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

[Shayegan, Richard]

I though Satish was running a Brembo kit that was available years ago? I
guess not. I don't doubt (anymore, I once did though) that the stock
brakes can lock up a set of 245 wide tires, but the question is how many
times can they take threshold braking before they fade? I found with the
stock pads, given only around 10 seconds to cool in between slow downs,
I would feel fade after the 2nd heavy slow down, and with the metal
masters it's after the 5th or 6th. I wonder if maybe Satish has found
some better pads than metal masters?
Richard

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From: mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com
[mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com] On Behalf Of Markus Meyer
Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 10:07 AM
To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
Subject: Big Brake kits? (was RE: [W126 Coupe] FYI more horsepower)


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.

Markus



Markus Meyer
484-919-9762 (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.com
	Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 01:26:36 -0400
	Subject: 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
	
	
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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
	To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists
	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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