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Four calipers (not pistons) on the front end, HUH

Old Aug 10, 2008 | 09:27 AM
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Default Four calipers (not pistons) on the front end, HUH

Maybe I've been living under a rock for a while and this has been done for a while now but damned if I've ever seen or heard of it before.

Yes the wheels blow.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 11:07 AM
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:09 PM
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doesn't the Z06 have something like that?
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also, love the fenders.. haven't seen ones like that before.
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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How yu did that??? Prety cool!
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 01:19 PM
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i believe thats the "winner power" kit. somthing like that, they offer some crazy setups
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Old Aug 10, 2008 | 02:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Motormouth
doesn't the Z06 have something like that?
Nope
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 07:39 AM
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http://www.winnerpower.com.tw/Englis...ucts/twin.html
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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So, how does this affect the brake bias?
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 11:45 AM
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Originally Posted by z-u-later
So, how does this affect the brake bias?
got loaded question..? loaded answer... if you have a rear bbk, and a proportioning valve, then it won't
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:02 PM
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Ive seen double caliper set up like that before but on the rear only......the extra caliper was used as a stand alone hydraulic E-brake on drift cars....

R. Millen has that set up on his Redbull solstice...

I fail to see the point on the front other than what that picture looks like.....a show queen..
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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Well it clearly was designed from the standpoint of more clamping area and piston count will maximize braking effectiveness, but obviously one would have to run inferior pads to keep the rotor from melting under the nearly twice as much heat that would be created -- and tires are what limit you in the end anyways.
A dual caliper design might stop the car better than a high quality standard BBK once, but on the track where thermodynamics is king, it would be completely useless.
Cute idea, though.
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Originally Posted by Slow*Jim
Cute idea, though.


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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by mdracer76
got loaded question..? loaded answer... if you have a rear bbk, and a proportioning valve, then it won't
How would a P valve fix the bias? You can only limit bias with that. So essentially, one would negating all the front bbk work by reducing the front braking force to get the bias % back in order.

And unless those pistons are tiny as hell, I couldn't imagine the brake pedal travel that setup would cause.
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 02:35 PM
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So what CF fenders are those?
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Old Aug 11, 2008 | 04:26 PM
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They should have just bolted on a block of lead up there. It does the same thing. Just adds weight. Garbage!
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 09:36 AM
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...from the pictures in the link to the WP site above, the way they mount the additional caliper seems very suspect.
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 10:40 AM
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I'm still not convinced there's a performance added value to this hype . . .
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