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| Mueller |
 May 6 2004, 12:12 PM
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With everything being equal (piston size, pad size, rotor...etc....)
Would there be a performance difference between the two setups besides the obvious weight difference? I'm thinking at normal temps, both would be equal. I'm also guessing that once one gets more aggressive with the brakes, the aluminum calipers would be better and would be less susceptible to brake fade due to the better heat dissipation of the aluminum. |
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| Dave_Darling |
May 6 2004, 03:30 PM
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914 Idiot Group: Members Posts: 14,991 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Silicon Valley / Kailua-Kona Member No.: 121 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(Mueller @ May 6 2004, 10:32 AM) I knew somebody would mention the damn flexing (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Hey, it's what I've read. People, particularly those with 30-year-old "S" calipers, claim that they are getting noticeable flex from them. Ludvigsen also mentions the flex in some aluminum calipers somewhere in the 2nd volume of his work. Me? I have no clue... I have stock steel calipers on my 914. QUOTE Hey Dave, are you in on the WB02? Sounds like we have a total of 4 if you say yes. Sorry, incoming email was hosed all day yesterday and also early this AM. Don't know if it's OK yet or not. My situation with the WBO2 is a little complicated... (You gonna be in Fremont this Saturday? If so, I can try to remember the plenum.) --DD |
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Mueller aluminum calipers vrs. iron calipers???? May 6 2004, 12:12 PM
Dave_Darling The aluminum is lighter, but it flexes more. I ha... May 6 2004, 12:26 PM Mueller QUOTE
banderson Does anyone use an aluminum caliper?
If so, then ... May 6 2004, 12:53 PM lapuwali I suppose the increase heat transfer of Al v. Fe c... May 6 2004, 12:54 PM davep Good heavens, don't tell the factory that alum... May 6 2004, 01:05 PM banderson Ok, OK, I take it all back May 6 2004, 01:20 PM Ira Ramin Mike,
Are you trying to choose between the aluminu... May 6 2004, 02:03 PM phantom914 Heat is transferred from the pads to the fluid thr... May 6 2004, 02:19 PM Mueller Hi Ira,
I have all your parts...I'll ship the... May 6 2004, 02:29 PM phantom914 QUOTE
Mueller not too sure if i'll be in fremont or not, I m... May 6 2004, 03:50 PM MattR Here is something straight from my physics textboo... May 6 2004, 04:24 PM drew365 I ran S calipers for two years until one started s... May 6 2004, 05:32 PM Brad Roberts Bleed the brakes some time on a car with S caliper... May 6 2004, 07:56 PM TimT QUOTE
TimT Oh a very seriously cool alum caliper is the Wilwo... May 6 2004, 08:18 PM |
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