Big Brake kits? (was RE: [W126 Coupe] FYI more horsepower)

[Shayegan, Richard]

Jonathan - Hope to be? As far as I'm concerned that's a will be, I'll be
calling you in a few weeks to finalize some details (like exhaust pipe
set up and dates) so that I can get my airline tickets a little early so
I'm not TOTALLY blowing my money.
 
All - Speaking of more power, more power needs more brakes. I'm going to
be putting on BBS 17" RGR's (I'm iffy on the look, but I can't find any
good looking 17's and these at least are very light), and I have a
feeling these little brakes will look a little funny, plus after 200
miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway today, I found that even with my metal
master pads, these brakes are no stranger to fade (to be fair Blue Ridge
Parkway is hard on brakes, after 200 miles there my wheels look like
they normally would if I hadn't washed them for 3 weeks). Are there any
big brake kits out there? If not, is anybody interested (IIRC Stoptech
needs 15 orders to make a custom kit and it costs ~$3000/per)? Or at
least are there any pads that are more fade resistant than metal masters
(which are themselves about 2.5x more fade resistant than the stock
pads)?
Thanks,
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan Hodgman
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:48 AM
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Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] FYI more horsepower


I'll just say the last metric engine I encountered w/ the Euro 10-1
pistons along w/ intake mods & full custom exhaust made 235hp @ the rear
wheels.  My white coupe w/ 9-1's MB tri Y's and a s... exhaust after
that made 227.  My AMG w/ 10-1's, cams, full tri Y w/ Cat and AMG
muffler made 250 and 297 @ the wheels....and that was with 200K on the
clock. 

I hope to be putting an engine together for Richard this fall.

Jonathan

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