what brakes for 400bhp
12 October 2015, 11:32 PM
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what brakes for 400bhp
at what point should the standard sti version 6 brake calipers be uprated to something better?
13 October 2015, 05:19 AM
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At 400 bhp you have already past that point
and should be looking at a serious increase in car braking performance.SJ.
13 October 2015, 08:39 AM
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Newage brembos with decent discs and pads
13 October 2015, 09:36 AM
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Newage brembos with decent discs and pads
Yeah this ^^^
Perfectly adequate and readily available at reasonable cost.
13 October 2015, 10:18 AM
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The Sti gold Brembo's can work very well with good discs and pads , but then you might need to change your wheels as they don't clear the spokes on most wheels on the classics.
A popular option would be one of these kits , all brand new , monoblock Brembo calipers , and a choice of pad compounds , and will fit under just about all 17" wheels or larger
http://www.godspeedbrakes.co.uk/impr...nd-bells.html?
Cheers Ian
13 October 2015, 11:39 AM
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thanks ian . what about the rears , i'm only looking into this ,at the moment the car is standard
13 October 2015, 12:08 PM
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personaly i'd just AP 6 pot it
13 October 2015, 12:21 PM
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personaly i'd just AP 6 pot it
you never bothered with brakes before you bought a car pre fitted with aps.
werent you running well over 400 bhp with comedy 4 pots on?
13 October 2015, 12:32 PM
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you never bothered with brakes before you bought a car pre fitted with aps.
nope, 390 hahaha.
But was always holding it back unless a very clear road due to it
AP's were on the list of things to buy
My type R has 330mm AP 4 pots front and brembo new age on the rears and they are plenty
13 October 2015, 12:33 PM
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nope, 390 hahaha.
But was always holding it back unless a very clear road due to it
AP's were on the list of things to buy
My type R has 330mm AP 4 pots front and brembo new age on the rears and they are plenty
surely only an idiot would make the brakes the last modification
13 October 2015, 12:38 PM
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surely only an idiot would make the brakes the last modification
I never drove it aiming to need to use them that hard
13 October 2015, 12:39 PM
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I never drove it aiming to need to use them that hard
then whats the bloody point of 390 bhp.........
you may as well have 100bhp and the rest of the running gear up to the job
13 October 2015, 12:41 PM
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then whats the bloody point of 390 bhp.........
you may as well have 100bhp and the rest of the running gear up to the job
All in good time
situation was a tad different for me cos i had the car engine speced and built before i picked it up, but you knew that already anyway lol
13 October 2015, 12:42 PM
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All in good time
situation was a tad different for me cos i had the car engine speced and built before i picked it up, but you knew that already anyway lol
im only yanking your chain
13 October 2015, 12:44 PM
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i know you are you troll lol
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i know you are you troll lol
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13 October 2015, 12:47 PM
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some proper choice ones on there lol
13 October 2015, 12:52 PM
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some proper choice ones on there lol
lambo doors front and rear
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