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broster |
posted on 9th Jan 04 at 15:52 |
and well worth it too | |
A_Venables |
posted on 9th Jan 04 at 15:51 |
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: | |
Dave A |
posted on 9th Jan 04 at 13:32 |
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. | |
Dave A |
posted on 9th Jan 04 at 13:28 |
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! | |
broster |
posted on 9th Jan 04 at 12:26 |
quote: mine dont lock up that easy in the wet, u get used to them, if u stamp on them then yeah they will lock up, but if u stamp on any brakes in the wet they will lock up if they are any good lol! the v6 is spongy if u dont get braided hoses, i got braided hoses on mine and blead them well, and they have a better feal than the standard sport brakes, maybe mine were fucked, i dunno! but they are well worth it, alot of people slate them for being spongy, but when i did a thread about them, asking only people who has used them to reply, all i got was good comments!:thumbs: | |
gregwilko |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 23:15 |
i've got the 2L setup with 40 groove tarox discs and tarox pads (G88 i think). | |
Kris TD |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 20:17 |
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. | |
Fad |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 19:24 |
quote: 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: | |
broster |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 16:22 |
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!) | |
FLYING CORSA |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 12:39 |
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 | |
broster |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 09:56 |
quote: stops like a dream too! love it, they look amazing aswell! | |
Adam-D |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 01:59 |
i have red.dot disks and ebc pads works well enuff | |
PaulW |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 01:52 |
i have some tar-ox discs & greenstuff pads myself, bloody great stoppers :D (look in my garage) | |
Aussie GSi |
posted on 8th Jan 04 at 01:49 |
Fark Broster! That's a nice tight fit for the calipers! :D :D Looks good man. | |
Kris TD |
posted on 7th Jan 04 at 20:23 |
before you do anything like that get some 2l brakes. | |
broster |
posted on 7th Jan 04 at 20:21 |
i have black diamond combo(drilled and grooved) discs and ebc green stuff pads, on a v6 set up, and tis great! | |
PaulW |
posted on 7th Jan 04 at 18:04 |
black diamond | |
FLYING CORSA |
posted on 7th Jan 04 at 17:57 |
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 |