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03-12-2014, 11:58 AM | #43 | |
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Here's a video of some testing that we did. You can see that it would be 100% correct to say that the motion of the master cylinder isn't purely in and out but that if you can get that under control, the up and down is nearly eliminated as well, instead of just being transferred to your strut tower as a bending load. This is why we chose to make the red machined cap, even if it increases our cost a bit. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLgkWPekRaY"]GrimmSpeed - BRZ/FR-S Master Cylinder Brace Testing - YouTube[/ame] Either way, you can't really go wrong. Most of them seem to perform in a similar way, so choose the one that you prefer! Matt Beenen Engineering |
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03-12-2014, 11:59 AM | #44 | |
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Worst thing is that there is a small ring on the end if the MC is removed. |
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Thanks for quoting our product as a "knock off", which is not true. We would never try to insult another forum sponsor out of respect for eachother. In this case we feel the need to respond. The design is different. In addition our brace is made from 7075-T6 which is superior to anything We see out there outside of Japan. As a matter of fact our engineer who had over 20 years experience in aviation and was shocked that companies were using 6061-T6 for anything other than decorative purposes. In regulated industries it is prohibited. It seems many aftermarket automotive companies are using the cheapest material available, either to inflate their margins or because of the limitations of their CNC machinery. |
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03-12-2014, 06:44 PM | #46 |
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so it seems the only difference in the product, other than the design, is that Supertek uses 7075-T6 and GrimmSpeed has a cap. so why isn't the MCB initially installed in cars? |
03-12-2014, 07:20 PM | #47 | |
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Why isn't it installed from the factory? Its not really a problem that the firewall flexes is why. No OEM makes everything perfect, and we find that adding this is a simple way to add a bit more feel to the car. We stand behind our reasons for using a cup point setscrew for reasons Mladen explained before. This controls the left to right motion found as you smash the brakes. Regarding the material choice. Yes, 7075 is better, but its complete overkill for most all the parts on the car. Yes, its "air craft grade" but so are lots for things and i remember how people flung around 6061-T6 as "air craft grade" for years, and i just laughed at the marketing behind that. If there was a tangible difference using this, we would use it. Even our Supersteer system which was probably the most stressed part we ever made, was 6061 and never did we have issue. We use 6061-T6 on everything and there isn't a single part that would actually benefit from using 7075-T6 that we make. Especially on the MCB, the steel shock tower still flexes some and making it out of stiffer material won't help. For sure its not something a customer will notice. Really, the material is just the only way this other part varies from ours. I guess that is good, they had to change it some how..... Guys, Be on the look out for a new 6Al-4V Titanium PERRIN MCB w/gold foil shielding...working on it right now... |
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thank you for the explanation! and as for the new MCB you guys are working on..what effect does the gold foil shielding have? |
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@JC0830 We are completely just having fun with this situation and will not be making any changes to our part as of now. We are very confident in the materials we use! Last edited by PERRIN_Mladen; 03-13-2014 at 12:53 AM. |
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You could make it out of ceramic composite, if you're really worried about heat transfer.
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03-12-2014, 10:25 PM | #54 | |
I think Jeff did a nice job of summarizing why these aren't included on our cars from the factory. Stiffening or supporting the firewall to reduce this flex probably adds an amount of cost/complexity to the manufacturing of the vehicles that the OEM couldn't justify. No biggie - I'm sure they make these decisions all across the board. Luckily for you, some of us spend our careers improving on those shortcomings! Unless you've got one of these braces, you don't know what you're missing out on!
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In any case, I spent my years before the automotive aftermarket designing weapons systems for the DoD and I can certainly understand the reasons that somebody in aviation or defense would shy away from 6061, but I think that in this application, along with most other automotive applications, it's a great material choice. Anyway, no need to go down this road, especially since I chose steel construction! I think it's clear that they all perform in a similar manner and there's a ton of information available in this thread and elsewhere, so you guys should have no trouble making an informed decision! If you've got any questions regarding the GS brace, feel free to be in touch. Matt Beenen Engineering |
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