Does Euro M3 have brake cooling ducts?

[mmmelbourne]

I guess we can wait for a month and see how the M3 does in the GT2 class @ Sebring. That car is so modified, that it is not really our M3. And I don't think that they will do too well, with the new Flying Lizard GT3RSR and Patrick Long behind the wheel...

[ScheerSpeed]

how about taking air from the middle vent, where the radiator is, and directing it through the wheel well and somehow attaching it to hold right around the brake dust cover so it cools them? or how about taking off the brake dust shield?

[adc]

Originally Posted by ScheerSpeed

how about taking air from the middle vent, where the radiator is, and directing it through the wheel well and somehow attaching it to hold right around the brake dust cover so it cools them?

I think people came up with something similar for the E39 M5 - although I am not sure they actually directed them all the way to the shields.

There is a company located in VA with a long racing heritage, which has been manufacturing special brake cooling shields for a variety of BMW's. It's Road Racing Technologies and they offer kits consisting of modified shields and accordion plastic tubing that plugs into the existing openings in the brake liners - again, most other bimmers have cooling ducts in the bumper, but no directed cooling to the back of the shields.

Now the only caveat is that you must be sure your brake pads will reach operating temperature once this kit is in place, because it WILL cool the rotors. As I understand it, some only connected the tubing for track days, but not for street driving.

A solution like this may be too extreme for a street car, my question/concern came from not knowing where the brakes get their aero cooling.

or how about taking off the brake dust shield?

I think that's in fact a water shield if not mistaken.