Having watched a few youtube videos of sharkperformance's vrs i noticed it was running porsche front brakes

Do they make a significant difference then??

The standard 312mm are awful and the brake fade is scarey.

The standard 312's are awful?

I think that they are awesome!

The standard 312's are awful?

I think that they are awesome!

Seriously?? 2 or 3 corners around lochearnhead and they are gone.

I did Think about better pads.

I wouldn't describe them as awful either

Seriously?? 2 or 3 corners around lochearnhead and they are gone.

I did Think about better pads.

Yeah i think they are great....I haven't noticed any fade on the odd occasions i drive hard. They bite better than any car i have had.

The standard 312's are awful?

I think that they are awesome!

I have to agree, I think they are great, I have 4 pot brembos on my 406 Coupe, and they're on a par with them!

Better pads could be an option though.

any recommendations on pads and discs?

any recommendations on pads and discs?

Cayenne 6-pot calipers, 350mm discs and Pagid pads work just fine for me, and are much more responsive than standard

My brakes on my 11 plate Vrs are excellent...never had a problem with them. More to the point they certainly stop you almost instantly when needed...they still surprise me.

Got to agree with Grizzle I'm afraid. Had some bad fade at Castle Combe. The R32's are much better.

How about the new Forge BBK?

How about the new Forge BBK?

To expensive compared to some Porka brakes.

345mm's from an S3 or an R32 do the job very nicely indeed...

Grizzle,

This thread might be worth a look :http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/169744-not-so-big-brake-kit-porsche-brembo-4-pot-callipers-on-vrs/page__p__2063193__hl__bbk__fromsearch__1#entry2063193

The standard brakes are really poor not awful as that doesn't quite cover how bad they are.

Grizzle,

This thread might be worth a look :http://briskoda.net/forums/topic/169744-not-so-big-brake-kit-porsche-brembo-4-pot-callipers-on-vrs/page__p__2063193__hl__bbk__fromsearch__1#entry2063193

Interesting thread

Cayenne 6-pot calipers, 350mm discs and Pagid pads work just fine for me, and are much more responsive than standard

That's impressive considering they have to stop over 2 tons (driver included) of oil burner!

@ Grizzle, Ferodo DS2500 as apparently a very good option for replacement pads.

IMO they look good too, even with gold wheels

IMO they look good too, even with gold wheels

They look awesome imho, not sure about the row of weights on the wheel rim though!! :no:

There is always this option, if you have an 'in the closet moment'......

IMO they look good too, even with gold wheels

They look great. Did they fit on standard carriers or did you need to get some custom ones made? I read somewhere that getting the right size rotors can be difficult too?

They look great. Did they fit on standard carriers or did you need to get some custom ones made? I read somewhere that getting the right size rotors can be difficult too?

From what I can remember they fit on standard carriers, I certainly didn't get any custom ones made

I have looked at discs, and the majority of replacements such as EBC tend to be 345 and not 350, I believe the discs which came with my calipers were Delphi (Lockheed) for a Mercedes ML420 or ML500

NQSBBK calipers for sale here:http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,31194.0/topicseen.html

Aww ffs typical!! i Decide not to go to Inters but head to a friends BBQ in his several million pound mansion GRRRRRRRRR.

£150 too!!!! feck.

Ah well hunt continues, cheers mate.

Grizzle, im assuming here that since you have a 2008 vrs, that the brake fluid has been changed? have you thought of upgrading to better fluid?

Anyone else any thoughts on this, as its on my to-do list next, what is a good all round fast road fluid? was looking at ATE (the blue one)