V-Man
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.....a 288mm 4 stud brake upgrade with braided hoses etc, to look sexy behind my wheels,
OR
.....a performance inlet for a few extra horses.
ill probably go for both in the end, but i am getting one then saving for the other, which wont be got till after christmas, late jan at least, but dont know which one to choose 
super brake looks or extra horses?
heeeeeeeeeelp me 
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Robin
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brakes
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mattk
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I do the brakes first :O
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Dave-Creations
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brakes! prepares both you and teh car for more power then 
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Jules S
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brakes
Yeah, but not to look 'sexy' though 
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V-Man
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well that seems pretty certain for brakes already 
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V-Man
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Originally posted by Robin
brakes
Yeah, but not to look 'sexy' though
will look 'good' then?
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Robin
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quote:
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brakes
Yeah, but not to look 'sexy' though
That's all I got mine for, not sure what else you'd spend your £215 for TBH.
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broster
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get the inlet, the standard brakes will handle the power for now. then get the brakes later.
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V-Man
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
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Originally posted by Jules S
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Originally posted by Robin
brakes
Yeah, but not to look 'sexy' though
That's all I got mine for, not sure what else you'd spend your £215 for TBH.
looking sweeeeeet  and filling the fook off great gap i got
the fact they will stop the car 20 times better is just a bonus tbh lol
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V-Man
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get the inlet, the standard brakes will handle the power for now. then get the brakes later.
this was what i was thinking and WAS going to do this, but then i thought, will the increase be worth the money right now, specially without a remap
so i got to thinking lol, and just couldnt decide tbh 
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Adam_B
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inlet
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Jules S
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
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Originally posted by Jules S
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Originally posted by Robin
brakes
Yeah, but not to look 'sexy' though
That's all I got mine for, not sure what else you'd spend your £215 for TBH.
I guess my point is/was.
No point in spending money on brakes if they dont make you stop better 
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willhouse
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Originally posted by broster
get the inlet, the standard brakes will handle the power for now. then get the brakes later.
this was what i was thinking and WAS going to do this, but then i thought, will the increase be worth the money right now, specially without a remap
so i got to thinking lol, and just couldnt decide tbh
as broster said, get the inlet, standard brakes are fine.
if you want a cheaper brake upgrade that will be nearly as good as the big brakes, just get some Tarox disks, Green stuff pads and fully bleed your system with DOT 5.1 Fluid, they will stop you no problem and wont fade.
Plus you really dont need a re map to see good gains from an Inlet
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Robin
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That little lot will cost as much as V6 brakes TBH
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willhouse
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tarox Disks- £88, pads £35 from a motor factors, Fluid £10 tops from a motor factors- Total £133,
is a new V6 kit from LMF not £200 plus postage?
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V-Man
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yea i know theres always cheaper ways to get better stopping power , thanks, but do really just like the look of 288mm worth of disc sitting there lol!
i got tarox jap sport drilled n grooved discs atm
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Robin
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Tarox discs - £141.71 inc VAT, plus delivery
Greenstuff pads - £42.99 inc VAT, plus delivery
DOT 5.1 fluid - £18.99 a litre
£203.69 + delivery.
V6 kit from LMF is £230 delivered.
I've had both, 'uprated' discs and pads are crap, they don't give you any more braking power at all, but larger diameter ones do, and are worth the extra few quid.
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willhouse
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well the only thing you will gain with the V6's is the size of the disk then, waste of money really getting them over your Tarox's. I would just get better pads and better fluid and possbly braided lines too.
Plus with V6's you will get longer travel on the pedal and they will feel more spongy under braking.
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Robin
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Plus with V6's you will get longer travel on the pedal and they will feel more spongy under braking.
I disagree with that too, but hey.
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V-Man
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well the only thing you will gain with the V6's is the size of the disk then, waste of money really getting them over your Tarox's. I would just get better pads and better fluid and possbly braided lines too.
Plus with V6's you will get longer travel on the pedal and they will feel more spongy under braking.
braided hoses would stop this mostly though wont it?
i do like my discs yea, but they will need replacing soon anyway
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V-Man
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quote:
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Plus with V6's you will get longer travel on the pedal and they will feel more spongy under braking.
I disagree with that too, but hey.
why?
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Robin
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Well, I never had issues with a spongy pedal, or long pedal travel with mine.
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willhouse
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Disks- £87.50
http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?p=24TM4331&a=i
Green Stuff Pads £39.95 (knock 5-10 notes off that if you get them from a motor factors)
http://www.larkspeed.com/index.pl?a=i&p=G2482940
Postage on bits from larkspeed £10????
Brake fluid- £5 (2.50 postage or no postage if you get from a motor factors)
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARLUBE-DOT-5-1-SYNTHETIC-BRAKE-FLUID-HIGH-PERFORMANCE_W0QQitemZ170153272344QQihZ007QQcategoryZ23013QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Total including 2 bottle of brake fluid-
£88 disks
£40 pads
£10 post
£12.50 fluid
£150.50 maximum
or stuff from motor factors
£88 disks
£10 post for disks
£35 pads from factors
£10 fluid
£143 total
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V-Man
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hmm,
why is it that there are some people say its bad and spongy and some who say its all good 
werent there 2 different types of calipers for the v6?
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