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Old 21 February 2002, 01:16 PM
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Looking at a big brake upgrade at the mo and these two conversions seem to be about the same price.

Anyone got anything to say on either of them and which are the best?

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Old 21 February 2002, 02:00 PM
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Rich, go for the AP's you know you want to! with the current problem I have with the movit's not fitting I may be going to AP's

as for tarox, well, never used them, but am told they don't have dust shields thus not good for road use, though not sure how true this is.

Old 21 February 2002, 02:00 PM
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The one you have on now is bette than both of those you've just mentioned
Old 21 February 2002, 02:11 PM
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I thought you liked AP 6 pots?
Old 21 February 2002, 03:06 PM
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EH?

Am I missing something ?

I've got EBC disks and standard 4 pots on now.
Are you confusing me with someone else?

Rich
Old 21 February 2002, 03:27 PM
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Tarox 10 pots are purely a gimmic and are more for show than for performance, don't touch 'em. AP are tried and tested racing quality brakes and you won't find much better than their six pots.

Nuff said?

MS
Old 21 February 2002, 04:36 PM
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Spot on Martin.

Just the answer I was looking for.

Cheers.

Rich
Old 21 February 2002, 10:10 PM
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My apologies, in my attempt to be sarcastic about the Tarox kits, I only managed to confuse.

What I was alluding to was Even your OEM brakes are better than the Tarox

Lol @ DTS.
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Old 22 February 2002, 01:57 PM
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Sorry Mike, me being a bit thick

Are TarOx really that bad?

Rich

Oh, and what price can you do an Ap 6pot kit for?
Old 22 February 2002, 06:37 PM
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Hi Rich, just had AP 6 pots fitted to the Terzo and are awesome even in the bedding in process, like has been said, tried,tested and TRUSTED.
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The Tarox 10 pot have same sized pistons, and thus you get the same piston clamping pressure evenly along the pad.

The AP has different diameter pistons so you get more clamping pressure at one end of the pad (I can't remember which, but probably the leading edge) than the other, because strange as it may seem that's exactly what you need.

The Tarox is a triumph of form over function.....
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