View Poll Results: Whose spindle ducts do you recomment?
Quantum
46
47.92%
DRM
16
16.67%
LG
25
26.04%
Phoenix
3
3.13%
Other
6
6.25%
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Who makes the best brake cooling ducts?
08-13-2009, 10:32 AM
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Who makes the best brake cooling ducts?
It's time for me to buy some brake cooling ducts for my C6. Car is Z51 and I do about 10 HPDEs per year.
With so many options from such respected vendors, please help me figure out which ducts system to buy.
I listed the vendors I could think of in the survey. I'd really like to hear about the pros and cons from other drivers.
With so many options from such respected vendors, please help me figure out which ducts system to buy.
I listed the vendors I could think of in the survey. I'd really like to hear about the pros and cons from other drivers.
08-13-2009, 08:17 PM
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Race Director
I voted "other". Check ECS's web site www.Eastcoastsupercharging.com. There's a very popular vendor who copied ECS's design. The duts work flawlessly.
08-13-2009, 09:21 PM
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Safety Car
Does DRM offer spindle ducts? I thought they just had the brake duct extensions and hose but suggested you talk to somebody else if you need the spindle duct portion?
08-13-2009, 09:42 PM
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I voted "other". Check ECS's web site www.Eastcoastsupercharging.com. There's a very popular vendor who copied ECS's design. The duts work flawlessly.
08-13-2009, 10:07 PM
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08-13-2009, 10:09 PM
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I was referring to the spindle section
08-14-2009, 12:43 AM
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Burning Brakes
There's a post here somewhere that I did a few years back showing my very inexpensive and VERY effective solution using NACA ducts in the nostrils of a C5 where the OEM ducts were and swimming pool vacuum cleaner hose (two per side) to really cool the front brakes.
Indeed, I never had another brake issue after installing the system. As I recall, the whole deal cost me less than $50 and the labor was about two hours end-to-end.
You might have to look in the archives, if you're interested in such a thing but I'm pretty sure it should still be around.
Indeed, I never had another brake issue after installing the system. As I recall, the whole deal cost me less than $50 and the labor was about two hours end-to-end.
You might have to look in the archives, if you're interested in such a thing but I'm pretty sure it should still be around.
08-14-2009, 01:27 AM
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Former Vendor
I will help clear this up a bit. DRM doesn't build spindle ducts. A long time ago there was a understanding between DRM and LGM that we build the plastic duct and LGM builds the spindle duct. Sence then there have been many products that have came about. Still to this day I don't think you can get a better setup then DRM and LGM. Between us racers we came up with a pretty stout package.
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08-14-2009, 01:34 AM
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Randy, just to make sure I get this right: are you saying that the black plastic ducts on this page are your DRM ducts?
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1752
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1752
08-14-2009, 08:44 AM
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Le Mans Master
I will help clear this up a bit. DRM doesn't build spindle ducts. A long time ago there was a understanding between DRM and LGM that we build the plastic duct and LGM builds the spindle duct. Sence then there have been many products that have came about. Still to this day I don't think you can get a better setup then DRM and LGM. Between us racers we came up with a pretty stout package.
Randy
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08-14-2009, 09:34 AM
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Former Vendor
Randy, just to make sure I get this right: are you saying that the black plastic ducts on this page are your DRM ducts?
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1752
http://www.lgmotorsports.com/catalog...oducts_id=1752
Randy
08-14-2009, 11:43 AM
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08-14-2009, 12:46 PM
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It looks like those are a copy of the C6 inlet with a modified outlet to accept 3" hose. Different than yours but still...
We do not make inlets. The DRM are the nicest and we refer all C5 customers to DRM.
For the C6 anyone can use the factory Z06 inlets so we offer them on our site for one stop shopping.
Our spindle ducts are unique and not a copy of any previous design. I don't think the poster above was referring to us but you never know...
Jon
08-14-2009, 01:14 PM
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08-14-2009, 03:14 PM
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08-14-2009, 06:35 PM
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I voted "other". Check ECS's web site www.Eastcoastsupercharging.com. There's a very popular vendor who copied ECS's design. The duts work flawlessly.
I think you have it reversed who copied what. The ECS ducts look just like LGM ducta and they were out first./
I started the whole spindle duct thing after I saw some at Pocono on a race truck. I ask Lou / LGM why can't I get that for my C5. So after bugging him a few months
he made some for me to get rid of me.Then after that other people were looking for them and about 9 months later he started making them for everyone.
The original LGM spindle ducts will be on ebay tonight for a cool million
Who builds world class professional race cars here and who has raced for real here professionally? Both have three intials nuff said.
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08-14-2009, 07:00 PM
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Race Director
I think you have it reversed who copied what. The ECS ducts look just like LGM ducta and they were out first./
I started the whole spindle duct thing after I saw some at Pocono on a race truck. I ask Lou / LGM why can't I get that for my C5. So after bugging him a few months he made some for me to get rid of me.
Then after that other people were looking for them and about 9 months later he started making them for everyone.
The original LGM spindle ducts will be on ebay tonight for a cool million
Who builds world class professional race cars here and who has raced for real here professionally? Both have three intials nuff said.
I started the whole spindle duct thing after I saw some at Pocono on a race truck. I ask Lou / LGM why can't I get that for my C5. So after bugging him a few months
he made some for me to get rid of me.Then after that other people were looking for them and about 9 months later he started making them for everyone.
The original LGM spindle ducts will be on ebay tonight for a cool million
Who builds world class professional race cars here and who has raced for real here professionally? Both have three intials nuff said.
