Titanium Pad Backing Plates - Who Has Used Them?

[ferni]

I just ordered 2 sets for me and Chris. Lets see how much magic bean is involved.

182.55AUD Delivered for the 2 sets.

[Beer Baron]

crap, can you order me one too ferni? should be a bit cheaper. I'll send you cash now. if not, no big deal I'll go it alone!

[ferni]

I'll email him see if i can add another order in there.

[Bass Junky]

I think you guys are forgetting that the more pads you put in a package, the higher the freight charge is going to be....

Titanium is pretty heavy remember

[ferni]

I got that added to the order added into ours for you Richard.

Extra 4 bucks shipping or something.

My credit card shows 2 orders

In AUD

83.60

182.55

=====

266.15

266.15 / 3 = 88.70AUD each...

[Beer Baron]

I got that added to the order added into ours for you Richard.

Extra 4 bucks shipping or something.

My credit card shows 2 orders

In AUD

83.60

182.55

=====

266.15

266.15 / 3 = 88.70AUD each...

you are a champ

send me a pm with your details and I'll send you some cash now. cheers.

[djr81]

I think you guys are forgetting that the more pads you put in a package, the higher the freight charge is going to be....

Titanium is pretty heavy remember

Titanium is actually pretty light. Which is one of the reasons why it is used.

Check the Shadow Can Am car. Number 22 unsurprisingly enough.

http://www.vintagerpm.com/shadow_history.htm

http://www.motorbooks.com/Store/ProductDetails_39357.ncm

[Beer Baron]

I think bass junky was being sarcastic... seeing as how he's an engineeer I'm fairly certain he knows the relative weight of titanium! and actually I didn't think titanium was light as such, just that because of it's strength it can be used in thinner sheets for a given application than you could with alluminium etc. so you get the weight saving because you are using less of it than you would of other materials.

[ferni]

My mechanic mate is laughing at me for ordering these. He wants to know if i bought one of those voltage purifiers as well.

haha

[djr81]

I used to get sarcasm, but since this whole interweb thing happened I can't pick it any more. Much like Ford Prefect.

Broadly steel density is 7860 kg/m3.

Titanium is about 4400kg/m3.

As for strength well it depends on what type of alloy, but not dissimilar in its range to steel.

Much of its gain/utility is at high temperatures. Aluminium, for example, is complete rubbish at high temps.

Lastly, wtf is it with engineers & Skylines. Am I just conforming to a stereotype being one & having the other, or is there something more too it than that?

You lot should harden up & get some castlated pistons.

Edited October 11, 2007 by djr81

[Beer Baron]

can't wait to get these. then I'll fit some hiclones into my brake ducts too just to be sure. maybe a peter brock fuel polariser to up the power now that my brakes will be so kick ass.

[djr81]

can't wait to get these. then I'll fit some hiclones into my brake ducts too just to be sure. maybe a peter brock fuel polariser to up the power now that my brakes will be so kick ass.

Hey Baron, seeing as you are such an expert. If I fit a magnetic fuel expander to my car will it upset the uptake of Orgone energy through the polariser?

[Beer Baron]

you need a brotec MFE-con. it controls the magnetic fuel expander maps to keep it all in harmony with your cars natural feng shui.

and yes I'm a sucker for Ti. I even have a Top Secret Titanium ash tray.

[Ronin 09]

baron you are a stroker...

lol

can't believe you clowns ordered Ti shims.

do me a favour, when they come, get a gas soldering iron (or one of those little gas brazing jobbies), give one side of the shim a nice going over (say, around 600 degrees), then tell me how hot the other side is

lol

[Beer Baron]

how about I rest one on your nipple whilst you're sleeping then put the gas torch on your knee cap. then try it again without the ti shim and see if there is any appreciable difference? or if you will just admit that you are jealous of them we can team up and do it to brisby instead. your call.

[Ronin 09]

see bris would enjoy it...

[Omurru]

What about HPC coating(not sure if thats right like they do with exhaust manfolds you get what I mean ) the shims? Wouldn't that give you a better thermal resistance than just bare metal on metal...whatever that metal might be?

[ferni]

How about this?

[Ronin 09]

i saw that andrew, though still skeptical - it's their site pic

would like to be proved wrong though, if it works i'll get on board!

[ferni]

i saw that andrew, though still skeptical - it's their site pic

would like to be proved wrong though, if it works i'll get on board!

No, the magic beans are ours, you can go spend 5k on a bigger brake kit

Even though the theory works, i still don't believe it to much, but we'll see hey.