 Blaine Fab 4th gen front brake duct plenums, LS1, C5/C6, and now Wilwood, Stoptech, Baer |
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 Aug 16 2007, 02:39 PM
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I build race cars  Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874  |
OK, the Blaine Fab duct plenums are ready to order. Patterns are made, production alpha fits fine, materials are in stock, I'm cutting and welding all weekend so kits will be ready to ship next week.
All aluminum, TIG welded .100" and .065" thick 6061 New ARP hub fasteners included 3" stainless steel hose clamps included The plenums will fit all known brand hubs EXCEPT the Timken newest wide body hub. I recommend SKF brand hubs. Install is no more difficult than a hub swap - in fact easier, since the hubs do not need to be removed Plenums fit tightly (approx 1mm clearance to rotor) to the entire inside diameter of the inner rotor cheek, forcing the cooling air into the internal vanes where it can cool both inner and outer rotor cheeks. Cooling air also circulates around the hub, and the aluminum plenums act as heat sinks for the critical bearing area of the hub. Accepts standard 3" brake ducting - ducting not included. Since most cars will already have ducts of some form installed, ducting is not included in the kit, but is available as an option, or may be sourced locally. Immediate releases will be for 2 models: the LS1 caliper on LS1 upright, and C5 / base C6 caliper on a LT1 or LS1 upright using Trackbrackets or similar brackets. Duct plenum kits for other popular brake packages will be released soon. Custom and one-offs available, contact me for a quote Each kit includes a left and right pair of duct plenums, all hardware necessary for the application and two 3" stainless steel band clamps. Standard kit pricing: LS1 on LT1/LS1: $355 plus shipping and CA sales tax if applicable C5 / base C6 on LT1/LS: $295 plus shipping and CA sales tax if applicable 4th gen Fbody with Dulaney brackets: $355 plus shipping and CA sales tax if applicable Payment via PayPal is preferred - call me at 831 427-3296, email, or PM me with model and ZIP for shipping quote, then PayPal to: ablaine (at) cruzio (dot) com Some pix: (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix2/IMG_1436.JPG) (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix2/IMG_1437.JPG) (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix2/IMG_1442.JPG) (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix2/IMG_1447.JPG) Recommended duct routing and things that help them survive: shorten swaybar endlink till bar ends are parallel to track, then trim top of bolt end. Wrap duct with gaffers tape where it passes thru the inner fender liner, where the tire tends to rub, and at the endlink. Avoid full lock steering squish the duct about 1/2" at the point where the tire will rub - add a wrap or 2 of gaffers tape here as wear happens use wheel spacers to increase track width Duct in pics has been in service for a full CMC season: (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix2/IMG_1441.JPG) edti: intro offer expired edit: price increase 5/22/2014 This post has been edited by Blainefab: Oct 6 2017, 07:14 PM |
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Aug 24 2007, 10:04 PM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (QUASAR @ Aug 22 2007, 03:27 PM)  C5 on LS1!!!! C5 on LS1!!!!!!!!! cmon!!!!!!! (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Yeah!!! That's when my "conventional" ones will be for sale :-) |
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Aug 26 2007, 05:35 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 384 Joined: 2-October 05 From: San Antonio, Tx Member No.: 905 |
996 on LS1? (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
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Sep 22 2007, 03:30 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 205 Joined: 23-December 06 Member No.: 1,551 |
Just wanted to take a second to let everyone know that these things are awesome, they bolted right on and fit and work perfectly! I really belive they were a big help in my podium finish at the Nats, it is nice to know that your brakes are cool coming down that hill into turn 4. WooHoo. Thanks Alan
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Oct 1 2007, 04:18 PM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ?
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Oct 1 2007, 04:32 PM
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Grumpy Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,722 Joined: 1-January 04 From: Bakersfield CA Member No.: 81 |
QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Oct 1 2007, 09:18 AM) will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ? Alan is making a setup for my 996 brakes! |
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Oct 30 2007, 01:57 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 249 Joined: 16-May 06 From: Detroit, Michigan Member No.: 1,211 |
Are there any plans for a C5 onto LS1 setup?
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Oct 30 2007, 09:13 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Oct 1 2007, 09:18 AM) will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ? I fabbed them up for Johns car using the steel 2bolt brackets, and upgraded the 2 hub bolts that hold it on. Do you want a set? |
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Oct 30 2007, 09:16 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (QUASAR @ Oct 30 2007, 06:57 AM) Are there any plans for a C5 onto LS1 setup? What brackets are you using? If you are trimming the upright bosses and using the Trackbrackets then my C5 on Lt1 set will fit. If you are using LG or other brackets that clock the calipers then I'd have to do a new model. |
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Oct 31 2007, 08:46 PM
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LS1 Inside! / Toolbox / Mechanical Engineer Group: Advanced Members Posts: 2,215 Joined: 5-February 04 From: NJ Member No.: 179 |
QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:16 PM) QUOTE (QUASAR @ Oct 30 2007, 06:57 AM) Are there any plans for a C5 onto LS1 setup? What brackets are you using? If you are trimming the upright bosses and using the Trackbrackets then my C5 on Lt1 set will fit. If you are using LG or other brackets that clock the calipers then I'd have to do a new model. I'm using Kevin's trackbrackets on LS1. C5 Corvette Rotors. That's all I did was trim the boss (originally for Baer GT+, but now using Trackbrackets) |
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Oct 31 2007, 09:24 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Teutonic Speedracer @ Oct 31 2007, 01:46 PM) QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:16 PM) QUOTE (QUASAR @ Oct 30 2007, 06:57 AM) Are there any plans for a C5 onto LS1 setup? What brackets are you using? If you are trimming the upright bosses and using the Trackbrackets then my C5 on Lt1 set will fit. If you are using LG or other brackets that clock the calipers then I'd have to do a new model. I'm using Kevin's trackbrackets on LS1. C5 Corvette Rotors. That's all I did was trim the boss (originally for Baer GT+, but now using Trackbrackets) Then you're set - the C5 on LT1 will fit. |
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Nov 1 2007, 08:39 PM
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Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 249 Joined: 16-May 06 From: Detroit, Michigan Member No.: 1,211 |
QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:16 PM) QUOTE (QUASAR @ Oct 30 2007, 06:57 AM) Are there any plans for a C5 onto LS1 setup? What brackets are you using? If you are trimming the upright bosses and using the Trackbrackets then my C5 on Lt1 set will fit. If you are using LG or other brackets that clock the calipers then I'd have to do a new model. I'm using the Trackbrackets setup, so I guess it should work for me! Thanks! |
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Nov 3 2007, 02:05 AM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:13 PM) QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Oct 1 2007, 09:18 AM) will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ? I fabbed them up for Johns car using the steel 2bolt brackets, and upgraded the 2 hub bolts that hold it on. Do you want a set? have any pix ? interested... hell yeah ! just wanna make sure it'll fit w/ the new bracket design that holds the calipers. Thanks, |
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Nov 3 2007, 05:13 AM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Nov 2 2007, 07:05 PM) QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:13 PM) QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Oct 1 2007, 09:18 AM) will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ? I fabbed them up for Johns car using the steel 2bolt brackets, and upgraded the 2 hub bolts that hold it on. Do you want a set? have any pix ? interested... hell yeah ! just wanna make sure it'll fit w/ the new bracket design that holds the calipers. Thanks, Eugenio - Can you post a pic of the bracket you are using? All of the BlaineFab duct plenums look very similar to the LS1 set in the opening post - there are only variations in OD and the position of the caliper clearance offset. |
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Nov 8 2007, 08:23 PM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
QUOTE (Blainefab @ Nov 3 2007, 12:13 AM) Eugenio - Can you post a pic of the bracket you are using? All of the BlaineFab duct plenums look very similar to the LS1 set in the opening post - there are only variations in OD and the position of the caliper clearance offset. Yeah... I have a set of brackets and hub not on the car... I'll mount them and take a few pix and post them... hope that will help. |
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Nov 12 2007, 04:20 AM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Nov 2 2007, 06:05 PM) QUOTE (Blainefab @ Oct 30 2007, 05:13 PM) QUOTE (Eugenio_SS @ Oct 1 2007, 09:18 AM) will this work w/ a Porsche 996 brake setup ? I fabbed them up for Johns car using the steel 2bolt brackets, and upgraded the 2 hub bolts that hold it on. Do you want a set? have any pix ? interested... hell yeah ! just wanna make sure it'll fit w/ the new bracket design that holds the calipers. Thanks, Eugenio - Here's some pix of the Blainefab duct plenums on a Porsche 996 brake setup. Note the bracket bolts have been upgraded to 12mm. (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix4/IMG_1763.JPG) (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix4/IMG_1762.JPG) (IMG:http://www.skyhighway.com/~bfpix4/IMG_1761.JPG) |
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Nov 12 2007, 03:59 PM
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North of the border Group: Admin Posts: 2,307 Joined: 4-February 04 From: Montreal, CANADA Member No.: 177 |
From what I can see... it won't interfere w/ anything.... since it goes inside between the spindle and disk.
Anyways, I'll see if I can snap some pix asap. Thanks for those pix. |
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Feb 24 2008, 03:11 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Advanced Members Posts: 413 Joined: 29-December 03 From: Schomberg, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 59 |
Ok, might be changing cars.
Where do I find rotor ducts for a 85 Camaro with 1LE brakes? |
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Feb 24 2008, 12:54 PM
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I build race cars Group: Advanced Members Posts: 4,748 Joined: 31-August 05 From: Central coast, CA Member No.: 874 |
QUOTE (Doug Phillips @ Feb 23 2008, 07:11 PM) Ok, might be changing cars. Where do I find rotor ducts for a 85 Camaro with 1LE brakes? I'm working on duct plenums for the 3rd gen with a LS1 or C5 upgrade, but there is no room to get them into the stock/1LE 3rd gen brakes. I could whip up some simple ones that directed the cooling air at the inside face of the stock rotor, but they would not be as effective as my sealed plenums. |
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Feb 25 2008, 02:57 PM
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www.skulte.com Group: Advanced Members Posts: 345 Joined: 26-October 04 From: W. Hartford, CT Member No.: 515 |
QUOTE (Doug Phillips @ Feb 23 2008, 10:11 PM) Where do I find rotor ducts for a 85 Camaro with 1LE brakes? I don't mean to jump into Alan's thread, but I've got the thirdgen ducts available. I've got the 3rd gen spindle digitized, and have prototypes for the 1LE, LS1, and C5 conversions (they have different rotor locations and rotor ID's, so each spindle duct plate is specific to the brake kit). There isn't as much clearance with the 1LE rotor (compared to the C5/LS1 setup), but they are still sealed to the center of the rotor, so all the air is forced through. We're getting backing plates waterjet cut this week, and I'll be TIG welding the beaded 3" hose nipples if you need a set. If you need them right away, you're welcome to the prototypes, and we'll just exchange them once I get the production ones completed. (IMG:http://www.skulte.com/albums/Brake-Duct-Spindle-Hats/brakeduct_wireframe.sized.gif) This post has been edited by z28tt: Feb 25 2008, 02:59 PM |
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May 23 2008, 05:46 AM
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newbie Group: Members Posts: 6 Joined: 20-May 08 Member No.: 2,201 |
Are these still available for 4th gen stock LS1 brake setup?
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