mattbibs

what sort of brake set ups do you use? what is up to the job of stopping a 300hp S2 safely?

Charlie Chalk

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Brembo 4 pots I have off an FRS

Discs will be 330mm

mattbibs

cool!

im thinking 6 pots would be over kill then?

wildheart

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I know of 2 300+bhp rst's that both use standard cossie 4 pots and discs.
They get hammered on track too with no problems.

Charlie Chalk

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All depends on your budget? 6 pots would be just utter bling on an S2 LOL

Tim runs cossie 4 pots!

mattbibs

is that ollie and tim? i thought they'd be using something bigger than that!

wildheart

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Yep its them
Tim said that it stops them just fine.
Not even using fancy discs.

Charlie Chalk

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Ive been in a 2wd cossie with 400bhp and that had the standard 4 pots in with just a grovved disc

mattbibs

cool - no need for added expense there then!!

wildheart

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Just stick in some decent fluid and a mintex 1155 pad and bobs your uncle

Charlie Chalk

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Im just going for the brembos just because i got them cheap, I didnt think about the price of all the other brake stuff

mattbibs

but they'll do the job and look mint radders! good choice - hope they fit easy enough!

DanS

For Road use Cossie disks and calipers all round do me fine, but I think you need somthing a fair bit better for track as mine began to fad after a few hard laps.

Dan

Charlie Chalk

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True!.... Im hoping for the same set up as C+B

Matt

a 400 bhp sierra will fade the std 4 pot brakes easily

my sierra is over 250kg heavier than an s2 (well tims)

the brakes are shit for my car and soon to be replaced but they are mint for tims

Tim

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Never had fade at all at dono ,and i can speak for ollie too he was the same or else i would have change em i got some 315 mm disc and big 4 pot calipers but im never gonna fit em.
Dan ya just a pussy and use em to much lol

wildheart

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I use standard cossie 4 pots on track in the 3dr and i was told the key to not getting fade was castrol srf fluid and a good pad.

Hammer the life out of mine and dont get fade.

Tim

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plus are they 4x4 calips by any chance?

DanS

hmmmmmm yeah thats probably true! lol

Yeah 4x4 calipers.

Rick

As Matt says, S2's are light cars. Tony NUTS uses std discs and calipers, and i can promise his get used harder than any other escort!

NUTS RuS

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But the bias box and the expensive pads do some of the work Rick But your right I get through a set of discs every 400 miles

In fact when we took Adam's old RST on rack I just changed the pads over from my car and his standard car stopped on its nose too

Christian and Beccy

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These for the front.....





Stanard drums on the back!! (I haven't even had them apart for AGES!!! LOL)

Also, the entire system is repiped with -3 TFE with a Adjustable Bias valve in the car.

I would say (obviously) that the front set-up is overkill!! I personally like the ST170 conversion from what I have seen of it.

alibongo

Had Hi-spec bells and rotors and green stuff in 4 pot billet calipers worked fine for me. [/img]

mattbibs

well hes gone and done it - my mates tarox 6pot brakes turned up at work the other day!

will have to post pics when they're fitted!

Charlie Chalk

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Nice one

S1 Lee

mines still on standard discs and calipers.
i prefer the look very far ahead approach.

although i've got a focus rs set up to go on.

are they any good the 4 pot brembos?

vroooom ptssssh

Is the master cylinder on rst's good enough for huge calipers?

You know how it flex's the bulkhead?

DanS

I use cossie disks and calipers (all round soon ) which seems to be perfect for road use but they lack the extra bite for trackdays.

sara

270 bhp on black dimond discs

Oranoco

I'm using 300mm Focus ST brakes on the front of my S2 and they do the job just fine, I'm not exactly gentle with the old girl either.

Rears are teh standard drum and shoe affair but they seem quite up to the job.

mattbibs

will tell him about the servo problem - not heard of it before.

not sure on price - he just said cheap! under 1500 thats all i know as thats how much they wanted for 330mm discs plus calipers!

vroooom ptssssh

I didnt know abotu the servo splitting the bulkhead, I was more meaning of less braking force by a flexing bulkhead, you will see if you get someone to press the brake pedal hard while watching the servo move.
It's already losing braking force by it's position in the bay in relation to the pedal.

mattbibs

just heard tonight its not running the abs! i dont norm favour the abs route but think it will be a bit tricky without it and these hefty stoppers!

Ad4m RST

if your looking at that price range mate go for AP setup...330mm 4 pots aswell but the daddies

wildheart

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Will the 6 pots not overbrake the car

mattbibs

^^^

would have thought so!