MK3 OEM Big Brake Upgrade

[DSV]

earlier this week I found a guy on eB that had some spare MK4 1.8T front calipers laying around that he wanted to get rid of, so last night i went and picked them up. he gave me the calipers, pads and stainless steel brake lines. the best part is, it was all FOR FREE! :D

so, i did a little researching and found out that a MK3 2.0 can use 1.8T calipers and 11" G60 Corrado rotors as a nice OEM front brake upgrade. i think i may still need to buy a couple of bolts from the dealer, but i'm off to a good start so far with $0 invested. ;)

the only downside is that i can't run these bigger brakes until i upgrade to at least a 15" wheel. but, this will be a good winter projekt to put together.

i want to thank Armanda for hooking me up. :TU: :TU:

[Gee Tea Eye V]

put 20s on it!!!:D

lol jk jk but thats sweet, i wanna get some porsche brakes for mine cause brembos are to expensive

[Head at JJperf]

WWW.STRANOPARTS.COM has great prices on rotors and stuff so if you are going to do rotors and pads as well check them out!

[Head at JJperf]

put 20s on it!!!:D

lol jk jk but thats sweet, i wanna get some porsche brakes for mine cause brembos are to expensive

If you can find 911 brakes for under 2k I would be amazed besides the upgrade kits keep the balance

[DSV]

thanks for the link. i'll have to check them out when i start pricing rotors and pads. :TU:

[Head at JJperf]

I haven't been able to find a price yet but AP racing makes a 4pot and 6pot upgrade kit for the MKV

[DSV]

well, i think i may just go to O'Reilly's for the rotors. looks like they've got some plain Brembo 4-bolt corrado front discs for $35ish/each. probably will get my pads online though.

any recommendations on pads? i hear a lot of people using PBRs and also Mintex Red Box....

[DSV]

this is what the brakes should look like up front once i get everything....

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g211/red4mike/11inchcorrado4-lugrotor.jpg

[Head at JJperf]

for pads it all depends on your prefrence and driving style

axxis metal masters are nice a lot of nissan guys seem to run them

I ran Hawk HPplus on my daily/auto x car in college they were a little grabby on the street in the cold but other than that they were great

EBC Green I have had a lot of people tell me this is the pad for weekend raced dailys but I have never used them myself

Porterfield R4S are a great all carbon pad really grabby but also extremely quiet for a performance brake pad

no matter what you get be sure to search on how to properly bed in the new pads and rotors

[DSV]

thanks for the info. i've heard a lot of people using the Hawk pads as well. also, i've heard that there are different procedures for bedding in performance pads versus stock pads, so i'll be sure to figure out what exactly i need to do.

[Head at JJperf]

stoptech's website has the best step by step bed in procedure page I have found currently www.stoptech.com otherwise just google it there are plenty of links to the procedure

[IDG4EVER]

i dont mean to sound negitive at all.. i think its cool to be creative.. sounds like you have a lot of good ideas..

ecs motorsports has alot of brake upgrades..

i would honestly work on getting your car quicker instead of wasting money on brakes. i mean if you want looks.. buy a lot of stickers and a body kit.. if you want a quicker car there are tons of engine and suspension upgrades you can do to get more from your money

[Head at JJperf]

If you cant stop what is the point of going faster? improved braking is a huge deal not just in terms of performance but also safety in a fast road situation with equal cars and drivers a vehicle with brake upgrades will perform better over the length of a course than a vehicle with suspension upgrades....the car with uprated brakes will be able to apex corners better with less fade once you have seen a set of brake shoes catch on fire from track work you realize how important the extra surface area and heat dissipation offered by brake upgrades actually are...

Plus it woudl be difficult for him to get more for his money as the calipers were free and rotors/pads probably wont be more than $100

as a side note what type of EMS are you using?

[DSV]

i dont mean to sound negitive at all.. i think its cool to be creative.. sounds like you have a lot of good ideas..

ecs motorsports has alot of brake upgrades..

i would honestly work on getting your car quicker instead of wasting money on brakes. i mean if you want looks.. buy a lot of stickers and a body kit.. if you want a quicker car there are tons of engine and suspension upgrades you can do to get more from your money

wasting money on brakes? i guess in my opinion, i can't see a brake upgrade as a waste of money. and as far as referring to brakes as a "looks" mod, you must be joking, right?

doesn't braking fall in there with engine/suspension upgrades? no sense in having 300 hp if you can't slow back down, lol.

plus, i got these MK4 calipers and stainless steel lines for free. in total it will probably only cost me about $150 to upgrade to better designed, larger calipers, with stainless lines, and be clamping rotors that are an inch bigger in diameter. for me, cost is a factor.

going fast = $2500 turbo/SC kit
stopping fast = $150 brake upgrade

i'll take the brakes thanks. ;)

[glenlloyd]

...the only downside is that i can't run these bigger brakes until i upgrade to at least a 15" wheel. but, this will be a good winter projekt to put together.


Sounds like an excuse to upgrade to VR6 Plus suspension, then you can pick from a host of 15-17" 5x100 wheels either OE or aftermarket.

steve a

[DSV]

^^yeah, but doing the 5x100 conversion just adds even more cost into the equation.

4x100 big brakes ($150) + price of wheels vs. 5x100 big brakes ($500) + price of wheels

and it could end up being even more than that for the VR6 stuff. i'm planning to upgrade to some wheels larger than 15" anyways, so its not really a big deal. then once i get the brakes on, i'd just need to find some 15 or 16" Civic steelies for the winter. :D

[DMmagazine]

see this is the kind of stuff i want people to send me.

do a write up with pics and all the tid bits and send it to me. Ill put in a issue.

Calvin
DM Magazine

[Gee Tea Eye V]

hurray for writeups

[DSV]

see this is the kind of stuff i want people to send me.

do a write up with pics and all the tid bits and send it to me. Ill put in a issue.

Calvin
DM Magazine

Will do. :tu: I guess I have some motivation to get this done now. :D

[Big Nug]

DSV YOU RULE N OW ALL I GOT TODO IS FIND FREE STUFF FOR MY CAR AND I'LL BE IN LIKE FLYNN. I THINK YOU ARE DOING A GREAT JOB OF MODING THAT CAR. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFF.:D IF THEY DO :finger: EM

[mle]

i dont mean to sound negitive at all.. i think its cool to be creative.. sounds like you have a lot of good ideas..

ecs motorsports has alot of brake upgrades..

i would honestly work on getting your car quicker instead of wasting money on brakes. i mean if you want looks.. buy a lot of stickers and a body kit.. if you want a quicker car there are tons of engine and suspension upgrades you can do to get more from your money

sorry man, i unno about you, but stock mk3/mk2 brakes suck... :td:

and not to be rude, but if your vr has as much powah as your sig says.. maybe you should be doin some upgradin too... :)

[Loccusst]

I agree with JJ as do many of the auto mags out there. Too many people focus on going fast and forget that you have to stop. If I wasn't going to use the 04 civic 16" rims I have in my garage for my wifes soon to be daily driver she gets in March I would let you have em. I used to use Hawk pads on my civic when I autocrossed with it. Loved em. Heard good stuff about Greens though too.

[DSV]

I agree with JJ as do many of the auto mags out there. Too many people focus on going fast and forget that you have to stop. If I wasn't going to use the 04 civic 16" rims I have in my garage for my wifes soon to be daily driver she gets in March I would let you have em. I used to use Hawk pads on my civic when I autocrossed with it. Loved em. Heard good stuff about Greens though too.

some 16" civic steelies would be perfect for my car. that way i could run them in the winter time with larger brakes. :tu:

[Big Nug]

Will do. :tu: I guess I have some motivation to get this done now. :D

ONLY A COUPLE PARTS LEFT TO BUY NOW THAT YOU GOT STEELIES. WHEN WE DOIN IT? WE COULD DO MY ENMBLEMS THE SAME DAY. IF WE HAVE A WARM GARAGE/SHOP. GOING TO BLACK THEM OUT.

[DSV]

actually, i don't have the steelies yet, lol. loccusst was saying that he WOULD give them to me, but they'll be going on his wife's daily driver.

[Head at JJperf]

call sams riverside auto salvage tell them you need some 16" steel rims from a honda I am sure you could get a whole set for under $100

[Big Nug]

Better Yet Tell Me What You Need And Ill Have My Budy Get Them At Don's For Free

[DSV]

call sams riverside auto salvage tell them you need some 16" steel rims from a honda I am sure you could get a whole set for under $100

definitely a good idea.


Better Yet Tell Me What You Need And Ill Have My Budy Get Them At Don's For Free

I need 16" steelies from a Honda Civic (or similar car) with 4x100 bolt pattern. :tu:

[Big Nug]

Cool Ill Call Him Tonight And Might Be Able To Have Them At My House Tomorrow For You. Hell Get Off Work About 12:30 Sat

[DSV]

that would be awesome man. thanks! :tu:

[Big Nug]

Mike Buy These. They Are Sheap Then Get Them Powder Coated

http://www.vwbay.com/auction/Konig-Zeige-17-wheels,itemname,17,id,auctiondetails

[DSV]

eh, don't really like those.

[Gee Tea Eye V]

spokes are a little too skinny for me, but other than that :tu:

[mle]

When i use to work at my friend's shop, we used a Konig wheel to prop the door open... It was also in 3 different pieces... :tu:

[DSV]

When i use to work at my friend's shop, we used a Konig wheel to prop the door open... It was also in 3 different pieces... :tu:

haha, that is awesome!

[Big Nug]

It is now summer time to work on the cars and stuff or junk or sumthin....:D