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OCTAVIA 2 vRS - upgrade in progress - now 4x4 :D

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Bogdanbd:
Aha, good to know, thx.

Some goodies arrived today:

alexandru:
 :happy2: nice car ... happy to find you here too :)

Bogdanbd:

I'm facing a big indecision...

I have the possibility of buying SH Ausi RS6,  MTM branded, brakes at abt 1200 euros.
Is this a worthy upgrade vs the S3 brakes that I have now? For trackday use? Nring + Hungaroring?
Should I make a super effort to buy them or should I stick with my current setup?

For trackday I use for the S3 brakes Hawk HPplus pads, the MTM brakes will definitely only go with the stock pads...

The RS 6 brakes will fit my car only if I use a 10mm spacer.

They look like this:

tony_danza:
In response to your PM...

Seems like a lot of money to me. I assume they're a 6-pot brembo from an RS4/6? Can you try them for a week or so and see what you think of them??

They're intended for a car with a bigger master cylinder than the Octavia, so the typical problem with these conversions is the pedal is very poor and you get no modulation, just on/off brakes... not ideal for the track.

Ultimately they'll be more powerful than the S3 brakes, but I don't think they'll be as nice to use and I don't think they're worth 1200euros.

I would look at keeping the S3 disc and changing the caliper for a 4/6 pot AP Racing one.

Bogdanbd:
THX tony.
The brakes have an 8 pot caliper.

Any ideea how much would COST the recommended calipers from AP Racing?

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