Porsche Calipers

[sdmegawuk]

Right, the standard brakes on the vRS are pish.

What Porsche calipers can be run with the standard 312mm discs?

or

Does anyone know of somewhere that will make custom adapters for mounting calipers that run larger discs ie 330mm etc.

Thanks in advance:)

[vRSy]

Have a read of this thread, we call them the 'not so big big brake kit'

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[sdmegawuk]

Have a read of this thread, we call them the 'not so big big brake kit'

>>>>>click me<<<<<

Excellent mate, thanks

[D@z]

hope you dont have a FL VRS, the NQSBBK does not fit below the standard FL Neptunes!

[sdmegawuk]

hope you dont have a FL VRS, the NQSBBK does not fit below the standard FL Neptunes!

No, pre FL on OEM 17's

[D@z]

hmmm, could still be tight actually, not sure if anyone on here has fitted the Nqsbbk to pre FL VRS with 17s, I know they will fit ok with pre FL VRS 18s

[sdmegawuk]

daz_pd have you got the Porsche setup?

Where about's in NI are you.

I see you have a dyno printout from AI. Did Jonny do your mapping for you or did you just get a power run done with him?

Sorry for all the questions lol

[Nick P]

I have 996 turbo calipers on Merc R500 / ML500 350mm discs. The carriers were from daveb. You need an 8mm or larger spacer with 18" Zeniths. They are annoyingly wide calipers though - they really restrict what wheels you can run. You can pretty much forget anything with any decent lips. brimma has Cayenne 6pot calipers on the same discs.

I think if I were doing it again I'd get thinner calipers like Aston Martin ones or VWR.

[D@z]

daz_pd have you got the Porsche setup?

Where about's in NI are you.

I see you have a dyno printout from AI. Did Jonny do your mapping for you or did you just get a power run done with him?

Sorry for all the questions lol

Hey up, good to see another N.I. member, Im just recently runnign the Porsche setup ( from last week) and just had the dyno run done there at a recent RR day I organised, Im running a Shark Performance map.

[sdmegawuk]

Ah, nice one. Take it you went over the water to get the Shark map done? I've heard that Cayenne and Toureg 6 pots fit. Are they the same as the 996?

[D@z]

nah lad, Shark Performance STS system, just load the map on and off myself as and when suits. those 6 pots fit yeah, but they are a little too big for my liking, they require bigger alloys, weight more, need bigger discs etc!

[sdmegawuk]

nah lad, Shark Performance STS system, just load the map on and off myself as and when suits. those 6 pots fit yeah, but they are a little too big for my liking, they require bigger alloys, weight more, need bigger discs etc!

Hum...don't like the sound of that. Going to have a look for Leon Cupra Brembos.

How do you find the Shark remap? I've had all my previous VAG's Revo'd

[Wayne Kerr]

Right, the standard brakes on the vRS are pish.

Quite agree, seems to me that the bias is 90% on the front.

Before you all start ,,,,, yes the back set does work!

[Nobafett]

Hum...don't like the sound of that. Going to have a look for Leon Cupra Brembos.

How do you find the Shark remap? I've had all my previous VAG's Revo'd

Pretty sure the Cupra Brembo's from the previous gen won't fit. You need to be lookin at the 345mm discs and calipers off the current gen. Bolt straight on and are great. Alternatively, look for an identical R32 or S3 setup like me. Can be found for reasonable money, rears can be fitted too if you can stretch a little further.

With regards a remap, you can't go wrong with either Shark or Revo. I am stage 2 Revo and can't fault it.

[sdmegawuk]

MK5 R32 fronts are single piston??? What dia discs are they?

[Nobafett]

Yes, a large single piston. 345 front and 310 rear. A big improvement over the standard brakes.

[Brimma]

I have 996 turbo calipers on Merc R500 / ML500 350mm discs. The carriers were from daveb. You need an 8mm or larger spacer with 18" Zeniths. They are annoyingly wide calipers though - they really restrict what wheels you can run. You can pretty much forget anything with any decent lips. brimma has Cayenne 6pot calipers on the same discs.

I think if I were doing it again I'd get thinner calipers like Aston Martin ones or VWR.

They are huge calipers, and yes, you are limited for wheels, however TD Pro Race 1.2s went over them at ET45 with 3mm spacers, so ET42 shoild clear without, and Compomotive CXTs at ET42 clear easily

Awesome stopping power, it's easy to see how they would pull up a Porsche Cayenne

[07 vRS Taxi]

Correct me if im wrong but the ABS/ESP may not work as it should if you change the calipers as the correct coding of the ABS control unit depends what brakes you have ;-)

[Nick P]

lol - that'll be why I'm always locking up under heavy braking then.

[Nobafett]

Correct me if im wrong but the ABS/ESP may not work as it should if you change the calipers as the correct coding of the ABS control unit depends what brakes you have ;-)

Had no issues with mine at all.

[sdmegawuk]

ABS will work fine. It's all calculated on wheel speed not brake balance. (or pull the ABS fuse out as it a pain in the ass anyway)

[marcevo1]

NOt suggesting standard callipers are any good.... But Brembos are a pain! Corrode really badly and have sticky pistons all the time. I'd be looking at an aftermarket mono block.

IMHO 305 - 330s max are plenty big (and heavy) for a road car.

[07 vRS Taxi]

But it does matter which calipers you have as to which control module the car has the caliper will provide more braking force than the module expects. It wont be as simple as re-coding the Skoda module it wont accept a porsche code, you would have to fit a porsche module (Thats if the plug and mounting bolts are the same) It may work with the Skoda module but maybe not as it should.

Edited 28 December, 2011 by 07 vRS Taxi

[sdmegawuk]

NOt suggesting standard callipers are any good.... But Brembos are a pain! Corrode really badly and have sticky pistons all the time. I'd be looking at an aftermarket mono block.

IMHO 305 - 330s max are plenty big (and heavy) for a road car.

Used OEM Brembos for the past 6 years on Evo's with no issues at all. It's how you look after them

[sdmegawuk]

But it does matter which calipers you have as to which control module the car has the caliper will provide more braking force than the module expects. It wont be as simple as re-coding the Skoda module it wont accept a porsche code, you would have to fit a porsche module (Thats if the plug and mounting bolts are the same) It may work with the Skoda module but maybe not as it should.

I accept your point, however on any car if fitted bigger brakes in the past i've never had a issue (including my old MK1 Octy vRS)