Brake Ducts

[Alex Conway]

The old man decided brake ducts would be a wonderful idea after we completely cooked a set of brembo max discs and RC5+ pads. Into the office on a Saturday morning and we grabbed some ducting (rated to 150 celsius, hopefully it will do?).



On the near side it's jammed up against a piece of engine and held in by a bracket, any idea what this bit of engine is? Looks like a ancillary cover so I'm guessing circa 120 Celsius max.

A quick blow of air down the front and they work well.

Do you guys think they're ok?

 

[mr.pink87]

The "piece of engine" is actually the gearbox' 5th gear cover. Setup looks fine as long as the wheels still have enough space to move. In my experience, removing foglights and arch liners offers a sufficient cooling wwithout the need for a chunky ducting.

 

[Sir_Dave]

No point in fitting ducting whatsoever imho.

By removing the fog lights/arch liners, the air will go over the brakes anyways, it doesnt need directing.

 

[Advikaz]

I've not had any experience with this type of donkey d*ck but I'd tend to agree with the above regarding the fogs.

 

[Alex Conway]

Ahh ok, might try taking it off then in future. Cheers for the replies.

The "piece of engine" is actually the gearbox' 5th gear cover. Setup looks fine as long as the wheels still have enough space to move. In my experience, removing foglights and arch liners offers a sufficient cooling wwithout the need for a chunky ducting.

Doh, should have known! In future I'll say piece of powertrain, but it's good to know it will be fine heat wise.