Akebonos not up to heavy track use!

Mike · 10-29-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by spearfish25

Can anyone come up with a design/engineering reason for these findings? How do Akebonos differ from the 'better' aftermarket options?

That is what puzzles me too. My powdercoating business centers around brake calipers and I have broken down and rebuilt just about every mainstream caliper out there, brembo, akebono, stoptech, AP, rotora, etc, and I can't visually see anything much different, other than having the fluid go from side to side internally rather than with a crossover tube, but I can't imagine that makes a huge difference, based on hydraulic principles. Then again, I'm no engineer either.

I do know that the massive brembo monoblocs work awesome on the track though!!!!!

WShade · 10-31-2009, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike

other than having the fluid go from side to side internally rather than with a crossover tube, but I can't imagine that makes a huge difference, based on hydraulic principles.

Maybe the external crossover tube can help to dissipate a little more heat. But not enough to really matter

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