APR UK's TT-RS Drag Car
Posted by Stephen @ Vagbremtechnic on 2nd May 2019
What do you do when you have a 734bhp Audi TT-RS but you need to save as much weight as possible, fit your brakes behind 18” used with drag tyres and stop the vehicle quickly from around 150mph?
This was the brief given to us by APR UK earlier this month (April 2019).
The Car: TTRS 8S with TTE700 turbo, APR software and hardware ( Full details can be found at APR UK)
The three primary areas we had to tackle were Weight, Size and Stopping efficiency, not only for that of a TT-RS 8V but
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Taking a closer look at Disc & Pad Wear
Posted by Stephen @ Vagbremtechnic on 19th Oct 2018
Brake Pad and Disc Wear
Both Brake pads and discs should wear evenly. Both pads should have the same amount of friction material, and both plates on the brake disc / rotor should be of the same thickness.
It is common for this not to be apparent on many applications, there are many reasons for this with differing degrees and types of wear. Below we will go through some of the common types of Pad and Disc / Rotor wear.
Evenly worn on Both Pads on Both sides of Vehicle
This is rea
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Give yourself a “brake!”: When and Why should you change your brake fluid?
Posted by Stephen @ Vagbremtechnic on 28th Sep 2018
Most of us are very good when it comes to regular oil changes and top up our screen
wash whenever it is needed, but how good are we when it comes to changing the brake
fluid? Have a read through our helpful guide...
What is brake fluid and why is it important?
Brake fluid is an incompressible fluid that converts the
energy you apply to the brake pedal to the four calipers.
The three main types of brake fluid are DOT3, DOT4 and DOT5.1:
DOT3 and DOT4 and DOT5.1 a
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