AP brakes for Monaro

[JoyCV8]

The time has come to replace the tired OE brakes on my CV8. I'd love a wortec setup but can't justify the cost so with MF no longer around where are people getting the AP kit they used to do from ?

Thanks

Rich

[vxr2010]

second hand if you are very lucky ,i believe mf ap’s supplier was walkinshaw uk , as it’s all on a sort of build licence to walkinshaw uk

[vxkev]

There is a secondhand set on ebay but still a bit expensive at around £2500

[JoyCV8]

Thanks guys, I've seen the set on ebay .. may be tempted if they were half the price ! I'll give Walkinshaw a go

[mfp4073]

Ive just had Walkinshaw fit the AP kit to my CV8 for about £2300.00 fitted.
TBH, after all the hype I've read about APs, I'm very disappointed in them.
Around town in low speed braking they feel no different to my standard set up, they don't grab or feel that powerful. They are OK when braking from high speed though, especially when warmed up.
The Ferrodo pads do leave the wheels extremely dusty, but they are silent in operation, so no rumbles or squealing.
Next year I might change the pads for a set of Hawks, as they are supposed to perform very well when cold.

[Lincsls1]

vxkev said:

There is a secondhand set on ebay but still a bit expensive at around £2500

Very expensive when you consider a brand new fitted price is £2300.

[mfp4073]

Lincsls1 said:

Very expensive when you consider a brand new fitted price is £2300.

I think these brakes were hyper expensive many years ago, I remember people paying £4500.00 and up to £7500.00 for full set of APs.

[anonymous-user]

mfp4073 said:

I think these brakes were hyper expensive many years ago, I remember people paying £4500.00 and up to £7500.00 for full set of APs.

Errr, nope.I paid £2500 for full set of APs on mine back in 2007.

[Lincsls1]

wormus said:

Errr, nope.I paid £2500 for full set of APs on mine back in 2007.

What is your opinion on the AP setup? Looking at throwing some on mine...

[mfp4073]

wormus said:

Errr, nope.I paid £2500 for full set of APs on mine back in 2007.

I found an old thread from Oct 2004, a user by the name of V8 HSV said he paid £7500.00 for his APs.......very eye watering !!!!!!

[marksx]

Are wilwood worth a look? They do kits for the GTO.

[anonymous-user]

Lincsls1 said:

What is your opinion on the AP setup? Looking at throwing some on mine...

They are definitely better than standard VXR or CV8 VZ brakes.

[anonymous-user]

mfp4073 said:

I found an old thread from Oct 2004, a user by the name of V8 HSV said he paid £7500.00 for his APs.......very eye watering !!!!!!

Must be a mistake, they’ve never been that much.

[Lincsls1]

marksx said:

Are wilwood worth a look? They do kits for the GTO.

They are supposed to be quite good brakes, I just doubt they could be got cheaper than the AP kit.
A quick scan reveals a price of $2900 + shipping & taxes.
£2300 for the AP kit is actually very good value when compared to the price of replacement standard parts. And its a proper upgrade.

[selym]

The yanks put CTS-V 6 pot calipers on the GTOs. It looks like youd need something like this:-

https://www.bohnmancustoms.com/GTO_6_piston_Front_...

and read this:-

https://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=490...

Just another option.

[shunter V8]

I got AP's fitted a few years ago £2500 from monkfish if I remember right, I can only report from personal experience but the difference in my VXR was unbelievable it was so good. To be fair I never had an issue with my old brakes around town and slower speeds but they were scary at trying to slow down at higher speeds.

[vxr2010]

The Fish put mine on about 5 years ago , it was like night and day , old original brakes were fading really bad with minimal driver input even on yellow stuff ebc pads and discs were cracking , i was on the Isle of man mountain road and did an emergency stop to avoid sone ones poor driving wow what a difference

[Davep24]

I put front cts-v 4 pot caliper on mine last year. Adaptor bracket was some 200mm x 30mm x 10mm aluminium bar and a couple of 10mm high spacers. Hub carriers needed a small amount of metal removing as did the caliper. I used 348mm bmw x5 discs as the offset wasn't as extreme as the Bonham customs setup.

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Yes I know it needs cleaning

[stevieturbo]

Whilst a budget brand....HiSpec ?

IMO part of the problem with the AP's is the discs...race discs are not ideal for road use. And I've never really found AP's own pads to be that good, nor the Ferodos.

If anything something simple like an old Mintex 1144 would probably be better !

http://www.hispecbrake.co.uk/360-monster-radial.ht...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=10...

Or dont overlook simply fitting better pads to the factory discs.

The AP kit isnt a terrible price at £2300...because the AP stuff is just expensive in general...but the quality just doesnt seem there a lot of the time.

[JAMESHSV1]

Walkinshaw sell the APs for just over 2k but you will need braided lines