AP Racing Master Cylinder

[Bing64]

Looking to improve braking on my 220 bhp car and have read that changing the brake master cylinder to an AP Racing one makes an improvement to brake feel, pressure and overall braking. Has anyone got any experience of making this change?

[Bing64]

Thanks. At present everything is "standard" build. Appreciate the brakes will never match a modern car but just want to get a bit more feel and grab if that's possible without spending an absolute fortune.

[Bing64]

downsman said:

I found the standard brakes a bit lacking, and found changing the pads made a huge difference for very little outlay. So if you have standard pads try changing them first, you may save a lot of money.

There are some good threads on here and Blatchat on this subject.

Thanks. Front pads changed to Mintex 1144. Made a bit of a difference but now with 220 bhp upgrade I want a bit more slowing and stopping confidence. Might be asking for the impossible but looking at what others have tried.

[Bing64]

Megaflow said:

I fitted one to a Westfield, it made a huge difference to brake pedal feel and travel

Thanks. Did you make any other changes?

[Bing64]

Thanks for your pretty comprehensive reply. Really appreciated. I changed to mintex up front and they were slight better but agree with you they still do not give me that slowing or stopping confidence that I would like. Will explore the front AP upgrade in terms of calliper and disc. Next upgrade is the suspension.