

| Subject: | Re: Big Brake options |
| From: | Jeff Palmer |
| Date: | Fri, 11 Jun 2021 17:43:41 -0500 |
Thanks Raimund. This is exactly the type of apples to apples comparison I was hoping to find. Is there much modification necessary? Just the booster itself is required? Thanks again Jeff Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 11, 2021, at 2:43 PM, Raimund Feussner <ray@v6bus.de> wrote: > > 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 ~ >>>
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