MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Pikey Motorsports on February 19, 2013, 06:40:48 pm
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anybody running it on the golf? my old rs had AP's just got an ed30 and need some big brakes for the golf asap now!! anyone got some pics behind some pro race 1.2's?
Cheers
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I've been running AP 4-pot BBK since 2006 on my Mk5 GTI.
Perfect stopping power for fast road and occasional trackday use. Now balanced braking with S3 OEM brakes on rear. Result = Extremely even and well planted braking.
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fb308%2FRedRobin_05%2FOZ_13Oct09.jpg&hash=2e5f85ea864441e6a9a2457be5dd03eee5bc8e12)
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nice mate i just brought the 4 pot kit.. had the 6pot kit on my previous car, but i think the 4pots will be well upto the job on the lighter golf for what i will use them for anyway and thought would keep the weight down that little bit more :)
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nice mate i just brought the 4 pot kit.. had the 6pot kit on my previous car, but i think the 4pots will be well upto the job on the lighter golf for what i will use them for anyway and thought would keep the weight down that little bit more :)
....My car was one of the GTI's used for testing fitment up at AP Racing in Coventry. The guy I spent the day with was a senior race engineer with over 30 years experience. He told me that unless I was doing trackdays every weekend and also pushing my car very hard indeed, their 4-pots were totally up to the job for the weight of a Mk5 Golf and that AP 6-pots would be "overkill". also that I didn't need AP's on the rear of my FWD Golf.
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:happy2: :drinking:
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Just bought 370mm 2 piece fully floating with Brembo Gt Senior calipers
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk482%2Ftfsi_mike%2F550092_291915050934013_1981060593_n_zps99a831f5.jpg&hash=1e6df6468ec2618458fa6b210b46204dbaa3fb66)
£1495 :smiley:
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Just bought 370mm 2 piece fully floating with Brembo Gt Senior calipers
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fk482%2Ftfsi_mike%2F550092_291915050934013_1981060593_n_zps99a831f5.jpg&hash=1e6df6468ec2618458fa6b210b46204dbaa3fb66)
£1495 :smiley:
What carriers are using with those Mike?
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:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:. If i could get rid of my a.p's for decent money i would have a set on mine as well mike :happy2: . Awesome setup for the money
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i doubt a 370mm disc would fit behind 18" though?
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It ought to.
Freddy, Alex is sorting the carriers, bells an bobbins.
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hmm my old 356mm ap kit was very tight behind 18" but that was a 6pot kit though.. so possibly
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Rich Walker has 362mm AP rotors under 18" TDs with room to spare.
May depend son the wheel
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I'm on AP pro 5000+ with 362mm discs and they fit well behind 18" (about 0.3-0.4" left between the caliper and the TD pro-race 1.2 rim). Seen them on a OEM 18" rim and the gap was only 0.1" wich means not all 18" rims have the same inner diameter !
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:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:. If i could get rid of my a.p's for decent money i would have a set on mine as well mike :happy2: . Awesome setup for the money
what AP's have you got and what sort of money would you want for them?
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I have the 362mm fully floating ap setup with 8-pots under my 18"td's and plenty of room in all fairness. :happy2:
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TTRS only has optional 19s and comes with 18s and 370mm brakes.
If the Caliper has a central pad pin then that can take up a lot of room, that said the 996 Turbo wheel has a very tapered barrel and can only fit a 356mm rotor in the stock 18" wheel.
That's a nice setup Alex has put together there