and well worth it too

I've got a 1.4 SRi 8v, with the standard 236mm discs the system was OK but from braking medium hard at anything over 50mph they faded and warped badly, afterall you try outbraking a Golf VR6! I've since upgraded to Blackdiamond D&G discs with Black diamonds preditor pads, they are so much better than standard discs, although they still have difficulties above 80mph, If I did it again I would fit the 288mm discs and V6 calipers many companies are offering for £195, afterall the setup I bought cost me £150-160, its only £45-35 more!:rolleyes::thumbs:

have u thought about using brembo max disks? they are great and have had some really good rating from lots of people on migweb. best thing about them is that u get the quality u expect from brembo for only £60 a pair!!! get in touch with a member called carnossiercraig he stocks them.

ive had greenstuff and black diamond. greenstuf disks are shite, ive heared loads of bad thing s about them. mine devloped slight dips in due to a manufacturing fault but it happened with all three sets i had! but ebc did replace them all and refund them in full!

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Originally posted by fadscorsa

much better than the GSi set up as the theory goes if 16v brakes can stop a cavalier or an astra it shud stop a corsa dead on a 2 pence pieace. Bit dubious about V^ set up would lock easy in the wet i reckon and also heard stories about dogy pedal feel. Altho Boaster rates them :thumbs:

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i've got the 2L setup with 40 groove tarox discs and tarox pads (G88 i think).

brilliant brakes. nuf said

yes it is worth changing from 1.6 too 2l brake,s the 1.6 uses crappy delco calipers whereas the 2l ones are made by ate. they are a lot better, the discs are wider and the calipers are bigger.

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Originally posted by FLYING CORSA
are the 2.0 litre brakes any better than the 1.6 corsa ones coz i heard that they are only fractionally bigger and not much point in changing to them.....but what about the V6 ones how much am i looking at to do that conversion....do i need to change things such as the master cylinder as well if i have V6 brakes

cheers peeps

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looking at £200 for the v6 set up woth standrad re-drilled discs and pads, no need to change master cylinder to be honest, just get braided hoses, cost £40. the 2.0ltr ones are better than the 1.6 corsa ones as the caliper is bigger i believe! id go for the v6 ones(mainly cuz i have them and they are great!)

are the 2.0 litre brakes any better than the 1.6 corsa ones coz i heard that they are only fractionally bigger and not much point in changing to them.....but what about the V6 ones how much am i looking at to do that conversion....do i need to change things such as the master cylinder as well if i have V6 brakes

cheers peeps

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Originally posted by Aussie GSi
Fark Broster! That's a nice tight fit for the calipers! :D :D Looks good man.

C

[Edited on 08-01-2004 by Aussie GSi]

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i have red.dot disks and ebc pads works well enuff

i have some tar-ox discs & greenstuff pads myself, bloody great stoppers :D (look in my garage)

[Edited on 08-01-2004 by PaulW]

Fark Broster! That's a nice tight fit for the calipers! :D :D Looks good man.

C

[Edited on 08-01-2004 by Aussie GSi]

before you do anything like that get some 2l brakes.

i have black diamond combo(drilled and grooved) discs and ebc green stuff pads, on a v6 set up, and tis great!



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black diamond

ebc discs aren't up to much, not many people rate them well!

Only decent things they make are the pads

how do you rate the EBC stuff against the BLACK DIAMOND stuff......if i have roughly a budget of £200 what would you recommend i buy if i want to uprate my brakes to grooved/cross drilled disks and better pads, cheers folks