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MattR 2006-03-30 03:47 PM

Brake Duct Install
 
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I purchased the RaceComp Engineering Kool Brake Kit. The install went pretty well, I cut out the fender liner slightly, routed the supplied hose up to a Racer WHolesale stock air inlet, and mounted it so that I can run either the stock Fog Light cover with the small air slit, or the Fog light bezels, which direct a lot more air in . I can even run it without any bezel for max air flow.

The tire runs slightly on the hose at full lock, so I may try to re route the hose, I will see how bad it runs once I drive it a little bit. Overall though, Racecomp made some nice pieces for this kit.

Here are some pictures.

A1337STI 2006-03-30 03:55 PM

Siick ;) i was just talking to Cody about doing that to my car a few days ago. (although i'm only willing to use the slits below my fog lights) fog lights come in handy quite a bit , guess in summer i'de be okay with out them.

cody 2006-03-30 04:35 PM

I was checking out their thread on Nabisco and noticed a post where they mention making a kit for the bugeye models that would utilize the little slits below the fogs as the inlet. I'll have to check and see if they've got that one developed yet. Any idea if brake ducts are ESP legal?

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/show...c#post12992139

MikeK 2006-03-30 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by cody
Any idea if brake ducts are ESP legal?

I remember looking at this last year when I was in ESP. I think from memory they are legal as long as they are entirely in front of the strut, or something like that.

A1337STI 2006-03-30 05:03 PM

Niice i should look into getting some of those . wonder if they vent water/ snow back also , could make the discs getting wet problem even worse in STI's . if i run into any heat issues though this summer i'll definalty set something up

Kevin M 2006-03-30 05:33 PM

They are SP legal. 15.6.A

sp00ln 2006-03-30 05:54 PM

I'm going to do the same thing, but I'm thinking about going with Home Depot instead ;)

looks factory tho... nice.

doubleurx 2006-03-30 06:54 PM

Just curious Matt if you are concerned about sand, gravel etc rocketing onto the rotors or should you have some type of screen or diverter on there?

JC 2006-03-30 07:58 PM

As an aerospace engineer that hose and 90 kink make me cringe. I'm sure it works fine and is more than adequate though. Pretty cool.

cody 2006-03-30 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by BAN SUVS
They are SP legal. 15.6.A

Thank you.

MattR 2006-03-30 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by JC
As an aerospace engineer that hose and 90 kink make me cringe. I'm sure it works fine and is more than adequate though. Pretty cool.

Yes, I know it's not 100% efficient routing, but given the extreme space restrictions, its the only way.

It will help though.

MattR 2006-03-30 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by doubleurx
Just curious Matt if you are concerned about sand, gravel etc rocketing onto the rotors or should you have some type of screen or diverter on there?


No, I wil modify the stock fog light covers to seal up and allow no air or water in. On the track, I'm not too concerned about it. I don;t want a screen on there to limit more air.

AtomicLabMonkey 2006-03-31 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by MattR
Yes, I know it's not 100% efficient routing, but given the extreme space restrictions, its the only way.

I would try re-routing the hose lower where there won't be as much interference from the tire; from the pics it looks like there's room to lower it before you'll run into problems with bottoming.

And then there's always steering rack limiters. :D

MattR 2006-03-31 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey
I would try re-routing the hose lower where there won't be as much interference from the tire; from the pics it looks like there's room to lower it before you'll run into problems with bottoming.

And then there's always steering rack limiters. :D

Yes, I agree with you, I think that will be where I route them, a little lower along the control arm.


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