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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #21 on: 25 May 2014, 10:02 »
VWR don't have a floating disc set up

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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #23 on: 25 May 2014, 12:01 »
Im still trying to work out  Cost vs Performance vs Weight.

If im not tracking it this year and im only at stage one, would decent pads and braided line give a good improvement rather then spending £400 plus on heavier R32 set up or £500 R32 set up with with TTRS discs.

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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #24 on: 25 May 2014, 12:14 »
Decent pads (M1144/DS2500 or PMu/Endless if you're feeling flushed) will give a very noticeable upgrade over the stock items..
312s with the right pads and fresh fluid can and have been used on track by many, they will cope up to a point just fine  :smiley:
The R32 setup is often underrated, but with good pads, quality discs (OE or Brembo Premiums) and fresh fluid is a very capable setup for less than the cost of replacement rotors alone on say an AP 4 pot kit, if they extra weight bothers you then offset it with S3 bottom arms and use the TTs discs?

Not sure what you mean with the £500 R32 kit using TTrs discs, they are not compatible together..
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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #25 on: 25 May 2014, 14:45 »
Anyone wanna buy me new brakes? ;p
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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #26 on: 25 May 2014, 16:02 »
Decent pads (M1144/DS2500 or PMu/Endless if you're feeling flushed) will give a very noticeable upgrade over the stock items..
312s with the right pads and fresh fluid can and have been used on track by many, they will cope up to a point just fine  :smiley:
The R32 setup is often underrated, but with good pads, quality discs (OE or Brembo Premiums) and fresh fluid is a very capable setup for less than the cost of replacement rotors alone on say an AP 4 pot kit, if they extra weight bothers you then offset it with S3 bottom arms and use the TTs discs?

Not sure what you mean with the £500 R32 kit using TTrs discs, they are not compatible together..

Sorry i meant the 340mm lighter ones.

Well i might go decent pads and braided line with 5.1 fludid for now and see how i get on. Can always upgrade in the future.
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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #27 on: 25 May 2014, 16:16 »
Does 5.1 fluid need changing more often?

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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #28 on: 25 May 2014, 17:34 »
Does 5.1 fluid need changing more often?

To be fair I probably wont end up swapping anyways, I mean it only gives you a higher boiling point and im not going to be tracking more than once in a year.

But to answer the above question, Yes, it does need changing more often as it absorbs water faster than Dot4
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Re: Realistic brake upgrade for mk6 gtd
« Reply #29 on: 25 May 2014, 17:40 »
Ok so in a road car you use daily is there a fluid you could use thats better than standard but has the same validity