You don't need to save money! Your a secret millionaire all that money you've spent on yours sell me your turbo then you can have the new setup eventually and in the mean time you can have 312mm brakes

hopefully ill be not spending a penny on it for few months now haha. Well no more big spends till my clutxh of flywheel go lol. Gonna get it all mapped up by the great lads at dirty torque and that will do me

Sure money spent on mine dont compare to yours. Every week you add to your leather fetish haha

Bigger brakes are always better, they give better modulation, better heat dissipation and more outright stopping power, caliper upgrades can improve modulation and stopping power but usually overheat quicker due to the increased thermal load on the standard disc.

hopefully ill be not spending a penny on it for few months now haha. Well no more big spends till my clutxh of flywheel go lol. Gonna get it all mapped up by the great lads at dirty torque and that will do me

Sure money spent on mine dont compare to yours. Every week you add to your leather fetish haha

You can have my clutch or at least my fly wheel! ****ing chatter does my brain in! I'll run the hybrid and run less power

My leather fetish is going to get worse :P

You can have my clutch or at least my fly wheel! ******* chatter does my brain in! I'll run the hybrid and run less power

My leather fetish is going to get worse :P

im going to go down the original flywheel route (not sure about clutch itself yet) if my flywheel has lasted this long now. It will last a good amount of time with more power. Pluss im not snatchy on gear changes. So taking gamble to keep its drivability for everyday driving

I can see you buying a leather bonnet bra soon

Edited 8 June, 201412 yr by fletch101

We must get together on a track or private road and put this to the test standard v brake kit I'd love to see this just to satisfy my own curiosity, to me the brake kit makes a big difference as my braking just feels razor Sharp and on point...

It can make the difference in situation if your suddenly cut up by someone or a similar situation occurs, don't u think??

I'm sure it's not a placebo effect lol

 

Erm, I kind of agree about the track testing thing but unless the OEM brakes are knackered or badly maintained, they do just as well, if not better, in a single emergency stop. Maybe better because the ABS system is tuned/balanced based on the OEM calipers/system.

 

Try it 5-10 times though, and the big brake kits will always win out. This has been shown time and again in various magazine test articles over the years.

 

J.

Hi Guys!

I'm Stewart from FreakyParts.

We're the guys who have designed this kit and happy to answer any questions you might have about it.

 

First off yes, if there's interest, we'll look at doing the larger Superlite upgrade for the 312x25mm setup. What's the most popular version as it looks like there's 3 different 312mm disc setups in the VAG group.

 

In regards to this kit:

 

They have 4 pistons. Genuine pistons, not a sliding single piston setup. It looks like there was some confusion on what having sliding pistons actually means Yes it's equivalent to having 2 opposed pistons but this is taken into consideration when calculating overall piston size. Only one side of a multi-piston setup is used to calculate the area. These calipers have been spec'd to give as close as possible area to the OEM setup to keep excessive pedal travel in check. The OEM calpers have a single 54mm piston giving a total piston area of 2290mm^2 compared to the 38.1mm 4 pot claipers have a total piston area of 2280mm^2 per side.

 

The calipers used are the Wilwood Dynalite, (not Powerlite which are for kit cars <750kg) They're designed for fast road, track, drag and generally hooning around. They're rated for cars upto around 250bhp/1.5ton and will work with disc diameters upto 310mm.

 

Often on cars the calipers don't cover the disc completely. It doesn't have an effect on the performance, only pad life as it's in contact with the disc longer per rotation.

This isn't seen as a massive issue with the Dynalites as the pads are very reasonably priced. A set of Ferodo DS2500s are around £70.00, a set for the TT calipers is closer to £170.00! They can have 1/2 the life and still be cheaper than the TT pads

 

The dust seals aren't fitted to the Dynalites calipers as in all honesty they aren't needed. Dust seals are designed for mass produces aluminium pistons which when exposed to the elements will corrode. The Dynalites are fitted with stainless steel pistons which don't corrode. The only extra maintenance needed on these is to give the exposed part of the piston a quick scrub with a toothbrush and soapy water before pushing them back into the body of the caliper to prevent dirt being pushed back past the seal.

Also, a common issue with calipers fitted with dust seals is they'll melt given enough abuse.

 

The custom brackets have been CNC machined from billet aluminium, and would be supplied with the bolts and fixings needed to secure it to the car. All you'd need to do is bolt the kit up.

 

I'm waiting on the price for the brackets from my engineer, then I can put a package together for this kit. I'm aiming for a similar number to the Celica kit as it's very similar, just the bracket is a little more work.

 

Any other questions, please ask!

Just tried to pm you but it just keeps failing. :(

Ooooh this has got me interested

Hi Guys!

I'm Stewart from FreakyParts.

We're the guys who have designed this kit and happy to answer any questions you might have about it.

First off yes, if there's interest, we'll look at doing the larger Superlite upgrade for the 312x25mm setup. What's the most popular version as it looks like there's 3 different 312mm disc setups in the VAG group.

In regards to this kit:

They have 4 pistons. Genuine pistons, not a sliding single piston setup. It looks like there was some confusion on what having sliding pistons actually means Yes it's equivalent to having 2 opposed pistons but this is taken into consideration when calculating overall piston size. Only one side of a multi-piston setup is used to calculate the area. These calipers have been spec'd to give as close as possible area to the OEM setup to keep excessive pedal travel in check. The OEM calpers have a single 54mm piston giving a total piston area of 2290mm^2 compared to the 38.1mm 4 pot claipers have a total piston area of 2280mm^2 per side.

The calipers used are the Wilwood Dynalite, (not Powerlite which are for kit cars <750kg) They're designed for fast road, track, drag and generally hooning around. They're rated for cars upto around 250bhp/1.5ton and will work with disc diameters upto 310mm.

Often on cars the calipers don't cover the disc completely. It doesn't have an effect on the performance, only pad life as it's in contact with the disc longer per rotation.

This isn't seen as a massive issue with the Dynalites as the pads are very reasonably priced. A set of Ferodo DS2500s are around £70.00, a set for the TT calipers is closer to £170.00! They can have 1/2 the life and still be cheaper than the TT pads

The dust seals aren't fitted to the Dynalites calipers as in all honesty they aren't needed. Dust seals are designed for mass produces aluminium pistons which when exposed to the elements will corrode. The Dynalites are fitted with stainless steel pistons which don't corrode. The only extra maintenance needed on these is to give the exposed part of the piston a quick scrub with a toothbrush and soapy water before pushing them back into the body of the caliper to prevent dirt being pushed back past the seal.

Also, a common issue with calipers fitted with dust seals is they'll melt given enough abuse.

The custom brackets have been CNC machined from billet aluminium, and would be supplied with the bolts and fixings needed to secure it to the car. All you'd need to do is bolt the kit up.

I'm waiting on the price for the brackets from my engineer, then I can put a package together for this kit. I'm aiming for a similar number to the Celica kit as it's very similar, just the bracket is a little more work.

Any other questions, please ask!

i think there's will be a big interest in these if their around that price, myself included.

Even better if there was a 312mm option as well as a LOT of cars upgrade to them and use them as standard

When I invested in these they were cheap for a big brake kit and wilwood had a decent reputation,

Compared to brembo or AP which then starts to run into four figures these were value for money

But best of all these can be transferred to any car that runs upto 310mm brakes, I'm keeping them when Car is sold I will be putting originals back on and these will follow me to my next project lol

Edited 13 June, 201412 yr by Jay29

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