ANY 1 USING THE D2 8POT KIT??
02 January 2012, 12:05 PM
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ANY 1 USING THE D2 8POT KIT??
im looking to upgrade my brembos as im going to be doing some track days this year, just wonderd if any 1 has any thoughts on them or maybe which other kits are good out there?? also are pads easy to buy? will 8 pots be better than 6pots?? give us your thoughts 
02 January 2012, 12:17 PM
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I really like the K Sport 8 pots I have on mine. I started off with the classic 4 pots though, so there's probably more of a contrast for me changing to the K Sports compared to you going from your Brembos.
If you did upgrade, I'd recommend you go straight for a decent pad like DS2500s or Bluestuff NBX; I found the standard K Sport pads to be absolute rubbish.
If you did upgrade, I'd recommend you go straight for a decent pad like DS2500s or Bluestuff NBX; I found the standard K Sport pads to be absolute rubbish.
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i currently have grooved discs with bluestuff pads and there pants with 450bhp so looking to upgrade before the track but unsure what to go for 
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The standard road pads are nothing short of binliners.
I've had pads with no lining on them brake harder.
But maybe you are looking at this wrong.
With a decent set of pads and some good discs the STI's should be more then enough for anything you can throw at them.
For a decent pad look at Performance Friction 01, Pagid Blue (not EBC BlueStuff) or Carbone Lorraine RC5 or 6.
For disks you can go with cheap blanks, and replace them a bit sooner, or upgrade to a fancy 2 piece disc, which is lighter, keeps the heat out off your bearings and hubs, and have less chance of warping.The 2 piece disc is more expensive, but when they are work you can buy just the outer rings which are cheaper.
If you look around you can find 2 piece discs and a good pad for less then 600 quid, which is cheaper then a D2 kit for example.
I've had pads with no lining on them brake harder.
But maybe you are looking at this wrong.
With a decent set of pads and some good discs the STI's should be more then enough for anything you can throw at them.
For a decent pad look at Performance Friction 01, Pagid Blue (not EBC BlueStuff) or Carbone Lorraine RC5 or 6.
For disks you can go with cheap blanks, and replace them a bit sooner, or upgrade to a fancy 2 piece disc, which is lighter, keeps the heat out off your bearings and hubs, and have less chance of warping.The 2 piece disc is more expensive, but when they are work you can buy just the outer rings which are cheaper.
If you look around you can find 2 piece discs and a good pad for less then 600 quid, which is cheaper then a D2 kit for example.
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K-sport have done some work with their pads and are supposed to have improved them although I've not heard any feedback yet. If I had the cash I'd be upgrading right now as it makes sense to go from WRX 4-pots straight to something like a k-sport/D2 option rather than spend on getting a decent STI set-up with second hand calipers
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