Alcon Brake Caliper Temp Readings

[Downforce]

Hey guys, for those who have seen the Alcon's motorsport-spec monoblock calipers with the temperature indicator on them, but didn't fancy shelling out $10k for the brakes, you can buy the stick on caliper temperature indicators, see below. Very handy =)

http://www.proracestore.com/index.php?main...oducts_id=17577

[Beer Baron]

yeah they are good. have been available for years. I use different ones for different things. mocal make a heap of different ranges. stick them on radiator, oil cooler, shock body, calipers of course. anything that you want to know the temp of. just need to buy the appropriate heat range sticker for the job.

they come in degrees C too which is easy for metric minded folk like us too.

[Duncan]

well....DBA put those paint stripes on the discs too, and all I've ever learned is my brakes get hotter than 800o

[bri73y]

  Beer Baron said:

yeah they are good. have been available for years. I use different ones for different things. mocal make a heap of different ranges. stick them on radiator, oil cooler, shock body, calipers of course. anything that you want to know the temp of. just need to buy the appropriate heat range sticker for the job.

they come in degrees C too which is easy for metric minded folk like us too.

Sounds like a great idea! Where do you source the Mocal ones from ??

cheers...

[Beer Baron]

hey John, i've bought them from thinkauto (www.thinkauto.com) in the past, but since those guys are in the UK it's a bit pricey to just oder stickers (thought I have done it once!), I used to get them with other bits. But I have seen in NSW the guys that do trackside sales (race and rally - speedzone and perhaps revolution etc) do sell them too. Could also try earls in silverwater they probably have them. it's nice being in C and with different ranges of temp for different things.

[JAGR33]

PWR also sells the stickers, from memory were around $30-40...

[Beer Baron]

cool. in that case it probably is worth getting them from think auto. I think they are about 1-2 pound each and postage maybe 5-10pound.

[bri73y]

thanks guys!

[JAGR33]

  Beer Baron said:

cool. in that case it probably is worth getting them from think auto. I think they are about 1-2 pound each and postage maybe 5-10pound.

Should have been more clear, this is for a booklet of 16 stickers...

[Beer Baron]

haha, that's more like it!!

[Equinox]

Is there any advantage to the stickers over just painting a line of brake temperature paint on the inside of your calipers somewhere?

http://www.racerpartswholesale.com/product...mperature_Paint

[takai]

Yeah, the paint is much more useful. I tend to use i a small wipe on the outside of the discs and then the back of the caliper.

Of course its not cheap.

Edited November 1, 2010 by takai

[Equinox]

Sweet. I bought a bottle with a friend who I also track with so $30 each isn't too bad since it should last a long time.

[Beer Baron]

yeah the paint is good. not sure I'd say it's more useful. they are both good for different purposes. i'd use paint on rotors for example but for a radiator the stickers work great. they work fine on calipers too. I have noticed the paint does go off after some time.