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Old 03-01-2001 | 11:00 AM
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Is any manufacturer yet offering a brake duct kit that vents to the eye of the rotor?

I remember reading about a few custom builds, including modifications to the kit offered by Bulletproof. But I'm not aware of any complete kit that will vent the air to the correct place on the rotors.
Old 03-01-2001 | 11:23 AM
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I dunno who has a complete brake duct kit for sale. But, I am definetly interested in getting one.
Old 03-02-2001 | 05:26 PM
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King Motorsports has a carbon fiber duct kit on their car and Scott says he wants to make it available to all so we'll have to wait and see.
Old 03-02-2001 | 11:57 PM
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contact ben@bulletproofautomotive.com or visit the site (one of the sponsors at the bottom of hte page) - he carries a carbon fiber kit. I got to check out an earlier version on cdelena's car at TWS a few weekends ago, and I'm impressed - it gets rid of those tacky 'fake' ducts (cosmetically speaking that is).
Old 03-03-2001 | 06:22 AM
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Old 03-03-2001 | 09:17 AM
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Ben's ducts look nice, but they only seem to do about half the job. They don't carry the air to the rotor. Sure, they can be customized to carry the air there, but I was hoping for a more comprehensive solution.

Maybe King Motorsports will deliver something soon.
Old 03-03-2001 | 06:31 PM
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Mike,

i coulda sworn that MG racing posted some ducts for sale
for $185 about 2-3 weeks ago (vs Ben's $400)? You would
then need to fabricate the part from right inside the wheel
well to make the air actually hit the rotor.

Search on the group purchase section.. i am too lazy..

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Old 03-03-2001 | 06:37 PM
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I just received a set of brake ducts from Giampero, they are from Jet's racing and made of carbon fiber that are similar to Ben's at Bulletproof. Question to cdelena: How the heck do you cut those vents out without messing up the front too much and what tool did you use? Thanks, I'll post picks of my install for the ducts when I began working on them.
Old 03-03-2001 | 08:00 PM
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I cut the bumper with a Dremel tool and used a flat file to even the edges. I used a hole saw to cut the wheel well liners. I used a cut off wheel on a die grinder to cut the CF ducts down, but if you have to cut CF be sure to wear a mask.. breathing that dust is very bad.
Old 03-09-2001 | 07:40 AM
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I just spoke with King Motorsports, the feeling I got is that they're still pretty far from having a brake duct kit for sale.

It seems the initial development-production costs are high, and I suppose they'd want to be sure they'd sell enough before starting a production run.

How many would be interested in a complete kit that vents directly to the eye of the rotor? I'm guessing it would be made of fiber (glass not carbon).
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