***SOLD****AP 330mm big brake kit
AP 4 Pot 330 mm brake kit comprising Red CP5200 calipers, disc's/bells and DS2500 pads £800 ono
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Evening chap, curious to know if I would notice much difference with these over my current Brembos with CL5 pads/grooved discs? Car is a 410+bhp blobeye.
I've seen this kit mentioned a few times, and understand the principle of the 2 piece discs but cant get my head round how a disc/caliper combination with the same diameter and number of pots can be superior? I'm all for spending the £, just dont want to make a bad decision |
Originally Posted by rickybobby
(Post 11982973)
Evening chap, curious to know if I would notice much difference with these over my current Brembos with CL5 pads/grooved discs? Car is a 410+bhp blobeye.
I've seen this kit mentioned a few times, and understand the principle of the 2 piece discs but cant get my head round how a disc/caliper combination with the same diameter and number of pots can be superior? I'm all for spending the £, just dont want to make a bad decision |
Originally Posted by rickybobby
(Post 11982973)
Evening chap, curious to know if I would notice much difference with these over my current Brembos with CL5 pads/grooved discs? Car is a 410+bhp blobeye.
I've seen this kit mentioned a few times, and understand the principle of the 2 piece discs but cant get my head round how a disc/caliper combination with the same diameter and number of pots can be superior? I'm all for spending the £, just dont want to make a bad decision |
Originally Posted by Tidgy
(Post 11983204)
will be a decent upgrade for sure
Used them before and if I’m honest I wouldn’t have been able to tell them apart. im running the new version of ksport 8 pots on 356 discs, and even with standard pads (winter) they are a humongous upgrade, great feel and progression. |
I’ve ran brembos and rate them well for road use. I’m now on AP’s and would not go back to brembos if I had the chance to go AP. Its a night and day change for me.
Glws |
Originally Posted by rickybobby
(Post 11982973)
Evening chap, curious to know if I would notice much difference with these over my current Brembos with CL5 pads/grooved discs? Car is a 410+bhp blobeye.
I've seen this kit mentioned a few times, and understand the principle of the 2 piece discs but cant get my head round how a disc/caliper combination with the same diameter and number of pots can be superior? I'm all for spending the £, just dont want to make a bad decision |
Originally Posted by stonejedi
(Post 11983845)
Hello mate, the ap's are a upgrade from the STI Brembos as the ap's are lighter and the brembos are a much bulkier calliper and retain a lot of heat if used Hard....But saying that I highly rate the brembos and at your power level with the pads that you stated that you are using...that setup will be more then adequate,if you are felling lush though I would still go for the ap's;).SJ.
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bttt
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Amazed these are still for sale.
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I went from ksport 8pot to ap 6 pot and the AP’s are far superior brakes.
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Originally Posted by B9SLJ
I went from ksport 8pot to ap 6 pot and the AP’s are far superior brakes.
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Originally Posted by joz8968
(Post 11991738)
Ditto! No comparison.
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I too cannot believe that these have yet to be snaffled up. :Suspiciou
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Has anyone ever upgraded from AP 330 to the AP 356 kit?
Does the 356's extra 16% disc surface area and 8% more leverage make much difference over the 330s, in day-to-day hooning? |
Originally Posted by joz8968
(Post 11991769)
Has anyone ever upgraded from AP 330 to the AP 356 kit?
Does the 356's extra 16% disc surface area and 8% more leverage make much difference over the 330s, in day-to-day hooning? |
Originally Posted by S744hdv
Does the 356 kit still use 4 pots or 6?
I believe you can get different caliper pattern types for the 330 kit......and also presumably for the 356, too? So possibly there are both 4- AND 6-pot options for both sizes, no? But yeah, there defo is a 4-pot option for the 356 kit, at least. For example, my own 330 kit uses the CP5570 (6-pot) caliper - suited to my GC8's application. |
Originally Posted by joz8968
(Post 11991769)
Has anyone ever upgraded from AP 330 to the AP 356 kit?
Does the 356's extra 16% disc surface area and 8% more leverage make much difference over the 330s, in day-to-day hooning? |
I have a home-brewed CP5200 conversion similar to the OPs. Only it’s using 315mm discs as I believe that it was originally designed for use with a Classic and smaller wheels. I’ve never found the brakes wanting on the road. That’s with either DS2500 or PFC-Z pads. Track maybe different but you’d have to be driving like an idiot on the road to seriously reduce the braking performance. I have the option to go to bigger discs (328/330mm) in the future, which I will probably do as 315mm is only an AP size and limits my disc choice. I’d need to get custom bells made as well. So I’d imagine that 356mm discs would be a noticeable difference but 330mm would surely suffice on the road.
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Cheers guys. Good info to know.
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bttt
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Wonder why these ain't sold.
Without starting a war is it price or because they are 4pot? |
Originally Posted by Chris.air
(Post 12000738)
Wonder why these ain't sold.
Without starting a war is it price or because they are 4pot? the 330m 4 pot kit is very capable, had the 330mm on my type R and they are considerable more confidence building than the brembos on my hawk, although the hawk is a heavier car of course. At the end fo the day its what someone is prepared to pay |
Originally Posted by Chris.air
(Post 12000738)
Wonder why these ain't sold.
Without starting a war is it price or because they are 4pot? |
where are the bells and brackets for this kit from?
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Originally Posted by P1_Bagz
(Post 12001593)
where are the bells and brackets for this kit from?
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