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SK,

Your correct again i got the idea of some pic's you posted in the motor sport furum. The reason the rear ducts are so far forward is so i could mount the aluminimum strip to the bolts that are already in place from the roll cage. I was not sure about the fronts as i could not see any of that from your pics but i now have 2 ducts to each front wheel, so i hope that helps.

The reason i had to go 180 degrees on the rear is that unlike the Gibson GTRs which have the caliper on the rear of the rotor the standard set up sees the caliper mounted on the front. I wanted the air to be directed into the space on the back of rotor where the vains should be able to pull cool air through the rotor and this is the location i could do it.

On the front i already have a pair of ducting front the front of the car yet last time out i have a slight drop on the brake peddle at about 10 minutes of running. So i thought i would run another set to the rear of the front rotors to see if that helps next week.

Unless you have a trip planned to Dubai so you can purchase the alum duct in Sharjah i think it might be a little more costly back home. But yes i was home a few weeks ago and i did see it in Bunnings, what the duct is 90mm gas stove flue. And you will be surprised how strong and flexible it is. And the alum strip is just 25mm by 2mm and some alum rivits.

regards

good work mate. It will be interesting to see if it works ok as both the inlet and out let are facing the same way.

I need to get cracking on some fronts for mine too.

  • 2 weeks later...

Yep they worked a treat!

6 x 20 minute sessions in 40 + temp, no brake fade what so ever on standard calipers and Porject MU level 900 pads.

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Little pic on me trying to catch Z06 corvette

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Yer BB we are some what spoiled i guess as this is an F1 rated track. Although it does get a bit slippery with the fine sand being blown across it. And it was that way yesterday i caould see the sand moving across the track at certain points.

And another good thing is no gravel traps, the run off areas are all sealed and are huge one run off area at the end of the main straight is 120 metres before the inflated barriers.

You can do a search on it just type in autodrome and it should pop up.

And yes the brake ducts work a treat not one mm of pedal drop in 20 minutes of hard running in 40+ temps, quite simply the work very well if you are having problems with over heating brakes this worked a treat. I am really surprised just how much difference there was with 2 more ducts to the front and 2 rear ducts. I dont know which made the diff but as a unit they worked well enough to out last the porsche turbos brakes and they were lapping about the same times as me.

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