RE: Brake upgrade for the '81?

["Scott Williams" <sfwilliams@home.com>]

Randy wrote:
> Don't feel like you HAVE to upgrade to 10.1's. They are mainly for
> extreme driving or just simply for show on the lighter Mk1 cars.

I'd agree with the sentiment about not having to upgrade to 10.1". However,
I feel that the bigger brakes offer the potential for *better* modulation
which is always a boon. The larger diameter offers greater mechanical
leverage. Thus it does not require as "grabby" a brake pad to effect the
same stopping force. Modulation is more important to me than outright grip
(because I race on slick surfaces). I get it from a combination of 10.1"
rotors and carefully selected pads. Carbotech is the brand that I've settled
on for the last three years. -awesome stuff!

> If you buy new rotors you might consider cross-drilled or slotted (I
> personally like cross-drilled).

Aside from looks, why do this? Slots are a decent way to vent the gasses
generated under heavy braking. However, drilling removes a fair amount rotor
surface area. I'd run standard rotors or go slotted for best performance.
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81 (Mars) Scirocco S - Techtonics Tuning 1847cc 8V
81 (Cosmos) Scirocco S - future Oettinger 16V project
87 Jetta GLI 16V - daily driver

	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Nate Mellom [SMTP:bronson@inwave.com]
	Sent:	Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:32 PM
	To:	Scirocco Mailing List
	Subject:	Brake upgrade for the '81?

	I'm feeling some pulsing in my brakes on my '81, so I'm thinking of
a
	brake upgrade.  I don't want to do anything drastic just yet (like
the
	10.1 upgrade), just pads and rotors.  What should I do?  Looking at
	germanautoparts.com, it looks like I can get Ate Power Discs for
$20.00
	each (my buddy has 'em on his Volvo and loves them), anyone else out
	there using them?  What about pads?  My brakes are really weak as it
is,
	I don't race, but I do want good all around pads.  I assume there
isn't
	anything much I can do to upgrade my rear drums, maybe new drums and
	shoes?
	Suggestions would be appreciated.  By the way, I'm on a pretty tight
	budget.

	Thanks,
	Nate
	'81
	'84


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