unusual brake setup...
That was uncalled for...
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It will stop twice as fast, which theoretically means it will get hotter twice as fast, there must be some serious ventilation in there...
This is the first Ive ever seen of it...
This is the first Ive ever seen of it...
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From: Universal City
Originally Posted by nicholbr
:ibricersstartputting2fakecalipersontheircarsforsu perstoppingp0w3r:
I was just thinking how hard it would be to do. I would never do it because my car goes no where that fast, so i would never even need them, it just made me think.
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I have seen multiple iterations of the dual caliper solution but generally they aren't very effective thus far. Consider in 99% of applications the available grip is the weak link in braking distance so they are of no real use in street driving. The same remains true on the track in most situations. The biggest issue on the track is fade and there isn't much benefit for dual calipers for that either, now where you may see some realistic application is with carbon rotors where heat in the rotor becomes far less of an issue. Further, on the track dual calipers might allow different pad compounds that perform better in regards to fade but would not be effective with a single rotor.
Two things that make dual rotors more of a modern reality are larger wheels allowing larger rotors that may better be able to take advantage of dual calipers, the second being the current state of after market (and OEM) brake systems designed for looks. IE: how many drilled rotors do you see that never see the track, how many multiple piston calipers do you see in the same applications. To see how non-funtional this is for the street take the E46 M3 for example, single piston and non-drilled rotors still equal world class street stopping distance. They need work for the track but they are quiet, simple and inexpensive to maintain. 80+% of BBKs and drilled slotted rotors never do anything but look "good" and cause complaints of noise and maintainence costs along with no benefit in street performance.
Two things that make dual rotors more of a modern reality are larger wheels allowing larger rotors that may better be able to take advantage of dual calipers, the second being the current state of after market (and OEM) brake systems designed for looks. IE: how many drilled rotors do you see that never see the track, how many multiple piston calipers do you see in the same applications. To see how non-funtional this is for the street take the E46 M3 for example, single piston and non-drilled rotors still equal world class street stopping distance. They need work for the track but they are quiet, simple and inexpensive to maintain. 80+% of BBKs and drilled slotted rotors never do anything but look "good" and cause complaints of noise and maintainence costs along with no benefit in street performance.
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From: Mpls. MN
Originally Posted by ilitig8
I have seen multiple iterations of the dual caliper solution but generally they aren't very effective thus far. Consider in 99% of applications the available grip is the weak link in braking distance so they are of no real use in street driving. The same remains true on the track in most situations. The biggest issue on the track is fade and there isn't much benefit for dual calipers for that either, now where you may see some realistic application is with carbon rotors where heat in the rotor becomes far less of an issue. Further, on the track dual calipers might allow different pad compounds that perform better in regards to fade but would not be effective with a single rotor.
Two things that make dual rotors more of a modern reality are larger wheels allowing larger rotors that may better be able to take advantage of dual calipers, the second being the current state of after market (and OEM) brake systems designed for looks. IE: how many drilled rotors do you see that never see the track, how many multiple piston calipers do you see in the same applications. To see how non-funtional this is for the street take the E46 M3 for example, single piston and non-drilled rotors still equal world class street stopping distance. They need work for the track but they are quiet, simple and inexpensive to maintain. 80+% of BBKs and drilled slotted rotors never do anything but look "good" and cause complaints of noise and maintainence costs along with no benefit in street performance.
Two things that make dual rotors more of a modern reality are larger wheels allowing larger rotors that may better be able to take advantage of dual calipers, the second being the current state of after market (and OEM) brake systems designed for looks. IE: how many drilled rotors do you see that never see the track, how many multiple piston calipers do you see in the same applications. To see how non-funtional this is for the street take the E46 M3 for example, single piston and non-drilled rotors still equal world class street stopping distance. They need work for the track but they are quiet, simple and inexpensive to maintain. 80+% of BBKs and drilled slotted rotors never do anything but look "good" and cause complaints of noise and maintainence costs along with no benefit in street performance.
...yeah, but they look cool!
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