All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
Brake Ducts
rex:
Very nice, but I doubt it still has maximum steering angle! Not important for a track day car but very important for a street car...
But the mounting point on the hub is much more elegant!
The way I see it, the brake ducts should tick the following (besides the brake cooling itself):
1. not affect the turning radius
2. turn on/off for winter or cold trackdays
3. not be visible from the front of the car
the bruce:
You're right. I'd suggest smaller hoses to solve this issue.
But the most significient point:
This guy did fit the rotors the wrong direction !! :evilgrin:
:signLOL:
rex:
OMG! You are wright! I haven't noticed till now....
the bruce:
No newbies, they should be pros:
http://www.roadraceautox.com/showthread.php?t=40959
rex:
Well guys, a few weeks ago I got to test the brake ducts at Hungaroring:
The weather was quite cold (14 degrees the highest) and, thus, it is very difficult to have an objective comment about the brake ducts efficiency, but I hope this comment is still better than no comment... I have had this weather before, but there we NO trackdays (till this on), where I did not overcook the brakes (of course, different stages of overcooking)...
BUT, this time I had no issues with the brakes. Because of the weather it was harder to get the brakes and tires to temperature but once they were up to temperature were performed flawlessly (my setup for the last 2 years was NQSBBK + Pagid 4-4 Orange + Custom J Hook Rotors and Dunlop Direzza 03G)!
Unlike any other TrackDay I have done, this time I even had 2 sessions in a row without any bake fade (6 hot laps + one cooling lap + 6 hot laps). Also, after the sessions, the rotors were not as red as they usually were and did not radiate so much heat...
So, I think this mod clearly has an effect and I am very happy that it worked so well!
:drinking:
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