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Old 26 February 2006, 07:48 PM
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I have the ap 6 pots 355mm on my P1 ,i have done 600 miles on the brakes ,tried them hard at around 60mph but they dont feel that much different to the prodrive 330mm 4 pots i had on before.Do i need to do some high speed braking to rough them up a bit?
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Old 26 February 2006, 08:03 PM
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Did you follow AP's bedding in instructions? Try them on a private test track from 3 figures and then you'll notice the difference!

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Old 26 February 2006, 11:28 PM
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I believe you won't notice any remarkable difference for one or two brake applications from 60mph, try them hard on track and you'll see if they worth the money you spent cause their advantage over 4pots is heat dissipation.
Also bear in mind if you don't change your rear brakes with bigger/better or use harder pad compound rear you'll spoil your brake balance, not good if you want shorter stopping distanses!
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also what pads are you using and for what type of usage?
Old 27 February 2006, 09:36 PM
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I doubt you will feel any difference between the Prodrive Alcons and AP6 pots except maybe on a track.
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Originally Posted by martyp1
I have the ap 6 pots 355mm on my P1 ,i have done 600 miles on the brakes ,tried them hard at around 60mph but they dont feel that much different to the prodrive 330mm 4 pots i had on before.Do i need to do some high speed braking to rough them up a bit?
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Hi marty,

just had the same kit fitted to my00 last thursday, had a track day at brands hatch on monday. Not much time to bed in but the brakes were superb. Doing 6-7 hard laps at a time and the brakes were different class with no real overheating problems. On the track they come into their own.
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On a classic I'd be very surprised if there was any difference in performance.
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The difference will come with pad type and consistant stopping ability. You may not notice much change in feel or stopping distance on the first couple of stops.

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