[DeTomaso] ABS Calipers vs. NON-ABS Calipers- Current Production Euro-Brembo Caliper Pistons
Chris Difani
cdifani at pacbell.net
Thu Jun 18 02:58:21 EDT 2009
Jack et al:
On a more modern note from your research years, when I was building my brake system in 2005-6, I also tested the pistons in my Brembo calipers. The four calipers that I had, from the front ends of 1997 Porsche 996 models, all were non-magnetic stainless.
Chris
Chris Difani
'73 L #5829 "LITNNG"
The Electric Pantera
Sacramento, CA
Email: cdifani at pacbell.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: <JDeRyke at aol.com>
To: <tborcich at msn.com>; <detomaso at realbig.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 11:42 PM
Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] ABS Calipers vs. NON-ABS Calipers
> In a message dated 6/17/09 6:09:42 PM, tborcich at msn.com writes:
>
>> I was thinking that when Jack referred to Euro cars, that he meant they
>> were making different versions of the Pantera (like US smog motor cars,
>> possibly with different brakes that had stainless pistons??)
>>
> Sorry for the confusion. When I said that I was thinking of the cars I'd
> tested at autocrosees and at Laguna Seca with a little magnet (stainless is
> non-magnetic but plated iron is magnetic). I found Pantera Girlings (both std
> 4-piston and 3-piston GR-3 & GT-5), the Mangusta, a 289 and 427 Cobra, a
> Maserati Merak and several Porsches, all had magnetic pistons. Judy's U.S-made
> '74 Pinto station wagon had stainless steel....
> You won't know why you've got a leak until you tear it down. Of all 10
> pistons in our OEM Pantera calipers, NONE were pitted. But on a pair of aluminum
> 911-S two-piston calipers, one of the 4 were pitted. Cheers- J Deryke
>
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