Re: Velocitysport stainless brake lines

[Shawn C Meze <skerocdriver@juno.com>]

On Wed, 30 Jun 1999 13:42:33 -0400 (EDT) Robert H Luhrs
<rhl@student.umass.edu> writes:
>The only major thing i have heard about them, (and i know you will all
>correct me if i am wrong) is that they offer slightly better feel and
>performance if you are, say racing where you plan on changing them alot,


They absolutely do eliminate the flex that stock brake lines have in
them. Especially if the stock lines are old they tend to flex and swell
with the brake pulse. it does give a much firmer brake pedal. 
I don't know what it is you plan on changing alot? Lines? Naw. 


>but the general problem with stainless brake lines is that they tend to
>fail alot sooner then the regular ones.


Huh?? I think you might have that info reversed. SS lines are more
durable than stock lines. Less capable of line punctures over stock
rubber lines. Of all the VW's ive worked on or know about that have the
SS lines on street or full race applications, I know of none that have
ever had a brake line failure. 


>I thought about getting them, and one argument that was presented to 
>me was that if they were so good, why doesn't
>porsche/ferrari/lambroghini/bmw ect use them as stock?
>so that's what i have heard.
>Rob Luhrs


If carbon fiber brakes are so good, why doesn't
porsche/ferrari/lambroghini/bmw ect use them as stock?
Perhaps its a cost issue? 
I know that BMW embeds an ABS sensor wire into the brake lines up front.
Production costs might demand it be a rubber line. Who knows for sure. 
I do recall that the early SS lines for VW's were failure prone. None of
the early lines were DOT approved and now much of what's on the market is
DOT stamped.
I bought my SS lines way back in...... uh, well the Potterman was working
for Timmons VW at the time so its been a while ago. (6 years? MIKE?!) The
last time I inspected the lines (last month) they looked great. No kinks,
leaks, wear marks, nothing. 
Ill be putting a set on the GLi, eventually.. 


              Shawn Meze
86' Jetta GLi           82' Scirocco GTi
The Fastest, Quickest, Cleanest and
best looking Scirocco in all of San Diego!
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