» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | | | 05-03-2014, 11:51 PM | #16 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | | | | 05-04-2014, 08:56 PM | #17 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | I have taken care of a lot of track cars, (SCCAstuff) and I really prefer carbotech pads, Over Hawk or EBC. Their compound seems to tolerate heat better and doesn't eat the rotors up as fast. Air ducting is a big deal to making breaks last in longer races. __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 05-04-2014, 09:06 PM | #18 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | front bumper dosnt have the ducting in my car atm, i run ds3000 pads ont he front and mintex 1144 ont ehback atm, i was thinking of performance friction pads, i hear these are amazing | | | 05-05-2014, 06:37 AM | #19 | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 | At the end of the day the actual friction material is made by one of a handful of manufacturers. Several brands use the same material. Performance friction pads have great torque, but the sets I've tried are tough on the rotors, No biggie if you have a economical rotor source. most of the Nascar guys use PF brakes, they are really good for high power heavier cars. Bedding them in correctly is really important. __________________ Dave - PDX 1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan. 2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | 05-22-2014, 08:10 AM | #20 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | I now have the calipers but people are telling me that a rear caliper won't work on the front of a car ! | | | 05-22-2014, 10:07 AM | #21 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bresse Track France Posts: 535 | let them telling what they want ( did they try ??) the rear porsche calipers are more than enough for front brake on a light Ti i did it and it works perfectly | | | 05-22-2014, 12:54 PM | #22 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | Thanks mate ! Pad sizes are about the sand but the pistons in the calipers I think he meant , I don't know if there is some intentional bias or something with cslipers ... Thanks they will work the. As long as they fit in 15" wheels. ! | | | 05-22-2014, 06:01 PM | #23 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bresse Track France Posts: 535 | 16" rims only with 300X22 discs only 3 mm between caliper and rim must put 5 mm spacer for my oem rim Last edited by samdemange; 05-22-2014 at 08:20 PM. | | | 05-22-2014, 06:08 PM | #24 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bresse Track France Posts: 535 | pads for my calipers are pagid RS4.4 E 2406 440 10 | | | 05-22-2014, 06:29 PM | #25 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | just been out looking in the garage, i think there is a way of doing it but as im not an engeneer , i dont know if it can be done. It involves running a 20mm spacer, that gives wheel to caliper space, but its mounting the caliper on the hub that would be the problem, ill find out tomorrow when i collect my engine and drop these off with rae. | | | 09-13-2014, 09:38 PM | #26 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | hmm well, if i had a motorsport wheel on my car, which are generally strong but thinner, maybe id get the calipers under 15" but with the ti wheels, nope. Is there any other brake upgrade for the ti? rx7 calipers i hear for the e30 | | | 09-13-2014, 10:20 PM | #27 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bresse Track France Posts: 535 | the simpliest thing u can do with 15 rims is to put calipers and disk ( 286X22 ) from a 325 or 328 | | | 09-13-2014, 10:44 PM | #28 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | done that ! and ds3000 i have motorsport abs too, that is priceless... | | | 10-09-2014, 09:28 PM | #29 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: widnes Posts: 100 | so the porche calipers wont fit under 15" fact... i now own some e34 540 calipers, they are 300mm disks, and single pots, has anyone done this mod ? I want to know aht disks to use and also is there any standard 15" wheels that bmw made that has more room inside for a caliper thant he standard ti 10 spoke jobbies. I have to stay with 15" wheels | | | 10-09-2014, 10:53 PM | #30 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: Bresse Track France Posts: 535 | less ET rims let u more space for the calipers,maybe the M3 e30 rims ( 7J X15 ET30 ) fit bmw N: 36 11 2 225 375 | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |