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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:55 AM
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diy brake ducting

found this on some japanese site.. pic looks self explanatory.
*i think thats an FD in the pic but shouldnt matter*

trim a circle into the dust shield, some holes, ziptie to brake duct tubing (usually slinky air conditioner ducting at your local hardware store)
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 10:36 AM
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That would be OK for the extremely budget minded, but the you really need to focus that airflow for optimal cooling. The angle of entry and area of the rotor seeing this new air should be considered. I'm sure that design will work to some extent, but it could be so much better for not much money.

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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 11:53 AM
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I'd be worried about the hose melting and getting a proper seal so that the air goes where you want it to, but it'll be better than nothing. There's special high temp hose that you can get from racing supply places, and you can get proper backing plates with hose attachments for just over $100. A better arrangement for the ducting is to have all the air enter into the center of the rotor so that it evenly cools both sides from the inside, and make sure that the center is more or less sealed so that the air doesn't just escape out the back.

Here's an example that jgrewe did.
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 12:16 PM
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well you could always bend the dust sheild forward closer to teh rotor. use some metal zipties to resist heat
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:11 PM
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why cant we have **** like this?
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 02:22 PM
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why cant we have **** like this?
you could
but i hope you have VERY deep pockets
those look like carbon ceramic breaks to me
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 04:15 PM
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why cant we have **** like this?
because you don't have the skill or the steady hands to pull off a procedure like that. SO HA!
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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damn, carbon kevlar/ceramic breaks. carbon arms, lemans car anyone?

peace
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 07:59 PM
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I was thinking F1
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by WingsofWar
why cant we have **** like this?
What is this off of? Looks nice
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Old Jan 31, 2008 | 09:35 PM
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What is this off of? Looks nice
F1 front brakes. Looks like a West Mercedes-McLaren from a few seasons back.
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 12:59 AM
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That's pretty pimp. I have a special place in my heart for well executed ingenuity like this. Gangster.
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 09:17 AM
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I was thinking about doing something very similar... to the OP picture ofcourse.
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 01:39 PM
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Originally Posted by fastrotaries
because you don't have the skill or the steady hands to pull off a procedure like that. SO HA!
ouch! in my face!
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:12 PM
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i run these
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:17 PM
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i run these
And how do they work? And where do you get them. You know your gonna get that question. :P
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Old Feb 1, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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remove your dust shield, install them, run hose, cool brakes You can get them from awrracing.com They work very well, no complaints
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