tifosiman

(Yep, I just posted these in another thread, but thought I would give them another thread with proper terminology for those using the search function later......or you can call me an )

I still have to install the tubing and backing plates, but that will happen after the billet Charley Arms and Elephant Racing caster blocks are installed later on this month. The car will be DE-only for next season, no autox events to speak of (long story, other interests/goals).

shmucklebuckle

Lookin' pretty good. Let us know if you feel a difference at a DE before/after in regards to the braking performance and whatnot.

Dmitry S.

How much were they?

Maciek

Those look awesome Tifo. Do you mind mentioning how much they were? I assume you painted them yourself? Please do post more pics of the backside after you install the rest.

tifosiman

Hey, thanks for the kind words. I picked them up on Ebay from someone parting a 944S2 racecar. OG is apparently not currently manufacturing them due to some issues with their fiberglass production/guy. I'm not certain if they will be making them again, emails to OG will be in order if you want the kit.

The hose mounts to the back of the duct with a simple hose claim configuration, and runs to the fiberglass backing plate that replaces the brake shield. The rotors/calipers have to come off to install the backing plate. When I remove the spindles to replace with the modified ones (drilled to accept 19mm BJ pins) for the Charley Arms, the backing plates are going on then, and more pics will follow.

Oh, yes, I painted them myself. The car is due for a total respray, though, hopefully this winter.

Yabo

To think she started out as a normal old 85.5 944 NA..

Looks great jeremy.

Skip Wolfe

Looks great Jeremy. Glad you decided to go with the ER caster blocks. Looking forward to seeing your car at a DE next year. I'm hoping to make the jump to a full cage this winter and stripped interior - have to see how the money holds out.

joseph mitro

those look great, very racy. the brake backing plates........those provide air through the central channel and out the cooling fins in a radial direction, correct? the plates i have (but didn't install) from Broadfoot simply cool the inner surface of the rotor, but i don't think that method gives good uniform cooling.

also, what kind of brake pads are you using and what type of driving? mostly DE now?

GREEN HELL

Those look great!

pearldrum944

That gives such a "race" look (and function) to the car. Looks great! And wow, deep fuchs...

tifosiman

LOL, thanks! FYI, here is the site of the previous owner (Josh). It's interesting to see what the car used to look like:

http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/strip/3502/

Yes, thanks for the suggestion on those. It's amazing that I am upgrading things that were already "upgraded" in the past 2 year2 (like the 944 casters, to the 968 casters, now the Elephant units). It never seems to end. I plan on doing DE's only next year so I am certain we will run into each other. I do want to get up to your home track. Next year I am going to be doing some other things other than car stuff (say it isn't so! ) so I need to quit doing 25-30+ autox events and just do 5-6 quality DE events in the interest of time/quality.

The backing plates ram the air right into the center of the rotor so that the air rushes out the cooling fins radially. I agree that is a superior method to just shooting air at the outer surface of the rotor (although that is still better than nothing). The car has S4 calipers with pagid intermediate pads, I have some pagid orange pads for events. The rotors are custom two-piece units.

SamGrant951

Those look really good Jeremy, nicely done.

OriginalSterm

How did you end up mounting the ducts to the car? And how/where did you cut through the bumper cover for the hose to go back to the brakes?

Actually, do you just have a write-up on the installation? I have similar units from AIR and will be mounting them soon (hopefully).

Lookin' great!

Lemming

When you get a spare minute, post some pics of the ducts from underneath, I'm looking to steal some ideas

Looks good, I'm glad the medication is kicking in and you have gotten rid of those really strange avatars

Z-man

Nice!

Definately give it a thumbs up!

-Z.

PS: Have you considered a 951 4-piston brake upgrade? (Yeah, you'll need a 951 front suspension, but think of all that braking power!)