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Old 17 October 2014, 05:35 PM
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Hey folks thought this might be a good idea spoke to godspeed and it can be done calipers arent that expensive second hand and brackets and bells can be made up

Just wondering what everyone else think it is quite out of the norm but its good to be different

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Old 17 October 2014, 06:22 PM
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My boss has one the brakes are huge doubt it could be done on a classic due to wheel size
Old 17 October 2014, 06:24 PM
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Godspeed can make up 350mm discs and i have a hawk

But sure they could be made to fit a classic

Steve
Old 17 October 2014, 06:31 PM
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having done hard braking in both R8 & 996 ( variants
Found nothing in it ( the Porsche set up is a simple & easier solution ... For that reason if your upgrading I would go down that path
Ultimately it's your choice tho
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Steve, contact Steve Whitson of SW Motorsport in Edinburgh, he has a set of R8 calipers and machined bells on his Classic, stopped like you would not believe!

He made the kit himself (very competent engineer) and could easily quote you for a kit for yourself.

Russell
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Perfect Russell I'll give him a shout have you got a number for him? Or is it via email?

Still okay for the 9th? I'll be home so can take the car up

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Old 17 October 2014, 09:42 PM
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We have a few kits for customers buying R8 calipers , they work very well , this is a kit we did for an EVO X



They are huge !

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Old 17 October 2014, 10:14 PM
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They do look nice ian are the v8 and v10 calipers different then?

I'm trying to source a set of used ones

What's size of disc are they? As I would need them to fit under 18 speedlines

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Old 17 October 2014, 11:13 PM
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These were the V8 ones , not sure if the V10 are different , these are fitted to our 355mm discs to fit under 18" wheels
Cheers Ian
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V8 are RS4 -6
V10 are totally diff design , wich is why I quoted the Porsche set up is a easier solution .
Having owned a R8 V8 .
Now if you were to fit the V10 set up
That's a diff kettle of fish!!!!
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what type of rear caliper do you have to fit then to compensate for the extra mammoth front calipers on a classic ?
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My bad
Think it's just the rear's that are diff
Sorry , jst trying to help
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No worries guys I just fancy doing something out of the norm

I wouldn't know as Ive never had a classic only newages

But I did have 356mm k sport 8 pots on my old blob and had standard rear brembos

Maybe a rear brembo conversion for a classic

Steve
Old 18 October 2014, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Godspeed Brakes
We have a few kits for customers buying R8 calipers , they work very well , this is a kit we did for an EVO X



They are huge !
What price you looking at if somebody supplied the calipers to make the mounting brackets and supply 355 ap discs and some pads ian? V8 and v 10 mate
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This mod is gonna catch on I'm sure of it lol

I phoned yesterday and was told no more than 795 but don't know if that was ap discs

To make it feasible you have to find a cheap set of calipers most I've found are starting at 650 and above

I'm probably gonna start trawling the rs forums

Steve
Old 18 October 2014, 08:47 AM
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Yes our own 355mm grooved discs , alloy bells and brackets are £795 , be about £100 more using AP discs
Pads are quite expensive as you need 4 pads per caliper , so in reality you need to buy 2 sets of pads
Cheers Ian

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What sort of price are the pads ian? Nothing for track use just fast road in a newage
Old 18 October 2014, 11:02 AM
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As an example DS2500's are £300
Cheers Ian
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