Looking forward to Monday.

cymatty

cymatty

cymatty

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Its service time on monday, things being done include:

New oil
New oil filter/ air filter/ fuel filter
New Brembo discs all round (max on front, normal rear)
New pads all round (Mintex 1144's)
New plugs
Knocking in suspension sorted
Tighten clutch cable.

Should be like new come monday night. :cool:
 
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Yeah but after a few minutes of driving they will look like normal discs anyway, just a protective finish to stop them rusting in packaging. On the plus side, where the pads don't touch the disc they will stay rust free :)
 
cymatty said:
Thats what im hoping, the brakes on the VTR imo are poop. :)
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It's quite hard to explain but basically I never used to brake late into a corner because I didn't know if I'd lock a wheel. Now I don't brake late into a corner because I can feel the wheels beginning to lock on the greasy roads.
 
cymatty said:
Standard size (Disc Size: 247mm), cant fit any bigger without increasing the wheel size. :)
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Yes you can, late 306 xsi or early 206 gti (both 266mm) ones fit fine under 14" rims, you do of course need new calipers and carriers though ;)

One thing I will say, don't expect miracles from different pads and new same size discs. You will notice a difference but don't expect to be outbraking evo's :p
 
I'm running Mintex pads on my Civic at the moment, not sure which model but they are noticeably sharper than the ones on when I got the car. They do squeal just slightly as the brakes are first applied but I've had no problems with them.

Hopefully your motor should stop better and feel a bit smoother mate :D
 
GT3 said:
Yes you can, late 306 xsi or early 206 gti (both 266mm) ones fit fine under 14" rims, you do of course need new calipers and carriers though ;)

One thing I will say, don't expect miracles from different pads and new same size discs. You will notice a difference but don't expect to be outbraking evo's :p
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Oh yeah i understand the size of the disc is the most important factor in increasing braking performance, i feel this will be the best improvment i will get without upping the size. :)
 
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