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    10 hours ago, Lucas@PartBox said:

    If you are thinking of upgrading your brakes, I suggest you don't go the cheap way about it - like getting K Sport and such.

    We offer Cosworth big brake kit & AP Racing kits.

    https://www.part-box.com/cosworth-big-brake-kit-toyota-gt86-subaru-brz-for-18-inch-wheels-20045208?search=GT86 big brake&description=true

    Cossie is the cheapest option. @HariboPenguin was running the kit before he sold his car.

    Yeah I can highly recommend the Cossie / AP kit. One of the best mods that I did to my car. They give so much more confidence on track and will take whatever you throw at them in their stride whilst staying consistent throughout.

    If you don't want 18's though I'd recommend the standard AP kits or one of the Reyland kits that are AP but with their own mounting hardware or disc options that can reduce the cost. There are also other kits out there that are just as good but I'd stick to the proven brands such as AP, Stoptech, Brembo and Alcon (Megabucks, but pretty much cream of the crop in terms of brakes)

    It's really not worth going for the cheaper kits like K-Sport if you're serious about tracking. Proper kits are built to handle much more stress and are also lighter and give better feel which is important when you are braking as late as possible on track, you need that confidence that every time you hit that pedal you are going to get the braking performance and feedback you expect and that they will never let you down.

    Also don't get caught up in the "more pistons, means it's better" BS, this isn't true at all and is normally how most of the cheaper kits try and blag that they are better. A well designed caliper with fewer pistons can easily outperform a badly designed one which just has as many pistons as they could cram in there cause bigger numbers look better. I've toured Alcon's factory and the amount of engineering, R&D and product testing that goes in to making these kits is insane, you won't get anywhere near that with cheap brands like K-Sport.

    Definitely get a master cylinder brace too as others have suggested, improves the pedal feel quite a bit, especially under heavy braking.

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    On 19/12/2018 at 11:49 AM, Timbo said:

    Hi

    Definitely interested but not a chance I can get up to you in the near future. How do you feel about arranging postage to London, SW19?

    Let me know and hopefully we can sort out quickly so we both have early Christmas presents!

    Tim

    Shame you didn't say sooner. I was down in Farnborough on Sunday and could've dropped them by. I'll have a look into postage and get back to you, doubt it would be cheap though due to weight and value to insure.

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    Selling my old Cosworth / AP Racing 6 Pot front big brake kit.

    Bit of blurb about the kit:

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    The Cosworth AP Racing brake kit delivers not only looks fantastic but it delivers ultimate stopping power consistently and quickly from cold whilst offering corner weight reduction over the OEM brakes of 1.58Kg.

    The Cosworth BBK calipers are 6 piston, with differential bores to eliminate "pad taper". All our performance brake calipers use conventional seals in conjunction with a dirt seal and are finished with an eye-catching high gloss black PTFE based paint coating which is impervious to normal brake fluids & high brake temperatures.

    The 2-piece discs features Cosworth technology embedded within the pair of 48 vaned discs together with lightweight high grade aluminium mounting bells designed to deliver enhanced airflow than the original brakes. The discs have been developed to produce optimum braking bite, as well as thermal stability and durability.

    Includes:

    • 2 x 355 x 32mm 2 piece brake discs
    • 2 x 6 pot brake calipers
    • Stoptech braided lines
    • AP AF404 pads (Their version of DS2500's, pretty sure they're the same) - Roughly 10mm of pad material left all round
    • 2 x Mounting brackets
    • 2 x Aluminium mounting bells
    • Original boxes and documentation

    The kit had been fitted to my car for about a month and covered roughly 1500-2000 miles. It is in great condition and looks as new bar some brake dust from use.

    I've since sold the car and reverted it back to stock before selling hence the reason for sale. It is an amazing kit with awesome stopping power, great pedal feel and zero fade. Pretty much one of the best kits you can get for the platform especially if you are doing track days.

    Price: £1500 collected from Staffordshire or can be posted at buyers expense. (Collection preferred)

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    I'll take these please if they are unmarked in mint as new condition. Please PM me your PayPal address with a postage price to UK mainland.
    They aren't as new as they have been on the car for around 2 years but they are in great condition bar some muck around the rear from drainage (not visible from outside). If that's ok I'll get a postage price and PM you.

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    2 hours ago, VAD17 said:

    Registration open

    https://www.pistonheads.com/calendar/event.asp?i=88912

    There should also be 3 track sessions in the afternoon available for PHers (looks like 14:10/ 14:45/ 15:20)

    I see Simon and Danny already registered (with track time :D). I might do track session as well.

    Lets see:

    1) Who else is up for a track session?

    2) Who would like to do a lunch at Fox and Hounds? and 1:00pm or after track time?

    I'll be there, also the PH track sessions will be in the morning, the afternoon ones are Silverstone's own taster days once PHSS has finished. The link to book the discounted PH track time is going live later this afternoon.

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