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We came across the following videos featured on StopTech’s blog and wanted to share them with you – some real good information!

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The StopTech Sport Kit is an excellent choice for the enthusiast whose rotors are nearing the end of their service life. StopTech’s Sport Kit includes direct replacement OE diameter rotors at all four corners, performance brake pads front and rear and stainless steel brake lines all around. Slotted rotors offer an eye-catching look and provide all the performance gains of a drilled rotor, but are less likely to crack under repeated, severe usage. Stainless steel lines provide immediate response to brake pedal input and give better feedback. Performance brake pads offer improved stopping power in all conditions with less dust than other pads. Quality is assured as all components are manufactured to meet or exceed all OE specifications.

StopTech’s Sport Kit includes all hardware needed for a complete job:

* Front and rear StopTech SportStop Brake Rotors
* Front and rear StopTech Stainless Steel Brake Lines
* Front and rear StopTech Street Performance Brake Pads

ACHTUN!NG regularly stocks the most popular applications so expect immediate availability for most of your braking needs. Competitive online pricing and FREE SHIPPING within the continental US makes the StopTech Sport Brake Upgrade a no-brainer.

Click on the image above to be directed to our website for online purchases or give us a call – 425.895.0000. Questions? Concerns? Post up!

Achtuning is now stocking StopTech Street Performance Brake Pads for the most popular Audi & VW applications! Visit our online store or call us if you do not see your application online – 425.895.0000!

StopTech Street Performance Brake Pads are engineered to meet the demands of high performance driving while maintaining the refinement and comfort expected in everyday driving conditions. StopTech Brake pads combine the benefits of premium street brake pads with aggressive friction formulas suitable for track day and autocross use. Para-aramid composites are specially formulated to provide linear response at both cold and hot temperatures, delivering optimum stopping performance over a wide range of driving conditions. The high temperature pad compound, coupled with the scorching process used during manufacture ensures predictable and consistent performance across the entire operating temperature range. StopTech’s positive mold manufacturing process assures uniform friction material density, delivering even pad wear with consistent pedal feel and performance throughout the life of the pads. The low dust formulation is rotor friendly and leaves wheels cleaner than many performance pads. StopTech Street Performance Brake Pads have precision cut backing plated to fit accurately in OEM calipers and OE style shims reduce or eliminate noise caused by pad vibration.

Benefits of StopTech Brake Pads:

* Wide operating temperature range improves stopping power hot or cold
* Consistent and predictable performance
* Longer rotor life
* Longer pad life
* Low noise
* Low dust

Competitive online pricing, free FedEx Ground shipping within the continental US, and ready-to-ship inventory brings quality parts to your door quickly and hassle-free!

… To the other side of the parking lot.

We’re still going to be at the end of 91st off of Willows Road here in Redmond but we will be in a larger facility to better accommodate our very large inventory – 50% larger than our current location. The showroom will also be larger than our current one which will allow us to better display our products. It’s going to be a long, slow process to move into our new building and we’re going to need your help! So… as with any move, we present to you:

Just about any item we have on the shelf ready for pick-up or shipping will be quoted with sale pricing (if not already on sale) to help minimize the number of items we need to move into our new facility. If an item online at achtuning.com is not on sale and we have it on the shelf, contact us directly for a quote and take advantage of big savings!!

Questions? Post away! Or feel free to contact us directly…

StopTech has announced the release of their ST-40 (4-piston) and ST-60 (6-piston) Big Brake Kits for the B8 chassis Audi cars, the 2009+ Audi A4 and A5.

The 332x32mm, 4-piston kits start at $2195 with red, black, or silver calipers and slotted rotors while the 355x32mm, 6-piston kits start at $3195 with the same options. StopTech has also announced the availability of their OE-sized brake products including rotors, pads, and stainless-steel braided brake lines for the B8 cars. Stage 1 and 2 upgrades will also be available shortly – the Stage 1 kits offering pads and lines while the Stage 2 kits offer everything you need for a complete brake job – rotors, pads, lines, and fluid!

Products are being updated to our online catalog as I type this. If you are anxious to place your StopTech Big Brake order, do not hesitate to call us!

Achtuning wants to credit Jamie Everett for this set of fantastic rolling shots captured of our Achtuning A3 Project! These shots were taken on the way to the WaterWerks 2009 event held at Cheney Stadium in Tacoma, WA.

The Achtuning A3 project is proud to show off high quality performance parts from H&R, APR, StopTech, and Hartmann’s Forged Split-7 Wheels. Other than the factory votex kit painted by Dreamwerks Custom Paint in Monroe, WA little has been done to further enhance the exterior appeal of the car yet it turns heads on just about every corner. We are very pleased with how the project turned out.

Thank you Jamie, Hans, Andy, APR, H&R, and StopTech!

We got the call from Adrian around 7pm Thursday evening. He mentioned he would be finishing up a military training session at 2am in LA that next morning, then arriving in Seattle early Friday. He asked what we might be able to do for his recently purchased Mk4 GTI. As it turned out, we had plenty readily available for him to get a good jump-start on his modding bug.Adrian ended up spending a big portion of his day with Achtuning as he asked us to transform his VW Mk4 GTI into an even better performing European hot hatch, courtesy of a Stasis Streetsport Coil-Over Kit and APR ECU Upgrade.

To Adrian’s surprise, we found that the GTI he picked up used had already been equipped with APR software, just locked out. We glady unlocked his software for him which opened up the budget for more performance parts. As it turned out, the brakes were also in need of attention and since we had a couple of StopTech’s 328x28mm Big Brake Kits on the shelf, he decided to go for it!

Adrian will have a chance to test out StopTech’s claims of having the best over-all braking distance improvement without the worry of over-working the master cylinder as brake bias is kept balanced with the appropriately sized brake pistons for the Mk4. Having larger, cleaner, and bright red calipers to show off that stopping power is just icing on the cake!

A while back we sold a set of StopTech Big Brakes to Lucasz, a Mk5 Jetta TDI owner who lives north of our border. He posted up the post-install pictures and we had to share them, especially considering the quality of his photos and how well the car has come along…

The StopTech Big Brake Kit consists of 328x28mm slotted two-piece rotors, stainless-steel braided brake lines, ceramic brake pads, and those gorgeous 4-piston calipers powder-coated silver to match the theme of Lucasz’ Jetta.

Last Friday we threw on the H&R Premium Coil-Over Suspension on each corner of the Achtuning A3 project, bringing the car closer to the ground where it belongs. More importantly of course, we’ll be able to handle local roads and tracks with ease and hug our 19″ Hartmann Forged Split-7 Wheels with the better performing suspension.

We’ve also got a new rear sub frame brace we’re testing out. This triangular piece mounts between the rear control arms with no extra drilling or modification and offers better handling and steering response in cornering. We’ll add a rear anti-roll bar the next chance we get to further eliminate body roll and try to neutralize some of the A3′s under-steer characteristics.

We took her out for a spin and the motor is putting down some good power! Clearly the stock 17s with all-season tires weren’t going to cut it and we immediately noticed severe brake fade after a few hard runs so brakes were definitely going to be the next order of business.

The StopTech 328x28mm, 4-piston Big Brake Kit ended up on the car yesterday and look fantastic with the red and black H&R suspension components!

Brake clearance was tight with the new 4-piston calipers but it was just enough to make things fit the way it needed…

We’re still undecided on the final wheel finish so for now we’ll keep them polished. Front bumper is also back on and a Votex kit might be the next thing added to our Achtuning A3 project.