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Subject:Re: Big Brake options
From:Raimund Feussner
Date:Fri, 11 Jun 2021 21:43:04 +0200

I have my own big brake system identically on two of my Vans (front Audi
57mm caliper with 312mm vented discs).
So far, I have been lucky I never needed the extra anti-fade of the
vented discs, but:

On one Van I have the stock booster, on the other the 10" BMW version.
What a difference in comfort!
Because I know the brakes do identical jobs, I can definitely tell the
difference being caused by the booster.

While a harder "surprising" stop with the stock one requires some
serious step-on-pedal,
the BMW version is much easier. No "standing-up", lifting out of
driver´s seat, no pulling on the steering wheel.
Both boosters are intact, the BMW version just makes the feeling so much
more passenger-car-like.

Because the conversion is basically plug-and-play (except a little
thread-cutting M9 to M10), I definitely recommend it.
No brake bleeding required.

Raimund

Am 11.06.2021 um 19:01 schrieb vw_van_fan_Mark:
> Maybe you should read more completely. My comment was a reply to a
> question about the BMW booster and nothing else. Changing nothing but
> the booster has nothing to do with switching pads.
>
> Mark
>
> OlRivrRat wrote:
>> On 10 Jun , 2021, at 1:26 PM, vw_van_fan_Mark <madvws@COX.NET> wrote:
>>>
>>> It doesn't increase the braking capacity in any way,
>>
>> � � � � � � �  I believe that that might pretty much be a Physical
>> Impossibility ~
>>
>> Unless, of course, You happened to have the Best Pads Available on
>> the Van
>>
>> before the upgrade & switched to the Worst Pads You could put on the
>> Upgrade ~
>>