All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
OEM Big Brake upgrade
Msportman:
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--- Quote from: chungster on June 25, 2009, 07:46:29 pm ---the AP 4 pot kit that RR has and the Alcon 4 pot kit can both be had for well under £2k incl VAT.
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I'm negotiating a price with Tarox at mo for their 10 pot 345mm single piece kit. The beauty with this kit is you can replace the discs with OE if needed rather than their heat treated billet items which could prove useful. You can also run their Corsa pads which 'are' brilliant as I ran them on my old car which had a 6 pot 2 piece kit.
Tarox tend to give a lovely brake pedal with no travel on the pedal and the only issue I had before was cost replacement of discs.
I'm also looking at their 2 piece options. I have to say their 10 pot caliper in anodised red looks superb!
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I'd take a 2 piece disc over a fancy caliper all day long.
Great if you can keep replacing 2 piece discs and pads at nearly a £1000....I learnt that on my old 6 pot 2 piece kit....
It doesn't take long for the discs to start to get small surface cracking after a few hard trackdays.
One piece kits using this combo will be a very poweful set up using their 345mm billet slotted discs.
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chungster:
The OEM 345mm LC/R32/S3 upgrade was thoroughly tested at Bedford Autodrome yesterday....and yep good for the road but not as good on the track.
Then again i do have OEM pads and Fluid so prolly wasn't the ideal set up for the track.
oh well the next car will have to have some proper brakes on it then. :laugh:
Msportman:
I've run 2 piece kits previously....excellent they are Tarox/Alcon/Movit etc.
The only issue I found is that after a few trackdays and cracking 'will' appear whatever kit you are using and the price of rotors can be very hefty. For example the replacent rotors on the ALCON kit £300 a side plus VAT plus pads at £200....can be costly if you do a few days each year.
The Tarox 345mm kit on a 10 pot caliper works well and do offer flexibility on disc options.
tony_danza:
Jeeze - who quoted you those prices for Alcon bits??
I picked up a set of DS2500s for £140 all in for mine, as the DS3000s I got with the kit are a bit naughty for the road... I believe you can spec DSPs now if you mainly want them for a daily.
I wonder out of curiosity how long a set of rotors last Regal and the other cars that run the same brakes in the VW Cup?
Msportman:
--- Quote from: tony_danza on July 02, 2009, 10:13:48 am ---Jeeze - who quoted you those prices for Alcon bits??
I picked up a set of DS2500s for £140 all in for mine, as the DS3000s I got with the kit are a bit naughty for the road... I believe you can spec DSPs now if you mainly want them for a daily.
I wonder out of curiosity how long a set of rotors last Regal and the other cars that run the same brakes in the VW Cup?
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Regal say a year on their race car. They quoted the disc replacement price. I agree 2 piece the best way to go it's just a financial pain to acquire the 2 piece kits and the high cost of replacement discs....just something I have considering.
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