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probably got angry because you dont eat meat




this one is seized and needs new piston things:
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give it me for free
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i WiLL iF u fIt iT
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6 pots on a little puma Got to be worth it so you can pop it up on the front wheels under braking!
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lol its not an on off switch, besides i really cant see them being that stroing i dont think the puma setup is very good tbh, lots of transfer pressure lost through the cross shaft to servo
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ever thought about buying a better car that wouldn't need all this doing to it mate
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It depends what pads you are running too. If you are using a race pad like a ds2500 they only really work when hot and you'll never get a big disc hot enough to keep the pads at temp as your car is light. Also, steer clear of Hispec. Ian has them on his Puma and they are poo compared to my brembos with same pads and same size discs.

I would rather lose by a mile because i built my own car, than win by an inch because someone else built it for me.
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wilwoods blud
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are you selling the current 300mm setup?
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It depends what pads you are running too. If you are using a race pad like a ds2500 they only really work when hot and you'll never get a big disc hot enough to keep the pads at temp as your car is light. Also, steer clear of Hispec. Ian has them on his Puma and they are poo compared to my brembos with same pads and same size discs.


ds2500 isnt really a race pad, they work really well from cold.

glad someone agrees on the hispec front tho!!!
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are you selling the current 300mm setup?


yes
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Why don't you sack all this on the head and save it towards a Megane R26 like you wanted to do not long ago?
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Think you should just leave the brakes and upgrade your car to the FRP.
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It depends what pads you are running too. If you are using a race pad like a ds2500 they only really work when hot and you'll never get a big disc hot enough to keep the pads at temp as your car is light. Also, steer clear of Hispec. Ian has them on his Puma and they are poo compared to my brembos with same pads and same size discs.


ds2500 isnt really a race pad, they work really well from cold.

glad someone agrees on the hispec front tho!!!
I agree, my ds2500 on my Corsa with Turbo calipers/disks were spot on even from cold.
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Why don't you sack all this on the head and save it towards a Megane R26 like you wanted to do not long ago?



when it comes round to me buying a proper car it wont be an issue anyway, i dont need to save
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Buy it now then moneybags
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dont have the money atm but il go from having not much money to having plenty in a matter of months.

il probably make this a dedicated track car anyway and have both to use so its worth doing even for when i do buy something else
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That big drug deal you talked about is still on then?
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DS2500's always worked from cold on my Fiesta. Same on my Mazda, they're awesome.
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I have Brembo 4 Pots with 324mm disks.



Am I cool?
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Also, steer clear of Hispec. Ian has them on his Puma and they are poo compared to my brembos with same pads and same size discs.
I think there's more to it than that - bed in procedure and master cylinder size/capability being two variable factors which could affect things.

I don't buy that a caliper of one brand would be that different to one of another brand, there is not that much variation in the design surely.
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are you selling the current 300mm setup?


yes


How much? What pads are they?
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Also, steer clear of Hispec. Ian has them on his Puma and they are poo compared to my brembos with same pads and same size discs.
I think there's more to it than that - bed in procedure and master cylinder size/capability being two variable factors which could affect things.

I don't buy that a caliper of one brand would be that different to one of another brand, there is not that much variation in the design surely.


apoorly designed caliper can flex a lot compared to a well designed one.
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are you selling the current 300mm setup?


yes


How much? What pads are they?


mintex pads, not sure how much yet, not much really, calipers were refurbed by me, all new seals, slide bolts, etc etc.

Probably sell the lot for about 70 quid

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