 AM RocknRollFrenzy i've been trying to decide what to do with my ... Feb 19 2004, 01:08 PM thesey914 Yeah done this....better but fronts lock up too qu... Feb 19 2004, 02:05 PM banderson I’ve done this too and am not too impressed. Th... Feb 19 2004, 04:10 PM Eric_Shea Is your motor basically stock?
If so, 1973914 nai... Feb 19 2004, 07:17 PM
seanery they won't cost ya too much.
I ordered some Po... Feb 19 2004, 07:24 PM |
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