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GP
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« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2017, 10:15:34 am » |
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Hi GP,
could you post some facts about your brake-upgrade here ?
I have just made a brake-conversion on my Murena V6 with 280mm ventilated discs in the front and 256 ventilated discs in the rear. Brake-calipers are from Golf 4 V6 Syncro and Audi S3.
But would like to see what other did to get a better brake-performance.
Greetings from Denmark
Kai
Hi Kai, You have done some very interesting engineering on your Murena and with a V6 installed upgraded brakes are most important. Could you post some images of your brake conversions? Cheers, Graham
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Franglaisman
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« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2017, 11:23:01 am » |
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Hi all,
A recently published M.E.C.U.K. magazine article below (next to the paper clip attachment) regarding my 2.2 Murena brake upgrades for your interest.........
Very cool. The Murena's "80s Brakes" do take a bit of getting used too.
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roy4matra
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« Reply #10 on: May 03, 2017, 09:02:36 pm » |
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The Murena's "80s Brakes" do take a bit of getting used too. Why? If the brakes are exactly as the manufacturer intended then the Murena brakes are brilliant. I've had my Murena from new and never had any trouble with the way they work and they are so powerful that in an ultimate* heavy emergency stop they will lock all four wheels - you can't get any better without improving the tyre to road grip. That is the limiting factor not the brakes themselves. And the hand brake locks both wheels on the brake roller tester, which always surprises the M.o.T. tester! If your brakes are not that good then don't blame the brakes, blame the poor maintenance of them. If you want anti-lock brakes like a more modern car, then that is your choice, but I prefer my brakes without anti-lock thanks. I can cadence brake when required but if you always allow the required room you should rarely require an anti-lock system and IMO it is all these features which have led to such poor driving today with people driving far too close or too fast for the conditions! They should remove all these features and make people learn to drive safely again. *I have added this description in case I gave the wrong impression. Normally the Murena is very good at NOT locking its brakes, and you can brake with confidence, even in the wet, unlike many mid-engined cars. However, I once experienced a motor cyclist who suddenly came in front of me from a side road, when I was travelling at speed (legitimately as it was an open road) and he had obviously misjudged my speed or didn't look properly and didn't see me! I had to slam on my brakes and for a brief few seconds the Murena locked all four wheels! Fortunately the road was dry and I was able to come off the brakes slightly and steer around the bike. Roy.
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