Brakes and upgrades

[baz995]

hi all,

I currently have Braketech slotted discs front, Godspeed slotted discs on the rear with godspeed kevlar pads all round, cusco master brake stopper, HEL braided hoses and silkolene 5.1 fluid.

I am looking to sneak something on the credit card along the lines of the KSport kit. My questions are:

1)will I notice the difference
2)are there any considerations regarding alloy size and clearance
3)anyone got experience of the kit and how easy it is too fit

many thanks in advance

[paulmoonraker]

How much power are you running? i.e. how hard is it to stop under hard acceleration?

[baz995]

340hp, not too hard and the setup is so much better than stock but i am just thinking that rather than going, clutch, gbox and 20g type route i could get more fun out of having some uber brakes

[paulmoonraker]

In my experience (which is by no means expert), I found the stock brembo STi brakes more than enough. On track days they did get a bit of fade, but for road use they were fine. Personally, I think it would be a waste of money at that power level... I would just change my driving style and balance the power into corners better

[baz995]

I looked at the Brembos but thought that the price etc wasnt too far off a brand new set of ksports, mine is the WRX so only has the 4 pots mate.

[paulmoonraker]

At 340 I guess you could do with uprated brakes. Yes, Brembo are expensive.

[jimblive]

I've had AP six pots on my RB5 with Godspeed disc and they were good but had Ferodo pads and suffered from pad deposits.

I've got four pots on the WRX and they are fine for day to day but the car is standard PPP so does not get a hard time.

I have standard Brembo sti callipers on my Spec C with Carbotech discs and pads and they are very good, feel stronger than the AP's. They have had a lot of fast road use but no track use so can't comment on fade.

[baz995]

jimblive said:

I've had AP six pots on my RB5 with Godspeed disc and they were good but had Ferodo pads and suffered from pad deposits.

I've got four pots on the WRX and they are fine for day to day but the car is standard PPP so does not get a hard time.

I have standard Brembo sti callipers on my Spec C with Carbotech discs and pads and they are very good, feel stronger than the AP's. They have had a lot of fast road use but no track use so can't comment on fade.

how many scoobs you got Jim lol

[jimblive]

Only 2. The Spec C replaced the RB5 a couple of months ago.
Not sure I could afford to run three!

[baz995]

jimblive said:

Only 2. The Spec C replaced the RB5 a couple of months ago.
Not sure I could afford to run three!

Fair one, you joining the rest of the scoobs at my Goodwood event?

[jimblive]

What event, have I missed something?

[baz995]

This one mate:
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

have approx 130 coming now so going to be great fun. Passenger laps from Duncan wont be too shabby either