I had a pair of stainless steel braided brake lines
on my 1st generation Scirocco years back. One of the
fronts popped which of course is quite the experience;
then I had to drive home with only the parking brake.
I've always suspected that the bad line was rubbing on
a strut which wore the outer and the the inner layer
away. I do not think that SS lines are necessary for
street cars (though they do look cool) and many are
not DOT approved. On a full race application where
you are constantly checking everything between and
during events they might be acceptable but really,
what do you think will be gained? Faster lap times- I
doubt it, reliability, you tell me.
James Blumenfeld
87 gti
ex: ITA/Firehawk/ProRally racer
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2001 17:56:33 EDT
From: [email protected]
Subject: Re: A2_16v V1 #3141
My $0.02:
The stainless steel one piece ends on
the autotech lines are nice.
I've
heard of brass ends cracking. Also, if
abrasive material gets inside
the
braid, it may abrade the pressure
tubing. But...no personal experience
with
either fault. So...no free lunch.I
believe Shine Racing Ser. does not
use
for some of these reasons?
__________________________________________________
Terrorist Attacks on U.S. - How can you help?
Donate cash, emergency relief information
http://dailynews.yahoo.com/fc/US/Emergency_Information/
_____________
List Sponsor: http://www.netsville.com
To remove yourself from this list, send mail to [email protected] with
'unsubscribe a2_16v' in the body of your message
See us on the web at http://www.a2-16v.com
Visit the 16V Homepage at http://www.gti16v.org
