E46 Brake upgrade

E46 Brake upgrade

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GregorFuk

563 posts

199 months

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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GregorFuk said:
Lockups?

GregorFuk

563 posts

199 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
Lockups?
Sorry?

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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GregorFuk said:
ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
Lockups?
Sorry?
I get occasional lockups. Brakes lockup. Do you?

abarber

1,686 posts

240 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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Just fit performance friction discs, pads and decent fluid.

There are a lot of caged E46 M3s running this setup, going very quickly without fade on the track. There were two at Bedford running this setup (not even the larger CSL disc), no problem all day.

No need to spend more unless you want to add to the bling factor.

GregorFuk

563 posts

199 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
Lockups?
Sorry?
I get occasional lockups. Brakes lockup. Do you?
Nope never, road or track.

GregorFuk

563 posts

199 months

Friday 26th June 2015
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ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
ATM said:
GregorFuk said:
Lockups?
Sorry?
I get occasional lockups. Brakes lockup. Do you?
Nope never, road or track.

robbiekhan

1,466 posts

176 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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abarber said:
Just fit performance friction discs, pads and decent fluid.

There are a lot of caged E46 M3s running this setup, going very quickly without fade on the track. There were two at Bedford running this setup (not even the larger CSL disc), no problem all day.

No need to spend more unless you want to add to the bling factor.
Keep hearing great things about PF pads and discs.

Is brake dust a problem with PF pads like it is with OEM pads? One thing I hate about OEM is the dust. Gotta wipe my shiny alloys after 2 days due to lashings of dust!


ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Thursday 2nd July 2015
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I have 355mm PF discs on my AP 6 pots with DS3000 pads.

neutral 3

6,356 posts

169 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Is there a caliper upgrade that retains the original discs ?

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Monday 6th July 2015
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Some people use Porsche [Brembo] Calipers and the larger CSL discs.

Onetrackmind

813 posts

212 months

Tuesday 7th July 2015
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You could try Stoptech calipers and discs. I had these on my E36 and they worked great. They are a US based company. Another good value option is Wilwood.

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Wednesday 8th July 2015
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If you already have the discs and want to use them then YES you can use various calipers. Most will specify which diameter discs they work with. Then you'll need some brackets making and some people start getting technical about the piston sizes. To buy new calipers and brackets will cost you a few quid and dont forget pads. For some of the AP 6 pots the pads are over £200. My 6 pots are different and therefore use a different pad to the standard e46 m3 ap 6 pot front kit.

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Friday 10th July 2015
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Something just occurred to me. I thought the general advice used to be that if you get 2 piece discs then replacements are cheaper when they're worn out. From what I can see these 2 piece disc rotors - without the bells - seem to be more expensive. When did that happen?

ATM

18,099 posts

218 months

Sunday 12th July 2015
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