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What front brake upgrades are you running?

Upgraded discs/pads (groved/cross-drilled with matching pads)
18 (14.9%)
Larger OEM R32/R20/S3/Cupra
47 (38.8%)
4 pot calipers
36 (29.8%)
6 pot calipers
10 (8.3%)
Beyond dreams (e.g. Lambo/R8 brakes)
10 (8.3%)

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POLL: War of the brakes
« on: June 14, 2014, 12:04:25 pm »
So there seems to be many options for different brake set ups on the front wheels (mostly aiming this poll at modified GTI owners), but which systems seem to be the most popular?

Thought it'd be a good idea to have a poll with comments below detailing what people have got so that we could build some sort of reference for power (stage of tune) against brakes.

Example being;

I run a Stage 1+ tune (265bhp / 305 ft/lb torque) and I've opted for larger OEM front brakes in the form of Mk6 Golf R calipers and OEM discs.
« Last Edit: June 24, 2014, 12:25:52 pm by th3_f15t »

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #1 on: June 14, 2014, 12:23:48 pm »
I'm on a stage 1 map with twintake running 261HP and 290Lb/f, I do a lot of fast road driving and I run Audi S3 front brakes with braided hoses and grooved discs.

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #2 on: June 14, 2014, 12:27:44 pm »
Edition 30 Stage 2 Revo running 342 bhp with 371 ft/lb, Golf R setup with added HEL Performance Braided Brake Lines + ATE Super R Blue Dot 4 Brake Fluid. :happy2:
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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #3 on: June 14, 2014, 12:38:31 pm »
AKS Brembo GT senior http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,68533.0.html

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #4 on: June 14, 2014, 01:01:24 pm »
^^^^ Do like those James. :notworthy:

Brembo Porsche 986 4 pots on mine. TBH I reckon my power requires something a bit bigger though. Tis keeping me up at nights thinking about brakes at the mo!  :grin:

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #5 on: June 14, 2014, 01:23:11 pm »
On my 500+bhp Golf R I am running - R8/Lamborghini 8 pots with OEM Lamborghini/R8 discs and OEM Lamborghini/R8 pads ( 4 pads per caliper!) and HEL braided lines.






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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #6 on: June 14, 2014, 01:47:43 pm »
On my 500+bhp Golf R I am running - R8/Lamborghini 8 pots with OEM Lamborghini/R8 discs and OEM Lamborghini/R8 pads ( 4 pads per caliper!) and HEL braided lines.




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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #7 on: June 14, 2014, 01:56:44 pm »
These are going on the vRS next week:



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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #8 on: June 14, 2014, 02:07:47 pm »
Those Lambo brakes must break your neck when you stamp on them, shortly followed by breaking the bank to replace discs and pads. :P

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #9 on: June 14, 2014, 02:24:41 pm »
Soon to be Ttrs 4pots refurbed in white with daveb 362mm discs & pagid pads :smiley:


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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #10 on: June 14, 2014, 03:40:10 pm »
AKS tuning 4 pot Ferrari F40 caliper/Custom bells and 370mm discs, 1 set out of 5 made :notworthy:

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #11 on: June 14, 2014, 04:36:23 pm »
I've read a lot about different brakes and which ones to go for, and am tempted by the R32 setup so I can keep my pescara's without spacers (I hope) but the weight of them is making me think twice.
I'm not likely to go further than a stage 1 map on my ed30, so for this setup I wonder whether I should just stick to upgraded discs/pads?
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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #12 on: June 14, 2014, 04:40:40 pm »
It's a tricky one that, I would personally opt for larger OEM calipers and discs with some good pads, as then you can always upgrade to grooved/drilled discs later if you up the power a little more.

lets face it, who sticks with Stage 1+ forever? I won't be (despite trying to convince myself otherwise)!

Larger OEM calipers are heavy, but for ease of fitting and replacing parts along with the improved stopping power it's a good first step to take into the big brake world.

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #13 on: June 14, 2014, 04:44:50 pm »
It's true I have thought that, but having a manual means if I take it past stage 1 the likelihood of uprating the clutch increases too!
While it's standard it's not as big an issue but the standard brakes are still pretty poor even for 230bhp so definitely something to change once mapped

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Re: War of the brakes
« Reply #14 on: June 14, 2014, 05:32:49 pm »
I've read a lot about different brakes and which ones to go for, and am tempted by the R32 setup so I can keep my pescara's without spacers (I hope) but the weight of them is making me think twice.
I'm not likely to go further than a stage 1 map on my ed30, so for this setup I wonder whether I should just stick to upgraded discs/pads?

What you want is the RS4 B5 2 piston 354mm disc setup, not that fancy looking but will do what you ask of it and you can retain the OEM wheels


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