Want a BBK for a Golf MK5 ED30 stage 2 (352bhp) without spacers?

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Jabba

No axe to grind either way, please dont take a single sentence followed by a winky smiley and turn it into 3 paragraphs and then say "oh not his again"

My issue way way way back then was the fact that the kit was being developed on customers cars by customers who had payed a lot of money for the priviledge.....if you're telling me they're now sorted then happy days Im sure they can sell at vast margin all they can get their hands on.

I have seen a kit up close and tbh they look like they've copied the Revo ones...........

They've a massive way to go before they provide the quality that the Project Mu Brakes had, massive own goal in swapping from them to the Lockheed calipers they use now. I do know a little bit about this as I conversed with Chris Witter who was the Project Mu rep for Uk/EU before working for Ohlins. It was down to Margin and trade restrictions with Taiwan and in effect how duty was doubled after the original VWR brakes had to come through Australia.

They'd have been better off charging 2.5k for those and building on the reputation they were getting, there was only 10 or so sets of Project Mu setups sold despite promises of more and insistences of exclusivity. It seems anybody can brand the lockheed calipers now

I didn't know about the casting issues on the early discs

But whatevers said they STILL wont fit behind a pescara without some spacers or (spacing on the bell) which brings me nicely back onto topic

That was like reading a post from MR Tamer, but without the feeling he wants to rip your heart out and shove it up your ricker.     

[rd071174]

Goodmorning, thank you all for the contributions you made here on this topic. 
Very useful information that I probably needed before I bought the BBK of Brembo. But anyhow I hope that I didn’t cause any troubles here as I read the last few posts of DaveB/Jabbalad?! 

I have put all the information together last night, with the following conclusion’s for me personally. Bear in mind that I don’t use the car on track days, it is a daily drive for my wife (plus child) and for me more a hobby. So as the standard brakes of a GTI are really not suitable for the job, I was looking for an OEM BBK.

1. R32 BBK, OEM fitted, don’t have to change the Pescara’s. Not so expansive and most parts are cheap to replace.
2. B5 RS4 BBK, more stopping power, OEM fitted thanks to DaveB, fit behind the Pescara’s. Yesterday I called up my local Audi dealer and ask the prices for disc/pads  price of two discs is 870,- Euro, pair of pads cost 435,- Euro. Really not cheap.
3. VWRacing kit, expansive but good quality and they look also very nice.

If can get the complete B5 RS4 kit for a reasonable price than that would be my first choice at this moment. If not, then I will go for a new R32/S3 kit. 
DaveB I will be sending you a PM for more details of the B5 RS4 calipers/kit.

[danishmkvgti]

Goodmorning, thank you all for the contributions you made here on this topic. 
Very useful information that I probably needed before I bought the BBK of Brembo. But anyhow I hope that I didn’t cause any troubles here as I read the last few posts of DaveB/Jabbalad?! 

I have put all the information together last night, with the following conclusion’s for me personally. Bear in mind that I don’t use the car on track days, it is a daily drive for my wife (plus child) and for me more a hobby. So as the standard brakes of a GTI are really not suitable for the job, I was looking for an OEM BBK.

1. R32 BBK, OEM fitted, don’t have to change the Pescara’s. Not so expansive and most parts are cheap to replace.
2. B5 RS4 BBK, more stopping power, OEM fitted thanks to DaveB, fit behind the Pescara’s. Yesterday I called up my local Audi dealer and ask the prices for disc/pads  price of two discs is 870,- Euro, pair of pads cost 435,- Euro. Really not cheap.
3. VWRacing kit, expansive but good quality and they look also very nice.

If can get the complete B5 RS4 kit for a reasonable price than that would be my first choice at this moment. If not, then I will go for a new R32/S3 kit. 
DaveB I will be sending you a PM for more details of the B5 RS4 calipers/kit.

Number 2 is the best chioce there, and you would get awesome stopping power at a reasonable cost, second choice should be the R32/S3/Cupra solution 

[simonp]

I have a couple of questions:

1. If it's only being used on public roads, why does it need big brakes? If you're not exceeding speed limits then standard brakes will suffice surely?

2. Does a stage 2 car really make that many ponies?

[Hedge]

1. If it's only being used on public roads, why does it need big brakes? If you're not exceeding speed limits then standard brakes will suffice surely?
There are such things as "private roads"


2. Does a stage 2 car really make that many ponies?
 

[rd071174]

DaveB,

I have sent you an email last saturday but you probably didn't get the email? Can you give me a correct email adress.

Thanks,

Ronald