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17-07-2011, 07:09 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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|  Re: New brakes!
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Originally Posted by old-git  Because I just think, although almost a requirement for serious race cars, they are overpriced and overkill for normal humans when new. However, getting them in an almost new condition for a good price is a no brainer. | I agree, I was happy with the Brembo setup but couldn't say no at what I paid. Would I pay £2.3k for them? No way, but the bloke that bought them did!
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17-07-2011, 07:16 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: Saab 9-3SS T9
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| Re: New brakes!
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Originally Posted by MasterAuron I agree, I was happy with the Brembo setup but couldn't say no at what I paid. Would I pay £2.3k for them? No way, but the bloke that bought them did! | Ah bless the previous owner! he sounds like a very green T9 
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26-07-2011, 09:12 PM
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#28 (permalink)
| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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| Re: New brakes!
Ka-BOOM!   
Can't wait to try them out! | |
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26-07-2011, 09:25 PM
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#29 (permalink)
| | Moderator Torque King Car: Saab 9-3SS T9
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| Re: New brakes!
How cool does that look  Don't forget to throw down an old sixpence in the street MA so that we can see you stopping on it for the effect
Your a very lucky man! | |
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26-07-2011, 09:27 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Buckinghamshire UK
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| Re: New brakes!
nice set of stoppers. Good job I'm not a tailgater. My car stops extremely well indeed but those have got to be eyeball poppingly savage!!
I'm off to Sandwell and Dudley soon, perhaps you can give me a VIP demo  | |
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26-07-2011, 10:16 PM
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#31 (permalink)
| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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| Re: New brakes!
Yeah HDi that would be cool! Car is awaiting a new turbo and manifold atm, have the manifold and going to pick the turbo up on Friday so she should be back on the road in a week with a bit of time!
Haha I will have to use a penny T9 as that's all I can afford  | |
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26-07-2011, 10:37 PM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: E39
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| Re: New brakes!
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Originally Posted by MasterAuron Yeah HDi that would be cool! Car is awaiting a new turbo and manifold atm, have the manifold and going to pick the turbo up on Friday so she should be back on the road in a week with a bit of time!
Haha I will have to use a penny T9 as that's all I can afford | Or my pinch penny car ? | |
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27-07-2011, 06:55 AM
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| | Moderator Torque King Car: Saab 9-3SS T9
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| Re: New brakes!
Do you have to use a particular bedding in procedure before you are able to use the brakes in anger MA? I know I had to on the last two big brake upgrades that I had, although this was all taken care off for me by the garage beforehand. | |
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27-07-2011, 08:47 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: MG ZS 200
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Cowplain, Hampshire, UK
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| Re: New brakes!
That's some serious stopping power you have there. Have you fitted uprated hoses and fluid to go with it? Them things cost more than what my cars worth! I'm sticking with OE until such time something comes up that won't break the bank as I cannot justify the expense. They do the look the mutts though
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27-07-2011, 09:55 AM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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Look spanking MA.
You'll need to wear goggles to catch your eye balls when you stamp on the brakes now.
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27-07-2011, 05:20 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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| Re: New brakes!
Yes Stamford, HEL lines and Superblue fluid although I'm yet to fill up with fluid and bleed them. DS3000 pads for these calipers are £244 a set for the front so I best try never to use them lol.
Normally there would be a bedding in procedure (for the pads mainly) but as they are used the last owner has taken care of that. | |
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28-07-2011, 10:48 AM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: MG ZS 200
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| Re: New brakes!
Hope it has the speed to match the brakes now! Most people forget the brakes when modifying, concentrating too much on power and forgetting how to slow it all down. I sometimes check out the ex-BTCC stuff for sale and think what if! | |
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28-07-2011, 11:54 AM
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#38 (permalink)
| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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| Re: New brakes!
Brakes are probably the most important thing on track after tyres, and I want to start tracking it as much as possible once it's ready. Turbo and manifold going on this weekend and I'm hoping for 350hp at the flywheel, so it should have the speed to match the brakes  | |
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28-07-2011, 01:19 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: MG ZS 200
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| Re: New brakes!
That'll be plenty! Hope the driveshafts can cope  I know someone with around 320 on a later Focus and it eats driveshafts. Think he has other issues causing this but not heard from him in a while. | |
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28-07-2011, 01:26 PM
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#40 (permalink)
| | Very Senior Member Torque King Car: Mk1 Focus RS
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| Re: New brakes!
There are FRS' running in excess of 500bhp on standard running gear, no problems at all. Is it an RS model or a normal model as they are very different? If it's an RS there must be underlying issues. | |
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28-07-2011, 01:40 PM
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| | Very Senior Member Torque Junkie Car: MG ZS 200
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| Re: New brakes!
It's a genuine RS so must have issues elsewhere. I don't even know if he still has it or if it has been resolved it's been that long. | |
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28-07-2011, 01:53 PM
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| | Super Moderator TC Founder Car: Astra Sri Vx Line.
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| Re: New brakes!
I had a similar problem with an Astra Gte years ago. Kept eating driveshafts and couldn't work out why.
In the end it turned out the bloke who has it before me put the wrong engine mount on one side and it made the engine sit funny.
New engine mount and job done. | |
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