£300 budget...What pads and discs??
01 July 2001, 12:58 AM
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Just upgading to 4 pots on my STi II,what sort of set up can i get pad/disc wise for £300
4 Track days a year and i want the brakes to be good when cold(for the missus and new baby
Cheers
Darren
4 Track days a year and i want the brakes to be good when cold(for the missus and new baby
Cheers
Darren
01 July 2001, 07:50 PM
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I can only tell you the upgrade I did which is amazing results/£.
EBC grooved/dimpled discs and redstuff pads. I ran them in properly and then did a track day when I got through the pads in 2x 20min sessions (I was seeing what they would do) - no warping or other problems.
Tyres Northampton supplied/fitted them £280 all in. Magic !!
Stan
I can only tell you the upgrade I did which is amazing results/£.
EBC grooved/dimpled discs and redstuff pads. I ran them in properly and then did a track day when I got through the pads in 2x 20min sessions (I was seeing what they would do) - no warping or other problems.
Tyres Northampton supplied/fitted them £280 all in. Magic !!
Stan
02 July 2001, 08:23 AM
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I fitted...
Bremsport grooved Gp N discs
Mintex 1155 pads
PE BSB
Goodridge hoses
DOT 5.1 brake fluid.
Total cost was less than £300. This gave stopping power that made my head hurt, and never gave me any brake fade, even on track
Bremsport grooved Gp N discs
Mintex 1155 pads
PE BSB
Goodridge hoses
DOT 5.1 brake fluid.
Total cost was less than £300. This gave stopping power that made my head hurt, and never gave me any brake fade, even on track
02 July 2001, 10:04 PM
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StanS, "I got through the pads (EBC Reds) in 2 x 20 min sessions... Magic!"
Yeah, that's quite some disappearing act! Why are EBC pads so cheap?
Richard
Yeah, that's quite some disappearing act! Why are EBC pads so cheap?
Richard
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03 July 2001, 08:15 AM
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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by DARREN:
<B>Gary C could you please tell me where you got your Bremsport disc set up from and what do you think of the grooved Tar-ox disc??
Cheers
Darren[/quote]
Got discs and pads from TAS, Lines from Autotechnica and BSB from PE.
Not tried Tar-ox myself, but do remember hearing problems with them from someone with an impreza though? Can't remember what, who, why etc though
My advice is try them, if they are no good, or don't last, its a small investment that could pay dividends. Thats what I did with the bremsport discs - had never heard of them, found out that a lot of Gp N Impreza preparers use them so gave them a try - never looked back
<B>Gary C could you please tell me where you got your Bremsport disc set up from and what do you think of the grooved Tar-ox disc??
Cheers
Darren[/quote]
Got discs and pads from TAS, Lines from Autotechnica and BSB from PE.
Not tried Tar-ox myself, but do remember hearing problems with them from someone with an impreza though? Can't remember what, who, why etc though
My advice is try them, if they are no good, or don't last, its a small investment that could pay dividends. Thats what I did with the bremsport discs - had never heard of them, found out that a lot of Gp N Impreza preparers use them so gave them a try - never looked back
03 July 2001, 09:21 AM
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I run Pagid 8 groove discs and Pagid blue pads - both very good. Have done Bedford track day and a couple of laps of Nurburg with no fade. Brake feel is good even without fitting braided hoses. I had several comments from my dealer saying how good they felt/stopped. Shop around and should be able to get the dics and pads for under £300. Speak to Jeff at
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we're running Tarox grooved disks with EBC greens and they work very well...haven't done any track days in them yet, though CnB is quite quick...
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