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Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:19 am**

Has anyone ever been in contact with Tarox regarding what they can offer for the RS4.

Browsing their website they seem to offer 6, 8, 10 and 12 pot braking systems..

Have emailed them for pricing etc etc etc etc etc etc etc.

Also, it is very quiet at the moment - does anyone want tobuy anything ?

Tom

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:25 am**

IIRC the pistons have a habit of siezing in the calipers due to their all alloy construction - plus their stuff is pretty expensive and not much cheaper than the competition.

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 11:34 am**

Cheers mate, always good to know

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 2:58 pm**

What are you selling Thomson?

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:01 pm**

RS4_Barry wrote:IIRC the pistons have a habit of siezing in the calipers due to their all alloy construction - plus their stuff is pretty expensive and not much cheaper than the competition.

BTW Barry how you findin the upgrade now its been fettled

Cheers
jr

Posted: **Tue Jul 20, 2004 3:18 pm**

"What are you selling ?"

Cisco, 3COM, Nortel, SUN, Brocade, Emulex or basically any networking product that I can succesfully buy and sell, saving money for client and hopefully make a bob or two on the way. Have been taking advantage of the manufacturers greed and channel pricing structure for several years now.

However this is the worst month I have had for ages.... All my clients have buggered off at the same time,

must be something they are not telling me.

Posted: **Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:37 pm**

FYI, Just got the following response from Tarox..

"Dear Tom

We are currently developing a brake conversion kit for the Audi RS4 and should be able to sign it off by mid September

The kit will include

Two 360 discs and alloy bells

Two B350 (see picture) multi piston calipers

One set of pads

Two braided hoses

Two fitting brackets

and will costs approx £ 2150in 8 piston version and £ 2350 in 12 piston version

Prices exclude VAT and or any applicable TAX

If interested we can talk again in, say , a couple of months time

Please advise if you need any further assistance

Ciao

Eva Maria Grimaldi

TAR-OX ‘net Sales

Posted: **Thu Jul 29, 2004 11:53 pm**

they look awesome.
prices dont look too bad for 8-12 pots.
but its all about the final performance,im sure someone will report back when tried and tested.

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 4:15 am**

I have been hearing bad comments that Tarox system couldn't stand the heat.

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 8:27 am**

Surely 12 piston is overkill, I can't imagine them providing any superior clamping than the 6 pot GT3 caliper? 'm sure I have read somewhere (It may have been the Stoptech website) that 6 pistons is the optimal number for a caliper.

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:16 am**

Tom did you meet RS4John when in Windsor? His car has an AP set-up that is being tweaked by MTM from memory and he sounds like a very enthusiastic user and really rates those.
I think a Porsche based kit is the way forward as no standard car decelerates like a Porsche. My 996 C4S now has Pagid pads and standrad drilled discs and I reckon I have the edge on a mate with his posh ceramics on his GT3 over a long track day, may be down to driving style and my four wheel drive stability but I hope to justify a Porker based upgrade to the fronts soon. As I don't want to track the Audi, took it round Goodwood and it was fun but not like the 911, I may just upgrade the OEM pads first to see what difference that makes.
Hope to meet you next month to have a butchers at your A/V upgrade too.
Cheers, J

Posted: **Fri Jul 30, 2004 9:39 am**

yes mate, john's AP set up looked really good. IMHO much better looking then the MOVIT's. Although people seem to think that there is something wrong with the AP's.

Now I come to think about it comments have been made about every other brake upgrade. MOVIT's seem to be a FIRM Forum Favourite - Is someone receieving a cash insentive

Currently I am still very interested in the following....

MOVIT's from the factory - Price cannt be posted & I cannot make the trip so not really an option
AP's so far the best looking set-up, would be interested in total cost John and feedback
Porsche solution - looking into this with JAMES, hopefully meeting up with S4RS4 to look at how his are done. I think Dialynx also do this
Tarox - I just fancy boasting about my 12 pots, and yes I have a tiny willy !!!

Tom

Posted: **Thu Aug 05, 2004 10:03 am**

Just for help: here are some Tarox photos given me by a friend who previously had an RS4 (Tarox 6) and now a M3 CSL (Tarox 10). He was and is very satisfied of it, even on Monza track (he lives in Milan and, as you can see, his cars are always tuned by Romeo Ferraris http://www.romeoferraris.it/)

Ciao, giovanni