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Follow on Google News | Evosport Titanium Shims Work As Heat Shields to Maintain Brake PowerEvosport releases titanium brake pad shims (dubbed Ti-shims) for the Mercedes-Benz 63 AMG vehicles to help maintain brake effectiveness and mitigate brake fluid from boiling over.
By: Simon Atik Unlike most production cars, many race cars have expensive brakes that have titanium caliper pistons. Titanium is an element that has very low thermal conductivity. This means it is very effective as a heat insulator rather than a dissipater. In other words, you do not want the caliper pistons to transfer heat (in this case to the brake fluid), you want them to work as a heat shield to minimize the heat transfer and keep the brake fluid as cool as possible. Since most of us drive production cars, our brake caliper pistons contain aluminum and steel. Both of which have much higher thermal conductivity than titanium (8 times for steel and almost 20 times more for aluminum when compared to titanium) and allow a greater amount of heat to transfer to the brake fluid. Titanium brake shims work like heat shields to prevent the heat of the braking effort from affecting the other brake parts. The thin titanium shim is placed between the back of the brake pad and the pistons to prevent heat transfer to the brake fluid. For spirited drivers, cars that see the track or in conditions where braking is crucial, titanium shims are a very cost effective option to maintain brake effectiveness and performance. In addition, maintaining cooler temperatures for brake parts ensures a longer life and less need for brake fluid changes. Rebuilding brake calipers can be very expensive. Mercedes-Benz 63 AMG applications include C63 AMG, CLK63 AMG (incl. Black Series), E63 AMG (W211, W212), CLS63 AMG, SL63 AMG, and SLS AMG. Applications for other Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Porsche vehicles also available. Features and Benefits: - Easy to install or remove - Works with OE brake pads; no modifications necessary - Reusable with every pad change - Water jet cut for precise fitment - Added safety to ensure brake effectiveness at extreme brake temperatures - Decreases wear on brake components - Improved braking performance in all conditions # # # Evosport is a world-class performance tuner and your primary resource for European performance vehicle enhancements. From street to race, we engineer and develop it. Featuring performance products, full service and tuning, motorsport and racing programs. End
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