Sentences with phrase «cast iron brake»

The technology provides dynamic advantages in the form of reduced unsprung mass with a brake that is lighter than a standard cast iron brake, has better thermal stability, improved cooling and produces a more consistent pedal feel.

Outstanding stopping power across the Continental range In line with the standard Continental models, the new GT Speed is fitted with 405 mm diameter front and 335 mm rear ventilated, cast iron brake discs and eight - piston callipers as standard for outstanding stopping power.

The ceramic brake discs are 40 % lighter than the conventional, gray cast iron brake discs.

The new technology provides dynamic advantages in the form of reduced unsprung mass with a brake that is 15 - 20 % lighter than a standard cast iron brake.

Traditional cast iron brake rotors come as standard, but the carbon ceramic rotors will last longer, dissipate heat better and cut down rotor weight by 50 percent.

A hot, high - pressure gun fires a tungsten and carbon compound onto the braking surface of a regular cast iron brake disc.

Or the standard 360 mm (front) cast iron brakes with six - pot calipers and optional ($ 17,500) 402 mm (front) carbon ceramics.

Cast iron brakes are standard, but a set of carbon - ceramic brakes are optional for those who plan to take it to track.

Not exact matches

Is the GT2 worth $ 84,200 more than a GT3 with cast - iron brakes?

The smell of hot brakes is ever - present after a hard drive, and the regular cast - iron discs do fade - though carbon ceramics are optional on the AMGs.

Another option for the Cup is the new cast iron and aluminium composite front brake disc set - up, which results in a total saving of 3.6 kg in unsprung mass.

Perforated and ventilated, these have gray cast - iron braking surfaces and aluminum hubs, again to reduce unsprung and rotating mass.

The car comes fitted with cast - iron brakes, although carbon - ceramics are an option.

It's the grip, stability and precision that really take your breath away — you can lean harder on the brakes and the front tyres than in the other two, while the cast - iron body control remains totally unfazed by anything you throw at it.

The standard cast - iron Brembo disc brakes incorporate molybdenum for better energy and heat dissipation and are acted on by four - piston calipers all around.

Cast - iron brakes are standard, with carbon - ceramics (denoted by yellow calipers) an option.

Despite our best efforts, the precise spec of the cars is not otherwise identical, the manual car (Mexico Blue) boasting Porsche Torque Vectoring, 20in Carrera S wheels, PASM Sport suspension and PCCB brakes, while the PDK car (Pastel Orange) has 19in Carrera alloys, passive damping and cast - iron brakes.

It tramlined horribly, its suspension was about as compliant as a cast - iron street lamp, its aerodynamic performance suffered from latent liftoff fits, and the operating forces required to work steering, brakes, clutch, and transmission called for athletic abilities I never pretended to possess.

The coating on the discs makes the surface much harder than regular uncoated cast iron, and it therefore allows a more consistent braking force even as the brakes get hot.

I'm told it has cast - iron brakes, not carbon - ceramic (which aren't even an option).

The steering has plenty of feedback, the standard cast - iron brakes have taken out a college degree in deceleration, and four - wheel drive pushes or pulls you out of trouble with that miraculous Quattro touch.

The basic Cayenne and S come with cast iron discs with six - pot calipers as standard, but there are two other brake options: Porsche Carbon Ceramic Brakes (PCCB), a familiar carbon - ceramic set - up and new coated cast iron discs called Porsche Surface Coated Brake (PSCB) with 10 - piston calipers.

The optional carbon - ceramic brakes fitted to our test car are no lighter than the standard cast iron set - up thanks to the increased size of the rotors and callipers, but they do promise to address the Gallardo's propensity to suffer brake fade in extreme use.

Here's a list of everything you get standard: front and rear electronic locking differentials, the aforementioned DSSV dampers, new front and rear bumpers for better off - road obstacle clearance, ZR2 17 - inch aluminum alloy wheels with 31 - inch Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac tires, new cast iron control arms, an aluminum skidplate, Autotrac transfer case with shield, a new grille and hood, 3.42 rear axle ratio, front and rear tracks widened 3.5 inches, 2 - in suspension lift, selectable off - road modes, four wheel disc brakes, spray - in bedliner, spare all - terrain tire, recovery hooks, and a host of other features.

The innovation behind this brake is the unique combination of a cast - iron brake disc and a ceramic coating (tungsten carbide).

Though it never feels all - wheel drive, traction is rarely an issue, while the brakes — cast iron (ceramics are a # 5K option), drilled and vented, 365 mm front and rear — have terrific power and silky progression.

Drum brakes are a type of brake that has an iron casting shaped like a shallow drum that rotates with the wheel.

Advantages over the conventional cast - iron brake of a similar design and size: even better responsiveness and particularly high fading stability.

A further advantage is that PCCB brakes reduce the weight of the unsprung masses versus comparable grey cast - iron discs by approximately 20 kg or 44 lb.

Alfa says that this braking system will offer a 50 percent weight savings over cast iron discs, and more importantly a 60 - to - 0 mph stopping distance of just 102 feet.

This 1970 Chevrolet El Camino SS has a rotisserie restoration that includes the stock frame that has been powder coated, 396 V8 340hp, Richmond 6 speed manual transmission, G Force clutch, roller rocker and cam, stud gertel, cast iron heads with 219 intakes, duel 600 Edelbrock carburetor, Be Cool radiator, Wilwood 4 wheel disc brakes and rotors, power windows and windwings, power locks, Vintage Air (needs to be charged), AM / FM stereo, Kenwood sound system — amp and sub woofer, bucket seats with center console, new door panels, custom 3 ″ stainless steel dual exhaust with Patriot headers All Jet coated, 12 bolt posi rear end, 5 spoke chrome Foose Nitrous wheels, Global West suspension, QA 1 adjustable shocks, 3.5 ratio steering box, ASB electric brake booster.

Compared with the grey - cast - iron brakes featured as standard, the PCCB brakes reduce weight overall by some 20 kg or 44 lb.

The brake rotors from Brembo employ a «dual - cast» technology that combines cast iron and aluminum, resulting in excellent performance and weight reduction.

Upgrades and additions include a Teraflex 6» Elite LCG long - arm lift with JK Monster flexarms, Falcon 3.3 Series fully adjustable reservoir shocks, front and rear heavy - duty adjustable track bars, Artec JK axle armor, heavy - duty front frame brace and drag - link flip kit, G2 5.13 ring and pinion gear sets, RCV front axle shafts, Rubicon Express 1310 front and rear driveshafts, Teraflex Nexus adjustable steering stabilizer, EBC Stage 8 front and rear brake kit, Rugged Ridge heavy - duty off - road exhaust and Teraflex cast - iron differential covers.

All four brake discs come for the first time as a composite structure with the friction discs made of grey - cast iron, the brake covers of light aluminium.

If there's chink in the Alfa's armour it's the standard - fit cast - iron brakes, which exhibit too much dead pedal travel before biting.

Benefitting from carbon fibre's inherent properties, CCM brakes are not only tougher than conventional cast iron discs but also dissipate heat more rapidly resulting in less fade during sustained dynamic driving.

This solution maintained the excellent brake feel of a cast iron disc while saving 8 kg.

This most elaborate of BMW brake concepts shares 2 - piece rotors with the 550i and 6 Series: an aluminum «hat» inner portion to reduce unsprung weight, and a cast - iron outer portion as the actual friction surface.

The wheels house new 355 mm diameter brake discs with Brembo callipers, that can be optioned to bi-material cast iron and aluminium discs.

In addition to regenerative braking, there's fly - by - wire (electric servo) four - wheel discs with Brembo six - piston callipers and 368 mm semi-floating cast - iron front rotors and four - piston / 361 mm rears.

The M5 aluminum / cast - iron rotors cut unsprung weight, and reduce rotor deformation under hard - braking, high - heat conditions by about 20 %.

The dome light even works!The heater works and is operated by a switch mounted to the bottom edge of the dash just below the ignition switch.It has an older radio that still works.Drivetrain: The engine is a very good running 350 with an Edelbrock aluminum 4 barrel intake manifold, electric choke 750cfm Edelbrock carburetor, a pair of new chrome valve covers and air cleaner, factory cast iron exhaust manifolds running through dual exhaust and has a great sound.The transmission is the original 4 speed manual that shifts good, the clutch feels good and doesn't slip and engages easily.The rear end is the factory 12 bolt and the front axle is a Dana 44 with 3.07 gears front and rear so it will cruise down the highway with ease.Suspension: There appears to be around a 3» lift block on the rear and around a 2 - 3» body lift.It has a full set of Rancho shocks front and rear, as well as Rancho steering stabilizer shocks on the front axle.The power steering feels nice and tight and steering feel is very nice.The power brakes work great and stop the truck well.

Revisions to the chassis includes a quicker steering rack, two piece floating disc front braking system with cast iron discs with 6 pot Brembo calipers, new springs and Bilstein dampers, wider tyres all round, wider rear tyres plus a new dynamic stability control system.

It is equipped with cast - iron front disc brakes, tons of new suspension parts, including new ball joints, tie rods, control arms, new front and rear shocks, and anti-sway bars.

Consider that GT rules mandate cast - iron brake rotors, while the production GT3 can be ordered with carbon - ceramic equivalents; and the RSR's 450 - bhp flat - 6 dispenses with both variable valve lift and a variable - volume intake plenum.

Other changes from the Sport GT comprised a lowered ride height and 10 mm wider 295/30 rear tyres, front Brembo iron / aluminium dual - cast brake rotors and red - painted six piston callipers.

Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) Carbon fibre - reinforced Silicon Carbide (C / SiC) ceramic composite brakes, which are also more heat and fade resistant than the cast iron units fitted as standard, are optional.

Technical Data: 8 cylinder 90 degree V - configuration, aluminium - silicon alloy cylinder block with cast iron wet cylinder liners, bore x stroke 104.14 x 91.44 mm (4.1 x 3.6 in), capacity 6,230 cc, aluminium alloy cylinder heads; 2 SU carburettors; 4 - speed automatic gearbox, hypoid bevel final drive; independent front suspension with coil springs, semi-elliptic springs rear; drum brakes servo - assisted; wheelbase 3,124.2 mm or 3,225.8 mm (123 in or 127 in); tyre size 8.20 x 15

Technical Data: 8 cylinder 90 degree V - configuration, aluminium - silicon alloy cylinder block with cast iron wet cylinder liners; bore x stroke 104.14 x 99.06 mm (4.1 x 3.9 in), capacity 6,750 cc; aluminium alloy cylinder heads, twin SU - carburettors; 3 - speed automatic gearbox; hypoid bevel final drive; independent suspension with coil springs front and rear, hydraulic self - levelling height control rear; ventilated disc brakes front, plain discs rear; wheelbase 3,048 mm (120 in), Rolls - Royce Silver Wraith II 3,149.6 mm (124 in); tyre size 235 / 70HR15