kennyuk300 Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi guys looking for advice /opinions ,going to upgrade my brakes and have seen some groop buys on SN problem is they all seem good prices what i would like to know is what do i really need?. Car will be getting engine upgrades to the tune of circa 300bhp ,handling is :- Whitline front ,rear anti roll bars ,antilift kit ,front rear droplinks soon to be getting rollcentre adjust kit too ,car also has Tein Super Street coilovers so want to do brakes before power . The brakes . Ksport 8 pot 330mm discs ds2500 pads £824 I am offering a complete brake kit including 330mm x 28mm grooved 2 piece discs and bells , AP CP6600 4 pot calipers , alloy mounting brackets and Ferodo DS2500 pads for £895 including free delivery Our 335mm kit with AP 6 pots is also on offer at £1200 What would be in your opinions be the best to get for the above mentioned car set up ? Thanks in advance cheers kenny Link to comment
scoobysailor Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 (edited) Kenny, I have almost the exact same handling mods as the ones you plan to fit and my car was 333bhp when mapped so am about the same sort of power level you are looking at. I use the car for road use so don't have any issues with brake fade on the track etc. I have Tarox sport Japan slotted and drilled discs with Mintex extreme pads on the front and standard brakes on the rear. I've found them excellent for road use, if you intend taking it on the track you may have to spend a bit more though. I've heard good thing about both your options but I think AP's reputation speaks for itself. Edited June 10, 2009 by scoobysailor Link to comment
badbaz Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Hi guys looking for advice /opinions ,going to upgrade my brakes and have seen some groop buys on SN problem is they all seem good priceswhat i would like to know is what do i really need?. Car will be getting engine upgrades to the tune of circa 300bhp ,handling is :- Whitline front ,rear anti roll bars ,antilift kit ,front rear droplinks soon to be getting rollcentre adjust kit too ,car also has Tein Super Street coilovers so want to do brakes before power . The brakes . Ksport 8 pot 330mm discs ds2500 pads £824 I am offering a complete brake kit including 330mm x 28mm grooved 2 piece discs and bells , AP CP6600 4 pot calipers , alloy mounting brackets and Ferodo DS2500 pads for £895 including free delivery Our 335mm kit with AP 6 pots is also on offer at £1200 What would be in your opinions be the best to get for the above mentioned car set up ? Thanks in advance cheers kenny Brace yourself Kenny boy, you had this comin mate. The best you could go for are big shiny Brembos from an 05 STi, but ye canny huv them so tough sh!t!! Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Kenny,I have almost the exact same handling mods as the ones you plan to fit and my car was 333bhp when mapped so am about the same sort of power level you are looking at. I use the car for road use so don't have any issues with brake fade on the track etc. I have Tarox sport Japan slotted and drilled discs with Mintex extreme pads on the front and standard brakes on the rear. I've found them excellent for road use, if you intend taking it on the track you may have to spend a bit more though. I've heard good thing about both your options but I think AP's reputation speaks for itself. Hi Fraser i have got the handling mods on the car at present except the roll-centre adjust kit ,should have said in my post that i have got a problem with one of my calipers the reason i was looking at upgrades.I am also thinking of taking my car up to knockhill and doing the 25 laps with instructor thing cheers kenny Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Brace yourself Kenny boy, you had this comin mate. The best you could go for are big shiny Brembos from an 05 STi, but ye canny huv them so tough sh!t!! Barry Barry Barry you know as well as i do that your rally decaled STI (should have the yellow wheels) will only look good with the brake upgrades that i mentioned and that you will only feel good within if you get them and gift your lovely shiny BREMBOS to me cheers kenny Link to comment
wrx kenny Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 kenny bit of topic m8 when you thinking of doing the knockhill thing wouldnt mind doing something like that me self kenny Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 kenny bit of topic m8 when you thinking of doing the knockhill thing wouldnt mind doing something like that me self kenny Hi Kenny will be doing it once i have got all my mods done so i will give you a shout it was Robert (stipretender) who told me about it . cheers kenny Link to comment
steveairdrie Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 what about the godspeed conversion mate with the oversized pads. It works well on my car Cheers steve Link to comment
sma01 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Hi guys looking for advice /opinions ,going to upgrade my brakes and have seen some groop buys on SN problem is they all seem good priceswhat i would like to know is what do i really need?. Car will be getting engine upgrades to the tune of circa 300bhp ,handling is :- Whitline front ,rear anti roll bars ,antilift kit ,front rear droplinks soon to be getting rollcentre adjust kit too ,car also has Tein Super Street coilovers so want to do brakes before power . The brakes . Ksport 8 pot 330mm discs ds2500 pads £824 I am offering a complete brake kit including 330mm x 28mm grooved 2 piece discs and bells , AP CP6600 4 pot calipers , alloy mounting brackets and Ferodo DS2500 pads for £895 including free delivery Our 335mm kit with AP 6 pots is also on offer at £1200 What would be in your opinions be the best to get for the above mentioned car set up ? Thanks in advance cheers kenny if you have the money to spend then i would go for the ap 6 pots, ive got the 355mm 1s on mine and they are superb, definitely 1 of the best mods ive bought.... scott Link to comment
Rednosespeccltd Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is there a massive difference over the 4 pots if you get the 6 pots for what you intend to do with them??? Mac Link to comment
sti_steve Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 kenny bit of topic m8 when you thinking of doing the knockhill thing wouldnt mind doing something like that me self kenny When I get my car track worthy then im going to do that aswell...ver reasonable price and I think it would be a good idea to do. Link to comment
ScottyRB320 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 if you have the money to spend then i would go for the ap 6 pots, ive got the 355mm 1s on mine and they are superb, definitely 1 of the best mods ive bought....scott Totally agree Scott the AP's on my car were the best 2.5k+ i ever spent, Kenny if you keep a look out in the For Sale section at the weekend i will be putting a full set of 6 Pot AP's 355mm front and 330mm rears with Black Calipers which have only done 500 miles all road use. Taking photos when i get home tomorrow night and will pop the advert up ASAP. They will be priced very fairly for a quick sale! Regards ScottyB Link to comment
sma01 Posted June 11, 2009 Share Posted June 11, 2009 Totally agree Scott the AP's on my car were the best 2.5k+ i ever spent,Kenny if you keep a look out in the For Sale section at the weekend i will be putting a full set of 6 Pot AP's 355mm front and 330mm rears with Black Calipers which have only done 500 miles all road use. Taking photos when i get home tomorrow night and will pop the advert up ASAP. They will be priced very fairly for a quick sale! Regards ScottyB scotty, if you are looking to sell the rear ap's give scott m with the p1 a shout, he might take them off your hands....he was going to buy mine a wee while back until i decided to keep the car.... Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Is there a massive difference over the 4 pots if you get the 6 pots for what you intend to do with them???Mac Mac you have hit the nail on the head there bud ,if that being the case what would the difference be between the 8 pot Ksport and the 4 pot APs ? cheers kenny Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 11, 2009 Author Share Posted June 11, 2009 Totally agree Scott the AP's on my car were the best 2.5k+ i ever spent,Kenny if you keep a look out in the For Sale section at the weekend i will be putting a full set of 6 Pot AP's 355mm front and 330mm rears with Black Calipers which have only done 500 miles all road use. Taking photos when i get home tomorrow night and will pop the advert up ASAP. They will be priced very fairly for a quick sale! Regards ScottyB Go on mate give me hint ,a clue anything( give me a pm no one will know) .As Scott ( sma01) says they could be split between me and Scott M keeping the two of us happy we would love you forever in a phrase rfom Father Ted " go on go on go on" cheers kenny Link to comment
kennyuk300 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Share Posted June 13, 2009 Totally agree Scott the AP's on my car were the best 2.5k+ i ever spent,Kenny if you keep a look out in the For Sale section at the weekend i will be putting a full set of 6 Pot AP's 355mm front and 330mm rears with Black Calipers which have only done 500 miles all road use. Taking photos when i get home tomorrow night and will pop the advert up ASAP. They will be priced very fairly for a quick sale! Regards ScottyB i'm waiting i'm waiting i'm waiting cheers kenny Link to comment
Rednosespeccltd Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 Set of K Sport on scoobynet for £700: http://bbs.scoobynet.com/private-sale-gene...ts-gc8-gdb.html Mac Link to comment
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