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porsche brakes
anyone got the porsche brake set up on there classic
im very tempted
i do have the ap 6pot 335kit just now which are good
but i find myself being constantly drawn back to this conversion.
the sale of my ap's would help against the cost,
the one thing thats really putting me off is the 18" wheels needed
i dont want to fck up how my car handles or drives just now
do 18"s really cause issues?
im very tempted
i do have the ap 6pot 335kit just now which are good
but i find myself being constantly drawn back to this conversion.
the sale of my ap's would help against the cost,
the one thing thats really putting me off is the 18" wheels needed
i dont want to fck up how my car handles or drives just now
do 18"s really cause issues?
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Wouldn't say 18's cause issues as such but I guess there is just less give whenyou are on the limit.
Can't see the Porsche brakes being any better than your AP's if I'm honest!
Can't see the Porsche brakes being any better than your AP's if I'm honest!
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im sure they would defo offer slightly improved breaking just down to increased disc size
which obv i could just go for ap set up, but again swapping wheels
but im thinking - really how much better can they be?
there cant be suge a huge difference
would money be beter spent on increasing rear brake size?
ive standard set up with uprated discs and pads from gopspeed
but i could go larger diameter, i suppoese if this offered overall potential better performance?
which obv i could just go for ap set up, but again swapping wheels
but im thinking - really how much better can they be?
there cant be suge a huge difference
would money be beter spent on increasing rear brake size?
ive standard set up with uprated discs and pads from gopspeed
but i could go larger diameter, i suppoese if this offered overall potential better performance?
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Yes the Porsche kit would be better than the AP kit as they have more pad area , the pads are quite a bit bigger , I made a set last week for an M3 using 380mm discs which we drilled at the customers request to match the factory supplied drilled discs , we also used the GT3 6 pot calipers with the ceramic inserts in the pistons
The discs are massive !
The discs are massive !
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there lovley!!
altho the debate of drilled discs again
im sure you recommend against drilling discs?, due to increased risk of hairline cracking around the holes.
i see you mentioned its just at customers request in this case.
why do porsche use drilled discs - i see at yearly events countless 911 turbos with the drilled discs
altho the lambo lp thing has non drilled and the most gigantic calipers ive ever seen on a car. and the lambo rep says they dont use drilled discs, but couldnt tell me why?
altho the debate of drilled discs again
im sure you recommend against drilling discs?, due to increased risk of hairline cracking around the holes.
i see you mentioned its just at customers request in this case.
why do porsche use drilled discs - i see at yearly events countless 911 turbos with the drilled discs
altho the lambo lp thing has non drilled and the most gigantic calipers ive ever seen on a car. and the lambo rep says they dont use drilled discs, but couldnt tell me why?
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Some of the top end cars have the discs cast with the holes in them , so less likely to crack , but on track days all drilled discs will start cracking around the holes.
I tried talking this customer out of drilled discs , but its what he wanted , I don't think it will ever see a track , its more of a garage queen !
This kit was £2k complete.
I should have kept them as I wanted to fit them to my new transporter I have just had done , I have 22"'s fitted and the standard brakes look rather lost lol
Cheers Ian
I tried talking this customer out of drilled discs , but its what he wanted , I don't think it will ever see a track , its more of a garage queen !
This kit was £2k complete.
I should have kept them as I wanted to fit them to my new transporter I have just had done , I have 22"'s fitted and the standard brakes look rather lost lol
Cheers Ian
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I'd have to admit to being curious Jef...
I have the 330mm six pot AP set-up on my lardy Newage STI and can't imagine anything other than a race circuit pushing them close to fading.
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P.S. Actually I did get a bit of fade coming down Holme Moss, but can't mention at what speed !
I have the 330mm six pot AP set-up on my lardy Newage STI and can't imagine anything other than a race circuit pushing them close to fading.
dunx
P.S. Actually I did get a bit of fade coming down Holme Moss, but can't mention at what speed !
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I'd have to admit to being curious Jef...
I have the 330mm six pot AP set-up on my lardy Newage STI and can't imagine anything other than a race circuit pushing them close to fading.
dunx
P.S. Actually I did get a bit of fade coming down Holme Moss, but can't mention at what speed !
I have the 330mm six pot AP set-up on my lardy Newage STI and can't imagine anything other than a race circuit pushing them close to fading.
dunx
P.S. Actually I did get a bit of fade coming down Holme Moss, but can't mention at what speed !
i think ill be going with ians advice on the rear
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