- Wed Apr 01, 2015 1:16 pm
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Yea the BBk is overkill unless you are doing track work, with a good set of pads the oem brakes will work very nicely on the road. I had carbone lorraine rc5+ pads on stock discs and they were fantastic... till 2 track days killed the discs . Ceramic pads tend to kill discs, pagid rs42 blues are very good for track work and much softer on the discs. For fast road get some cosworth streetmaster or ferodo ds2500's.
I've sat in a few dc2's and the seats are really good, really supportive and you cant beat that classic recaro look, your car will feel much better to drive with those seats as you are lower and held in place properly. You will also have a right good laugh with the diff, it definitely takes a bit of getting used to as make no mistake the car will hunt about from side to side on uneven b road cambers. A few of my mates have driven my car and that was their first comment was how much it moves about under acceleration. It's not a violent action but you just have to relax and get used to the wheel squirming about under your hands when pressing on. Once you are used to it you will love having about twice the front axle grip. As for the final drive, 5.1 for the road is perfect, 8% torque increase all round and no whining. I'd go for the 5.417 if you want alot of extra acceleration and can live with the straight cut whine [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]
WizardinBlack wrote:Was going to get the stoptech bbk but just settled on new discs and pads for now. Got andy to sort out a frsu for me in Jan and have some dc2 recaros, just waiting on a set of rails. Going to save for a diff and a shortened final drive next. Fitted a prefacelift bumper as well to get rid of the smiley face.Sounds like you have some nice mods going already, you should make a build thread!
Yea the BBk is overkill unless you are doing track work, with a good set of pads the oem brakes will work very nicely on the road. I had carbone lorraine rc5+ pads on stock discs and they were fantastic... till 2 track days killed the discs . Ceramic pads tend to kill discs, pagid rs42 blues are very good for track work and much softer on the discs. For fast road get some cosworth streetmaster or ferodo ds2500's.
I've sat in a few dc2's and the seats are really good, really supportive and you cant beat that classic recaro look, your car will feel much better to drive with those seats as you are lower and held in place properly. You will also have a right good laugh with the diff, it definitely takes a bit of getting used to as make no mistake the car will hunt about from side to side on uneven b road cambers. A few of my mates have driven my car and that was their first comment was how much it moves about under acceleration. It's not a violent action but you just have to relax and get used to the wheel squirming about under your hands when pressing on. Once you are used to it you will love having about twice the front axle grip. As for the final drive, 5.1 for the road is perfect, 8% torque increase all round and no whining. I'd go for the 5.417 if you want alot of extra acceleration and can live with the straight cut whine [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]