Hi all, i recently had a remap done by Andy forrest and the car is now flying. Excellent results. Need to make it stop now. Whats a good disc/pad upgrade without breaking the bank?

 

i have recently upgraded my brakes due to upping my power by a considerable amount to newage brembo's (onto my classic) i can honestly say they are unbelievable compared to the 4 pots i had before it's one of my best upgrades.
got my hole set at a good price and have recently purchased some discs and performance friction pads from godspeed so they are even better.
brembo's would get my vote hands down.

 

check out Godspeed, theres a thread in the group buy section

 

would have to be a set of ap's either the 4 pot group buy on at the minute or a used set of 6 pots which i have going back on my p1 next weekend.

 

Keep your eye out for Prodrive Alcons. [330mm]

I sold my 4 pots for £300 and got the Alcons for £550. The discs were like new and the pads had 8 mm so for £250 to change I now have some fantastic brakes that are a doddle to fit.

 

pf pads are spot on with brembos and standard discs. also get yourself some goodrich braided hoses, very reasonable price for a world of diffrence.

 

What are the best and cheapest pads for the newage Brembos?

 

dont skimp on pads mate. asking for trouble there im afraid. go with pf pads, quite expensive- about £135 fronts but well worth it. cheaper than your insurance excess anyway

 

I would never skimp on them, I was just wanting to know my options and prices and what preformed the best for buck.

 

Performance Friction, Ferodo DS2500, or Pagid's.

 

Pagid Blues by the way

Shaun

 

+1 from me on these

 

Anyone rate Mintex 1155's?

 

Whats your budget?

 

yeah there a great pad on the classic 4pots tbh, the 1166's are also fine tbh but never noticed them to be much different tbh

 

Available from £116.85 SUPERHIDS ONLINE STORE - WHOLESALE PRICES DIRECT TO THE PUBLIC - Brakes :: Subaru Impreza :: Performance Friction Brake Pads - Z (PF.11) Compound

Great pads.

 

Cheers lads, plenty to ponder there. Budget is around 500/600 quid. Thanks for the response...........

 

I have also upgraded my rears to two pots from a Newage. Have a look in my garage.

I got the set of discs and brackets from Ian Godney at Godspeed Barkes

Really easy to fit with the minimum fuss and you keep your rear hand brake bands too.

 

I got in on one of the K-Sport 8-Pot group buys, I then sold my 4 pots and got the whole upgrade within your budget. It might be worth considering as I think there's another one on now.

 

I've had a set of DS2500's on my car for a few hundred miles now and I have to say that they're great.

 

Anyone ever drilled and grooved standard discs? I have the gear to do it no problem but would it weaken them i wonder ?

 

Drilling is not advised, it causes stress fractures in the metal which under extreme braking causes cracks to appear and then disc failure (normally quite badly) unless of course your like Porsche and cast your discs with the holes already in
Grooved are your best bet tbh.

Tony