brakes

[vwnuts at yahoo.com (Anthony Pelletier)]

Thanks for the info, I think you can get dual piston
10.1's from a non turbo audi 5000 if I am not
mistaken.  

FWIW, I already have the 11" a1 adaptors from j-man on
ebay.  

--- Dan Bubb <jdbubb@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 9:08 AM
> Subject: brakes
> 
> 
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I am going to put a 2.0 16v in my 81 scirocco
> (finally
> > going to get the power it deserves) and it needs
> some
> > brakes bigger than 9.4".  I already have disc rear
> > brakes with the stock master cyl & adj bias for
> the
> > rear (rather than the usual scirocco proportioning
> > valves).
> >
> > I am debating weather to go with audi daul piston
> > 10.1's or get some 11" calipers from a corrado.
> 
> I believe the Audi dual piston caliper is designed
> for an 11" rotor. Might work with a 10.1 rotor
> but the pads would be hanging off the outside of the
> rotor.
> So, I think the choices are:
> 10.1 rotors with 16V calipers. You'd want a 22mm MC
> for that. Either Scirocco 16V or Corrado G60
> non-ABS which is the less expensive option.
> 11" rotors with Corrado calipers. The calipers need
> an adapter to mount to the A1 hub carrier. This
> is a really bigassed brake for a MK I Scirocco and I
> would think you'd need a yet bigger MC to lower
> line pressure so it takes a little bit of effort to
> lock the front brakes! There is a 25mm Audi
> master cylinder that will bolt onto the brake
> booster, but I don't know model and year off the top
> of my head.
> 11" rotors with Audi dual piston calipers. Well you
> can't get much bigger. You'd need caliper
> adapters and the 25mm master cylinder.
> 
> > What
> > do you guys use and what are my options for the
> master
> > cyl?  I've heard of using the 16v rocco stuff, or
> > using a porsche 944 mc on a stock pedal assy and
> > booster.  Opinions? experience?  LMK, I need to
> figure
> > out what to use.
> >
> > Tony
> > Getting back into it slowly..Kind of like an
> alcoholic
> > walking into a bar....
> >
> >
> >
> >
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