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Advanced Auto Fabrication BMW Brake Cooling Ducts & Backing Plates

Plan on tracking your car? Going to be using real track/race pads? You're going to need brake cooling ducts and hose. Brakes create lots of heat and temps can rise to damaging levels. Excessive heat will burn up caliper seals and dust boots, boil brake fluid, lead to rapid pad wear, inconsistent pedal feel, damage rubber boots on suspension ball joints, and other problems. Racing brake pads are designed to work in very specific temperature ranges so to prevent them from exceeding those temps race teams rely on brake cooling ducts, silicone hose, and bumper ducts.

We have designed and produced advanced brake backing plates that fit behind the wheel bearing hub. The backing plates have an inlet duct that directs air to the center of the hub/rotor. From there, cooling vanes in the rotor draw the air through the rotor to cool it. By keeping the rotor cool it won't transfer as much heat through the pads, caliper, and rest of the braking system. Our kits are designed to fit to the hub without having to remove the hub/bearing.
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T#:7608846
Part#: 11674
Ships in 3 Business Days
$ 450.00 USD
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$ 450.00 USD
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Since 2010, Advanced Auto Fabrication has been producing and developing both parts and full fledged race cars. Their knowledge base covers a wide range of vehicles both domestic and imported. In the specific case of BMW, the team at AAF has a particular affinity for building and designing components for BMW race cars. AAF is proud to introduce their redesigned AAF E46 (non-M) Brake Cooling Duct Kit! Features: Extremely Light Weight – Less than 4 lbs in total! Ultra-High Airflow Inlets Tight Turning Radius Easy and Quick To Install Inexpensive to Buy and Maintain Durable for Racing Conditions Designed strong and lightweight these brake duct inlets include a massive 4' inlet. Ultimately this aids in providing higher airspeed and pressure to the brake rotor and thus better brake cooling. Inlets are manufactured by AAF in-house with a 3D printer to provide a strong and inexpensive part. Brake duct tubes included in this kit are made from lightweight and strong ABS plastic. Shaped for optimized airflow, these tubes also provide the ability for a tight turning radius even with large racing tires. Per AAF: for a SPEC E46 with the spec 255 Toyo tire, you can turn 1.5 turns from straight without hitting the tubes, which is more than enough for driving around the paddock. The tubes taper down to a 3' flex hose, to remain legal for SE46. Included in the kit are AAF's Brake Backing Plates as well. Kit Contents: Left and Right AAF 3D Printed Massive 4' Inlets Left and Right 4' to 3' Molded Tubes Two 13' Sections of Flex Hose Left and Right AAF Backing Plates All Attaching Hardware and Hose Clamps
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T#:7608847
Part#: 11674.3
Ships in 1 Business Day
$ 480.00 USD
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$ 480.00 USD
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Since 2010, Advanced Auto Fabrication has been producing and developing both parts and full fledged race cars. Their knowledge base covers a wide range of vehicles both domestic and imported. In the specific case of BMW, the team at AAF has a particular affinity for building and designing components for BMW race cars. AAF is proud to introduce their redesigned AAF E46 (non-M) Brake Cooling Duct Kit! Features: Extremely Light Weight – Less than 4 lbs in total! Ultra-High Airflow Inlets Tight Turning Radius Easy and Quick To Install Inexpensive to Buy and Maintain Durable for Racing Conditions Designed strong and lightweight these brake duct inlets include a massive 4' inlet. Ultimately this aids in providing higher airspeed and pressure to the brake rotor and thus better brake cooling. Inlets are manufactured by AAF in-house with a 3D printer to provide a strong and inexpensive part. Brake duct tubes included in this kit are made from lightweight and strong ABS plastic. Shaped for optimized airflow, these tubes also provide the ability for a tight turning radius even with large racing tires. Per AAF: for a SPEC E46 with the spec 255 Toyo tire, you can turn 1.5 turns from straight without hitting the tubes, which is more than enough for driving around the paddock. The tubes taper down to a 3' flex hose, to remain legal for SE46. Included in the kit are AAF's Brake Backing Plates as well. Kit Contents: Left and Right AAF 3D Printed screened inlets Left and Right 4' to 3' Molded Tubes Two 13' Sections of Flex Hose Left and Right AAF Backing Plates All Attaching Hardware and Hose Clamps
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T#:7593116
Part#: 11694
Ships in 3 Business Days
$ 75.00 USD
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$ 75.00 USD
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Since 2010, Advanced Auto Fabrication has been producing and developing both parts and full fledged race cars. Their knowledge base covers a wide range of vehicles both domestic and imported. In the specific case of BMW, the team at AAF has a particular affinity for building and designing components for BMW race cars. AAF's brake duct adapters slide directly over the OEM E36 brake duct inlets. They suggest using a strong 2 part bonding adhesive to attach the duct adapters to the OEM brake duct inlet. With the AAF Brake Duct Kit, you do not need any fasteners or glue to hold these in place. This is ideal for maximum airflow, as it does not intrude into the air duct, and will create an air-tight seal around the joint. These are the perfect answer for your brake duct kit.
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