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Simon

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I reckon normal brakes would have started to fade during this one stop. As we have had so many discussions with people doubting bigger brakes reduce stopping times I thought I may aswell post this of my car stopping

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Is this about that nifty 282mm upgrade thats possible for not much more then the normal cost of replacement.

Iam hoping to do that soon :)
 
Red button is just manual fan override. No nitrous I'm afraid :p

The brakes do sounds very strange when braking hard as they are only plain disks, I like it though :D
 
my car with crappy std brakes can stop just as well from 80. any faster and it will fade tho :p

can u stop from 100 or more just as quick? my pedal sinks close to the floor and the brakes start smoking and smelling lol. ive been kind and not done it on these discs as the last ones felt like they warped :D
 
AmDaMan said:
Does it wheelspin badly on gear change there?
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Nah that's the clutch, traction is fine in 2nd gear in the dry.

Had been giving it stick for a lot of runs before that and its only a standard clutch despite having 60hp and 80lb/ft more put through it than a standard car.

Chop chop, what car is yours? These brakes will do that kind of stopping all day.
 
Simon said:
Nah that's the clutch, traction is fine in 2nd gear in the dry.

Had been giving it stick for a lot of runs before that and its only a standard clutch despite having 60hp and 80lb/ft more put through it than a standard car.

Chop chop, what car is yours? These brakes will do that kind of stopping all day.
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astra 1.4, theres the difference, my car wouldnt do it all day long lol, but it does it when u need it.
so do you not get any fading from faster stops ?
 
chopchop said:
astra 1.4, theres the difference, my car wouldnt do it all day long lol, but it does it when u need it.
so do you not get any fading from faster stops ?
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Ive never had any fade to be honest, even on 20mins of donington it was still braking hard from 130mph on the back straight into the 30mph chicane.

They really are awesome.
 
Is the button to turn the engine fan on? When I bought my car the thermoswitch was broken and the garage tried to fob me off by offering me one of them - having to turn it on should I think the engine needed it :rolleyes: Needless to say, I replaced the switch.
 
I think its an overide in addition to the thermoister for when your sitting in traffic and you allready know it needs extra cooling.

Mine failed too so I bridged the gap with a safety pin and it was on permantly with the engine
 
What do you have on the rears?

I'm looking to have 239mm on my clio.

But how much do the rears affect a FWD then?
 
Rears are upgraded from 240 to 260mm.

They don't do as much but it is still important to get a decent bias from front to back.
 
I cant see the vid cos im at work but...

What have you done and what car is it?

I would like to have some nice big disks but not sure where to look...

Cheers
 
Simon said:
Rears are upgraded from 240 to 260mm.

They don't do as much but it is still important to get a decent bias from front to back.
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Still works ok just upgrading the fronts doesnt it, or does it dive too much maybe
 
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