Right.....Im considered the Forum brake geek, so Im thinking about brakes most days inbetween times when Im doing the day job. I've supplied quite a few BBK, components, hoses etc. Always trying to offer a bit of value here and there. Now whats always bugged me is the cost.....Your AP/Alcon/Brembo/ Caparro Kits cost anywhere between 1500-2000 quid - so where can you go if you've got a staged ED30/GTI with 312's.....the R32 setup is probably going to be your first port of call and for what it costs done properly (Circa 400 quid) I've said before its great value.
But its heavy, single piston (which aint great on the limit) pad choice is limited and therefore suitable for a couple of hard laps on track days before proving troublesome....
Its bugged me for a bit...so
what if we could find a plentyful supply of calipers (4 pot) proven on track and road, with a wide choice of pads.... quiet for your daily but with a jekyll and hide personality in terms of performance when you put some sporting pads in.
What if we could do it with cheap consumables (Plain/Grooved Discs 60/90 quid), (Pads 40-250 quid) with an upgrade path to a reasonable set of two piece discs (<6kg per corner) for those that do more track days than others in your own good time.
What if it was coming in at around 5-600 quid.
Its not going to suit the biggest is best brigade but aesthetically its pleasing and can pack a punch....
I dont do track days personally and only do about 10000 motorway miles a year so I'm not the best person to test these for the benefit of all, my plan would be to supply the brackets and bolts and hoses for these for less than 200 quid. Everything else you need would come from a Porsche Dealer or Ebay or a Breakers Yard. The target price 5-600 quid is achievable
Theres 4-5 pairs on ebay right now- thinking it could be a performance alternative to the R32 setup
The Calipers are the fronts of a 986/987 Cayman/Boxster and.....
Are 4 pots, compact configured for a 24-25mm disc, lightweight with a 800 gram carrier and pads, readily available with upwards of 20 different compounds available from crap mintex to Pagid RS29 through Carbon Metallics. The piston sizes though are where its at... the 36/40mm pistons are common for the front of a 996 Carrera 2 which is why Im convinced this would be a star performer with a great pedal with plenty of power the maths really stack up
The discs are your standard 312mm discs on your GTI/ED30 - the 2 piece rotors could be purchased from AP directly with me supplying the bells and bolts and would be 315mm with a 54mm swept area - still working on this.
So I need a Guinea Pig whos got track days / ring trips planned, runs a standard 18" wheel, whos running a staged GTI or Edition 30/Pirelli , a technical background would be helpful, whos running 312mm discs at the moment, who crapped his pants due to lack of braking last timeout who's good with a camera and could do a review on here....phew
Any deal done would be very favourable and at cost as im looking with to keep this thread going for install, FAQ's, reviews, refurbish how tos etc etc with Mr Guinea Pigs help
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