PowerStation Porsche Brake Conversion for Scooby. Pics Please!!!
11 February 2009, 10:01 AM
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PowerStation Porsche Brake Conversion for Scooby. Pics Please!!!
as above
whos got this conversion done?
and was it worth it? are they a good brake setup? or is there a better setup for cheaper?
Cheers
whos got this conversion done?
and was it worth it? are they a good brake setup? or is there a better setup for cheaper?
Cheers
11 February 2009, 06:05 PM
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Surely a set of 6pot AP Racing or Stoptech, Willwood would be far cheaper and probably better. You are just paying for the Porsche name. But they do look great though.
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12 February 2009, 05:12 PM
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12 February 2009, 06:39 PM
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There would be no real difference between these and a set of AP's. AP's are awesome. I once had the full AP setup, 355mm 6 pot front, 335mm 4 pot rear when I had my Spec C Type-RA. Stopping power and overall braking confidence was outstanding.
The Porsche caliper is basically the Brembo GT 6 pot monoblock caliper. This caliper is fitted to numerous cars. It's the same caliper that's fitted on the RA-R, just painted silver with an 'STI' logo on it.
I can say that my RA-R is nowhere near short of stopping power when needed, but pedal feel is just slightly short of the AP's in my opinion.
I'm also a firm believer that the words 'cheap' and 'brakes' should not be used in the same sentence. You get what you pay for, and more often than not when you pay cheap you end up paying twice, because you find the cheap kit you bought was crap and then end up buying the more expensive kit you should have bought in the first place.
The Porsche caliper is basically the Brembo GT 6 pot monoblock caliper. This caliper is fitted to numerous cars. It's the same caliper that's fitted on the RA-R, just painted silver with an 'STI' logo on it.
I can say that my RA-R is nowhere near short of stopping power when needed, but pedal feel is just slightly short of the AP's in my opinion.
I'm also a firm believer that the words 'cheap' and 'brakes' should not be used in the same sentence. You get what you pay for, and more often than not when you pay cheap you end up paying twice, because you find the cheap kit you bought was crap and then end up buying the more expensive kit you should have bought in the first place.
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I've a set which I picked up 2nd hand and are being stripped, seals replaced and repainted at the moment.
They are quite an impressive set up, I'll see if i can compare the size of the calipers, pads and pistons when I pick them up as I'm sure godspeed will have a set of AP 6 pots laying around
They are quite an impressive set up, I'll see if i can compare the size of the calipers, pads and pistons when I pick them up as I'm sure godspeed will have a set of AP 6 pots laying around
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Porsche 6 pots work well on a light classic subaru, especially on a car without ABS as the stopping power in the dry is astonshing and I find them very difficult to lock up. I'm running a new master cylinder and AP brake fluid and find the brake feel very good and have yet to suffer brake fade regardless of how hard I push my car. 
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15 February 2009, 07:38 PM
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Porsche 6 pots work well on a light classic subaru, especially on a car without ABS as the stopping power in the dry is astonshing and I find them very difficult to lock up. I'm running a new master cylinder and AP brake fluid and find the brake feel very good and have yet to suffer brake fade regardless of how hard I push my car.
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17 February 2009, 09:29 AM
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There would be no real difference between these and a set of AP's. AP's are awesome. I once had the full AP setup, 355mm 6 pot front, 335mm 4 pot rear when I had my Spec C Type-RA. Stopping power and overall braking confidence was outstanding.
The Porsche caliper is basically the Brembo GT 6 pot monoblock caliper. This caliper is fitted to numerous cars. It's the same caliper that's fitted on the RA-R, just painted silver with an 'STI' logo on it.
I can say that my RA-R is nowhere near short of stopping power when needed, but pedal feel is just slightly short of the AP's in my opinion.
I'm also a firm believer that the words 'cheap' and 'brakes' should not be used in the same sentence. You get what you pay for, and more often than not when you pay cheap you end up paying twice, because you find the cheap kit you bought was crap and then end up buying the more expensive kit you should have bought in the first place.
The Porsche caliper is basically the Brembo GT 6 pot monoblock caliper. This caliper is fitted to numerous cars. It's the same caliper that's fitted on the RA-R, just painted silver with an 'STI' logo on it.
I can say that my RA-R is nowhere near short of stopping power when needed, but pedal feel is just slightly short of the AP's in my opinion.
I'm also a firm believer that the words 'cheap' and 'brakes' should not be used in the same sentence. You get what you pay for, and more often than not when you pay cheap you end up paying twice, because you find the cheap kit you bought was crap and then end up buying the more expensive kit you should have bought in the first place.
If they are indeed exactly the same thing inside, i'd seriously consider a set of those, as the RA-R brakes are notoriously expensive.
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