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| Porschef |
 Jan 7 2014, 08:46 PM
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How you doin'  Group: Members Posts: 2,180 Joined: 7-September 10 From: LawnGuyland Member No.: 12,152 Region Association: North East States 
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Curious as to know who if anyone is running 320i ATE calipers on their otherwise stock
brake system, and their impressions... Thanks |
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| CptTripps |
Jan 7 2014, 08:51 PM
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:: Punch and Pie :: Group: Members Posts: 3,585 Joined: 26-December 04 From: Tuscaloosa, AL and Akron, OH Member No.: 3,342 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
I had them on my last 914. I was expecting "more" but the reality was "same-ish".
Have Eric re-build your stock calipers and call it a day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) |
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| rick 918-S |
Jan 7 2014, 10:22 PM
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Hey nice rack! -Celette Group: Members Posts: 21,019 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Now in Superior WI Member No.: 43 Region Association: Northstar Region 
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QUOTE(CptTripps @ Jan 7 2014, 08:51 PM)  I had them on my last 914. I was expecting "more" but the reality was "same-ish". Have Eric re-build your stock calipers and call it a day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) What tires and wheels are you running? There is no reason to mess with the brakes unless you are increasing the weight of the car by hundreds of pounds beyond 2 passengers and increasing un-sprung weight, Tire diameter and contact patch. Completely rebuild the stock brakes from the master cylinder, rubber lines and calipers and you will be fine. I used BMW 2002 4 piston calipers on the front and stock rear calipers on my Alien with 19mm master cylinder and proportioning valve delete. I have a massively heavy engine along with added un-sprung weight, increased tire diameter and contact patch. This is the only reason to increase clamping force. IMHO: 320 brakes are not an upgrade. The pads ride higher on the rotors. As I recall the top edge of the pads are off the rotors. Plus they require machining of the mounting flange. Lots of work for not net gain. |
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| computers4kids |
Jan 8 2014, 11:48 AM
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Love these little cars! Group: Members Posts: 2,443 Joined: 11-June 05 From: Port Townsend, WA Member No.: 4,253 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(rick 918-S @ Jan 7 2014, 08:22 PM) QUOTE(CptTripps @ Jan 7 2014, 08:51 PM) I had them on my last 914. I was expecting "more" but the reality was "same-ish". Have Eric re-build your stock calipers and call it a day. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) I had them with a 19mm on both a 2ltr and shortly on a v8. They were not enough for the SBC and no noticeable improvement on the stock setup. Your best bang for your buck would be rebuilding the stock calipers and adding some Porterfield pads. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/lol-2.gif) |
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Posts in this topic
Porschef Brake upgrade Jan 7 2014, 08:46 PM
396 Why rebuild your old 914 stuff when you can really... Jan 8 2014, 12:32 AM Niklas WHy not buy brakes from a 320i ?
I did on one of m... Jan 8 2014, 12:53 AM nathansnathan There's a great writeup in the Lupuwali classi... Jan 8 2014, 08:05 AM jeffdon I am running 320i calipers, with a 19mm MC. Peda... Jan 8 2014, 11:10 AM Porschef The reason for my inquiry is that I have not been ... Jan 8 2014, 12:29 PM 69telecaster I put them on my '70, with the 19mm MC, and I ... Jan 8 2014, 02:39 PM eric9144 Eric Shea is cringing right now I can feel it...
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Proportioning valve wont help in this scenario--... Jan 8 2014, 04:50 PM Eric_Shea http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/stati... Jan 8 2014, 04:25 PM Porschef
http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads_offsite/stat... Jan 8 2014, 05:33 PM eric9144
Sounds like what makes most sense is to get your ... Jan 11 2014, 12:21 PM |
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