brakes

[vwnuts at yahoo.com (Anthony Pelletier)]

Something to think about.. I have stock pads now on
9.4" and they do stink.  I like the look of the 16"s
though.  Maybe I'll try some better pads as its pretty
inexpensive..  

--- Dave Ewing <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net> wrote:
> I had the 10.1" 16v Scirocco setup on my 77 Rabbit
> that was a modded 2.0L
> 16v and also had the rear discs, prop valves,
> stainless steel lines, etc.
> Even though I drove the car hard, I don't believe
> that I used the 10.1s and
> rear discs enough to validate having them.  Even
> though they did perform
> when asked it seemed that they needed to be warmed
> up to use.
> 
> After this experience, I had planned on doing the
> same to an early Scirocco
> but decided that I was going to go with the 9.4
> vented ATE powerdiscs up
> front and rear discs for a couple reasons.  First, I
> figured that the
> smaller size would be ready to use at a moments
> notice (they wouldn't have
> to "warm up" like the larger 10.1s) and I wouldn't
> have any problems with
> clearance and different wheels.  With the smaller
> brakes you can run
> anything stock that VW offered for the A1s, and,
> more importantly, I could
> run my 13" X 9" slicks on the front.
> 
> After playing around alot with big stuff and doing
> what I "heard" was the
> best thing to do, age and experience kicks in and
> tells you different.  I
> have driven a LOT of cars with SOLID 9.4" rotors up
> front with rear drums
> that stop on a dime and I also know of people who
> are more impressed with
> the larger rear drums due to price, ease of fixing
> stuff, and performance
> than the rear discs.  It all comes down to what you
> want, what you have
> money for, and what you want in excess of what you
> will eve use.  Obviously
> you will "use" you brakes but will you ever use them
> to their max intended
> purpose??  I doubt it, but they will look good. 
> Then again, a nice set of
> 13 or 14 inch wheels and tires look good with ATE
> power discs inside as well
> and will give you a lot more performance as you will
> never find a 16" wheel
> that weighs less or even close to the same.  I'd
> rather be faster.  Looking
> good doing it, in my opinion, is over-rated.  It's
> more fun to blow the
> doors off of some winged Fast and the Furious Honda
> when you car looks
> pretty normal.
> 
> HTH!
> 
> Dave
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> Anthony Pelletier
> Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 6:09 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> 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. 
> 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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