track day parts advice and spending help required!!

[bacillus]

If you intend on keeping the standard calipers then I suggest you think about getting the TyrolSport Brake Caliper stiffenings kit. It gives a better brake pedal feeling vs standard. The downside is that you need to lube them at least once a year.
 http://www.tyrolsport.com/index.php?p=product&id=124&parent=64

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

Regarding brakes, you could get the HEL lines and spend some money on some quality SBS or BremTech 312 aftermarket jobbies, both of which would shift over to the Porsche Stuff if thats the way you end up going, I can see used tidy 312's doing a few quid if you decide to go a different direction. They prove desirable as theres a good choice of carbon metallics for the boxster caliper and it aint good to mix and match discs.

DS2500 will be 120+ better to go for M1144s for maybe 85 quid- same performance but the m1144's will come back to you when you get them too hot DS's wont... you might get some money back for them lightly used as well w2hen you upgrade.

Tom had the 1144's on his stg2+ S3 at the recent ring trip and managed back to back laps, impressive for a road pad

[Beddie]

DS2500 will be 120+ better to go for M1144s for maybe 85 quid- same performance but the m1144's will come back to you when you get them too hot DS's wont... you might get some money back for them lightly used as well w2hen you upgrade.

Tom had the 1144's on his stg2+ S3 at the recent ring trip and managed back to back laps, impressive for a road pad

Gotta agree with Prof. Friction on the M1144's...

Absolutely no issues with them on my recent ring trip unlike the previous DS's, couple of laps to get them hot and a little smoky to get them bedded and they were ace! Plenty of bite and a great pedal feel and fade progressively when too hot, let them cool for a corner or two and they come right back and dont smear themselves all over the disc...
Mine are backed with 3m anti-squeal sticky stuff and plenty of ceratec whilst fitting, nice and quiet now! 

[QD MBE]

DS2500 will be 120+ better to go for M1144s for maybe 85 quid- same performance but the m1144's will come back to you when you get them too hot DS's wont... you might get some money back for them lightly used as well w2hen you upgrade.

Tom had the 1144's on his stg2+ S3 at the recent ring trip and managed back to back laps, impressive for a road pad

Gotta agree with Prof. Friction on the M1144's...

Absolutely no issues with them on my recent ring trip unlike the previous DS's, couple of laps to get them hot and a little smoky to get them bedded and they were ace! Plenty of bite and a great pedal feel and fade progressively when too hot, let them cool for a corner or two and they come right back and dont smear themselves all over the disc...
Mine are backed with 3m anti-squeal sticky stuff and plenty of ceratec whilst fitting, nice and quiet now! 

x2.  I removed Tom's Mintex due to being noisy, just prior to the Ring.  Refitted them using some Coppaslip, and cleaned the discs up, and all great.  He reckoned they were fantastic, and his car was blinding fast. 

[danishmkvgti]

id keep the motul fluid, there are other good fliuds out there but the rbf has a high wet boiling point, and the castrol isnt worth double the cost imo.

id stick ith the standard discs too and the ds 2.5ks are good from cold but come in too there own when warmed up !
ive not had any squeak from them either !

hoses, the quality of the hels are really good better than the goodridges id say so id go for them again unless you can get a good deal on the goodridges

As for tyres the f1s are great although i do hear the new pilot sports are good too, so i might shift once my crappy potenzas are away on the front.

thank you for saying the potenzas are crap, so far i've been the only one expressing this opinion. They utterly st*nk. I'm so glad i've gotten rid of them 

[Janner_Sy]

DS2500 will be 120+ better to go for M1144s for maybe 85 quid- same performance but the m1144's will come back to you when you get them too hot DS's wont... you might get some money back for them lightly used as well w2hen you upgrade.

Tom had the 1144's on his stg2+ S3 at the recent ring trip and managed back to back laps, impressive for a road pad

it tuns out ive managed to get a set of front and rear oem discs that have covered 800miles  off of neg on here.  they will do the trick until autumn.

Dave what pads are M1144's.  these sound good, and the HELlines definately transfer between the std caliper and the porsche 4 pot calipers.  If so ill get them, ive seen them on Dubteks site for not to much cash.

can someone point me in the direction of these anti squeel shims that your talking about.   

[john_o]

set of TD's are inexpensive really , combined with some track tyres and a removable towhook setup to carry them between meets 

[gazbutS3]

DS2500 will be 120+ better to go for M1144s for maybe 85 quid- same performance but the m1144's will come back to you when you get them too hot DS's wont... you might get some money back for them lightly used as well w2hen you upgrade.

Tom had the 1144's on his stg2+ S3 at the recent ring trip and managed back to back laps, impressive for a road pad

it tuns out ive managed to get a set of front and rear oem discs that have covered 800miles  off of neg on here.  they will do the trick until autumn.

Dave what pads are M1144's.  these sound good, and the HELlines definately transfer between the std caliper and the porsche 4 pot calipers.  If so ill get them, ive seen them on Dubteks site for not to much cash.

can someone point me in the direction of these anti squeel shims that your talking about.   

I think them discs may have been mine at some point

[Janner_Sy]

set of TD's are inexpensive really , combined with some track tyres and a removable towhook setup to carry them between meets 

as much as id love to a new set of TDs along with some nw track tyres to put on them, id still need a set of 4 boots for the car anyway, as well as the brakes, and then were eating into the track day budget.

anyone any other thoughts on te WALK or superpro bush.  Both do similar things, but walk is more expensive.  http://www.jbsautodesigns.co.uk/product/2982/front-control-arm-inner-rear-bush-kit-with-caster-increase-and-anti-lift