Cheap Brake Upgrade

[TCdaosithui]

anyone tried this on their GTI non-PP?
I wonder how effective this is.

 

[golfdave]

yes I did a how to guide ages ago....

https://www.golfmk7.com/forums/inde...-brake-air-guides-ducts-to-a-mk7-golf.353411/

 

[JerseyDrew77]

I was going to say, RS3 ducts are nothing new.

 

[TCdaosithui]

so it's cheap and effective on non-PP GTI?

 

[JerseyDrew77]

so it's cheap and effective on non-PP GTI?

I haven't done it so not sure if it really does help.

 

[Clem604]

so it's cheap and effective on non-PP GTI?

From what I gather from the other threads is that it is a useful upgrade if you track your car. I'm not sure it would make as much of a difference for street driving.

 

[jmason]

What problem are you trying to solve?

Brake ducts are only useful if your brakes are overheating, which should only occur on the track.

 

[Charlotte.:R]

Somewhere the is a youtube video of a guy who installs the cooling duct on one side, and not the other, then drives around taking temp readings. IIRC, the side with the cooling duct was running ~50* F cooler.

Considering how cheap and easy these are too install, IDK what the downside would be.

 

[jmason]

Brake pads are designed to operate in a wide temperature band (ex: Hawk HPS 100-700 deg F). Assuming street use, unless the operating temperature is near the upper threshold, changing the temperature by 50 deg does nothing beneficial. In a track environment, then the cooling provided by the ducts can help mitigate brake fade.

 

[CDM MK7]

I have a non-PP GTI that I track fairly regularly in the summer, and daily drive. I installed the RS3 brake ducts last year, have upgraded pads, rotors, and fluid. The cooling ducts made the difference between massive overheating and pad deposits, to brakes that I could beat on all day long without any fade (using the exact same equipment). Without - my peak track temps would reach over 1170f at the rotor, with - they didn't pass 1020f (this is with thermographic paint). Probably the single best upgrade I've made on the car for track use. Especially for the money.

 

[golfdave]

I don't track my car.....


Howver I do 2hr (no stopping) fast drives on very twisty/hills back roads.....which puts LOADS of strain on the brakes...…& the cooling ducts help..