QUOTE(stugray @ Jan 17 2012, 08:52 AM)
I dont know if I lost them in the year the car has been on stands or if the PO took them off.
This car was a dedicated racecar, so do people take them off for racing?
I see the part # is 411 407 163 B( or 165 C) in the PET catalog.
However I cannot find them at Pelican or AA.
I swore I saw a new set that had the holes for cooling lines, but cant remember where I saw those.
My front air-dam has the brake cooling holes, so I might want to go with them.
Can I run without them? Does that provide better cooling than having them on?
Stu
Hi Stu,
I agree with Rob: the protective sheet metal is for street cars to keep nasty stuff out of the brakes like mud, rocks and snow.
Since yours is a dedicated track car, not only don't you need them, you don't WANT them there as they limit air flow. I would suggest replacing the shields with
ducts to direct air on your brakes.
I have 12" x 1.25" Wilwood brakes on my V8 conversion with cooling via 6" cooling channels through the front of the car to the front side of the fenderwells.
The cooling air comes straight through from the nose to the brakes. At the caliper mounts I have scoops to direct the airflow. The results were surprisingly good. After a hard lapping session on the Streets of Willow Springs, with a 2600 lb car reaching 120 MPH, the front brakes only got up to 420 degrees.
Best of luck with you car,
Terry