Why AP Racing?

In the brake modification industry, there is a phrase "Sunday competition, Monday sales" which represents the great success of the product. People's highly recognized products, AP Racing's Radi-CAL brake package is a model of this sentence. Because in the era of racing, the technical upgrading of street car modification products is slow, and AP Racing is determined to rewrite their history and this phrase is carved into the milestone of the development of their brake kits. They said they have done so. In the first seven years, AP Racing's aggressive brake kits were used in different races of different sizes (F1 Racing, Nakas Racing, World Rally Championship, GP2 Formula Racing, Indy Racing, Le Mans Racing, etc. And so on) has been a great success, and it is this achievement that has led AP Racing to launch a mass audience that wants to push their products to the world, not just for racing cars. The history of Radi-CAL calipers is very interesting. In 2005, AP Racing's engineers combined their latest computer-aided design software and finite element analysis software. In order to design the lightest, hardest, and best performing calipers, they decided to wipe out all previous design concepts. Go and start again. The final result for everyone is the Radi-CAL caliper.

       AP Racing's engineers, through the finite element analysis software, can clearly see the structure of the entire caliper. After analysis and calculation, part of the structure is not very effective for increasing the caliper stiffness. Removing this part and filling it in a more suitable position will increase the rigidity of the caliper. This is the principle of irregular structural design of the caliper. In addition, the engineers reduced the weight of the caliper by removing a redundant part that did not increase the caliper's strength or stiffness.

Improved

      In order to make racing technology suitable for street cars, AP Racing has continuously improved and improved the existing advertising aspects of brake products, making calipers more suitable for street vehicles. For this reason, engineers have made improvements in the following areas:

The first step: the selection of materials

AP Racing's racing calipers are made of alloyed aluminum after numerous hours of processing and preparation. The overall cost is as much as $30,000. Obviously, this price is very unrealistic for street cars. So, for our Radi-cal streetcars using calipers, pressure forging has created the most suitable method of production. Compared with cast calipers, the forged caliper will cost slightly more, but this cost is very cost-effective in terms of weight reduction and durability.

Step 2: Design of caliper

 In order to better apply the excellent technology and rich experience of our racing caliper to Radi-CAL street car calipers, engineers quickly listed all the key points on paper:

 Weight reduction

 ·Stiffness

 ·design

 Practicality

Weight reduction

AP Racing succeeded in reducing the weight of a large part of the caliper by retaining the main material and then removing the excess. Together with the use of forging manufacturing technology, the weight reduction rate of the forged caliper is 20% compared to the caliper manufactured by the casting process.

Stiffness

The calipers produced by the forging process have a 25% increase in stiffness compared to cast calipers. In addition, the overall structure of the caliper is carefully designed to increase the rigidity. The material for each part is filled to increase the rigidity, and it is also to reduce the load better when the brakes are suddenly applied.

3. Design

AP Racing doesn't just want to design calipers with leading technology, but also has a beautiful appearance, and we succeed. You can easily get a beautifully shaped caliper with advanced technology just by going to our market.

4. Practicality

      After all, AP Racing is an engineering company. They have a group of talented engineers. Even the engineers in the family eat, sleep and breathe in pursuit of high efficiency and high performance. They are not simply trying to create a "good-looking caliper" for streetcars. Their ultimate goal is to create a caliper with all aspects of performance that goes well beyond the existing market and can be used in a variety of environments. In order to achieve this goal, they have devoted great attention to every detail, including how to easily replace the brake pads. After using the H-type forged removable bridge, unlike other calipers, it takes several hours to replace the brake pads. The Radi-cal calipers are quick and easy in just a few minutes. In addition, the internal seal of the caliper is extremely matched with the Bugatti Veyron and McLaren MP4-12C sports cars. When you are driving on the track, you can clearly feel the wide performance of the caliper.

      We have consulted a lot of customers who like 800-horsepower cars. They usually ask for increased horsepower, but few people pay attention to the car's braking system. Unfortunately, people often ignore it. It's fun and exciting to drive an 800-hp car on the road, but what do you do when you want to speed it down? Imagine when you were driving on the track, you used the car's original caliper to hold the slick tire and stop it, but found it could not be grasped. What would you do then? This is the time when our AP Racing calipers work. Our calipers are designed to make the car's engine stop quickly. This means that the original anti-lock device, traction control system, and suspension components of the car will remain unchanged and will be on standby. Super horsepower allows you to lead the race, and AP Racing's calipers are the magic weapon that will keep you in the lead!

In this article we discussed a lot of things about racing and AP Racing's calipers on the track. However, it is important to understand that the distinction between racing-specific calipers and performance-enhancing street calipers applied on the track is a very important matter. One of their most basic differences is the components of the caliper. For example, the frequent remake of racing calipers is an expected thing, so many parts are not used, such as dust seals.

     In a street car, the caliper does not need to protect the piston and internal components for you at all. In a car, the pistons do not have to be pushed back into the caliper. In the game, they are directly dismantled and replaced with new ones. Racing calipers use stainless steel pistons, the main reason being its consumption. Stainless steel pistons and pistons made from anodized aluminum have a very large cost gap. Of course, the durability of the anodized aluminum piston exceeds that of a stainless steel piston in terms of life and durability.

    Strictly speaking, (UK) is legally not allowed to use car calipers for street cars because they have not undergone testing and auditing procedures. To ensure the safety of street calipers for use on public roads, AP Racing has been subjected to a variety of tests for several hours, including salt spray tests, noise, vibration, and harshness tests, and aging tests. It is also for this reason that supercar manufacturers such as McLaren, Bugatti, Holden, Aston Martin, Lotus and Koenigsegg have turned to the AP Racing Street Car team to help them upgrade their car systems.

     It is precisely because of this that AP Racing continues to develop and improve new products, such as the latest 2017 95 series calipers presented to us at the US SEMA exhibition AP Racing last week, which incorporates the latest technology and experience to improve past AP calipers in practical applications. Problems.

 At the same time, AP Racing officials confirmed that they will be exhibiting the latest Radi-CAL Pro 5000R calipers at the Professional Motorsport World Expo (PMWE) in Cologne, Germany, November 9-11, 2016. We will see new athletic calipers at that time. Car quality will provide you with the latest information on AP Racing products, so stay tuned!