TimZ Posted March 8, 2001 Share Posted March 8, 2001 Okay, this probably won't be practical for us, but kind of interesting, anyway. http://www.newtech-ibs.com/aswf/flashanglais.htm Anybody want to try to retrofit these to their Z? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randy 77zt Posted March 9, 2001 Share Posted March 9, 2001 i would be happy to test the brakes at laguna seca on my z -and test them on the way there and going home.should reduce rotor warpage.will probably be oem on expensive cars but i dont think a company like ford would spend the money for this set up even though a windstar could really use these brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted March 10, 2001 Share Posted March 10, 2001 They look like a very interesting concept, but what the hell is the deal with the porn-like music on their flash animation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pparaska Posted March 11, 2001 Share Posted March 11, 2001 Love to know the weight difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 http://www.newtechbrake.com/ New page they have... and supposedly they weight 5-15 lbs less than a typical setup. I was watching a show that showed the makings of the brake system... they were testing it on a Porshe race car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
260DET Posted December 30, 2005 Share Posted December 30, 2005 Hmmmmm, with an enclosed rotor I wonder about cooling and also weight, despite what they say. We will see I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjhines Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 ok... I did not see anything pertaining to a sports car application... The thing on the website is for commercial vehicles using air brake systems... It is huge... and it is heavy when compared to a conventional rotor and caliper... It uses AIR pressure acting on a flexible diaphram... NOT HYDRAULIC FLUID!!!! The weight savings mentioned are for a comercial truck... air operated drum brake system including the axle mounted actuators and the redundant parking brake components.... this is a whole lot of huge hardware that has absolutely no relation to what we use on modern sports cars..... I mean really.... am I the only one who acually read this...or did they change the product and the website just now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 I mean really.... am I the only one who acually read this...or did they change the product and the website just now. They use to sponsor a 911 in the american LeMans series many years ago. I heard alot of news about how well their systems performed on the 911 and then it was gone... guess they found a market to concentrate on. hmmpf. ?/? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannji Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 Also, their press releases were last updated in April of 2003... I would wonder if it was even possible to have one made light enough for sport use, not to mention either adapting it to a hydralic system, or converting to full-on air brakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruez Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 They seem to have hydraulic, pneumatic and electomagnetic systems.. From the show I watched it said it did weigh less than a conventional setup. Under 3000 lbs, there is no need for a booster. http://www.newtech-ibs.com/html_franc/frames/det_frein_eng.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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