lucky bastard! or should i say skint bastard?
lucky bastard! or should i say skint bastard?
very nice indeed... im not jelous... much!
It would be great if someone could do a back to back test with the Grex, K-sports, AP and stockers, I really do wonder if the mother-of-god-expensive kits are realy worth their money over cheaper quality ones.
Very nice setup. Go easy on the middle pedal
no, he got them off me
So how many different companies actually make brakes of this size?
I know plenty sell them, but I presume they're all just badged up castings bright from elsewhere?
I am going to stick my neck out and guess that Brembo make their own. As do AP. KSport I am guessing do, as they seem to like large numbers of pistons... but surely the costs of tools for these things must be huge, so there cant actually be that many different ones?
OOOO nicce!
I am sure i saw them for sale recently!
Coming out of school, setting up a company and earn millions in the first year is indeed quite realistic
Please forgive me for getting off topic but what's with all this getting at Vova for no apparent reason all about?
Every thread I read there seems to be someone having a go. If something has been said that you don't agree with then it should be left on that specific thread not carried to every thread that Vova ever decides to post on
well at least he has one friend on here
back on topic.........i only ask dave as i got two passenger side calipers off of twisted and someone else is floating about with two drivers side
as a very important safety feature on the car and having cooked stds very quickly i dont mind paying for decent brakes though i dont believe all this 356 and 360mm brake stuff is really necessary and im going to be running 500hp
So you think I may have overdone it with 6 pot brembos and 360s on my bog standard S14a auto then?
PMSL. Gold as always Jonny.
I agree completely, and why I object so strongly to the cheap chinese stuff, it doesn't appear to be made to any kind of standard appoval etc, it just worries me. It might even be ok now or for 2 years, but what happens in 5 years, or 10 years from now? This stuff is coming out of the same place as snapped coilovers and rear arms that after 5 mins have loads of play in. Not for me thanks.
Also agree about size ben, think the "whats the biggest discs I can get" thing is the wrong way of looking at it, whats the smallest, lightest setup that will suite my needs might be a better way to approach it.
I have 343mm AP 6pot strap drives up front, with R33 Gtr rears, and in a full weight car running 400bhp and slicks, fade doesn't even nearly come into it. That is proper continued track time too, braking from 140mph + at Spa etc.
Very true. Our S-bodies are not that heavy when compared to GTRs, Astons and the like. There has to be an optimum disc diameter/pad surface area, rather than just going for the biggest you can get. Tyre traction must also come into play at some point as the limiting factor...
Bigger discs = more unsprung weight, and you may need big wheels to get them under, which means more weight.
Another thing that I have noticed when looking at aftermarket calipers are the types of seals fitted to the pistons. Lots of aftermarket brakes don't have outer dust seals, which on a road car means they have to be regularly maintained to stop them seizing.