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

[Markus Meyer]

 Richard, Have you contacted Daryl about brakes?  If I remember correctly, Barry Corno recently posted an email saying he had gotten brakes from him/his company and was very, very happy with the setup. Might be worth investigating, although in my opinion, you might be wasting your money.  How much hp do you really think you'll get?  I doubt it will be more than Satish has in his V12 with over 400hp, and he hasn't had to change to big brakes. MarkusMarkus Meyer484-919-9762 (cell)http://www.meyerprobateproperties.com/--- On Sun 08/20, Shayegan, Richard < rishayegan at davidson.edu > wrote:
From: Shayegan, Richard [mailto: rishayegan at davidson.edu]To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.comDate: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:26:36 -0400Subject: Big Brake kits? (was RE: [W126 Coupe] FYI more horsepower)

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


From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Jonathan HodgmanSent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 12:48 AMTo: Mercedes Coupes Mailing ListsSubject: Re: [W126 Coupe] FYI more horsepowerI'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-- Blue Ridge MercedesOffering Enthusiast Service and Restoration.Providing quality parts to discriminating customers in all parts of the world. Located in the Greater Atlanta area www.blueridgemb.com1996 S600 Euro "Scharnhorst"1991 560 SEC Full Euro ECE1991 560 SEC 226Hp/271ft/lbs:)1989 560 SEC AMG ( N.America Conversion)1986 560 SEC 
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