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a little teaser...
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a little teaser...
A little bit of surgery... I promise, it did not hurt that much...
Beautiful, you cannot tell that it was not done by Joe at Spartanburg...
Tadaaa...
If you are nice to me I will post the fronts on Wednesday when I install them... Either way the kit fits like a glove. Cheaper than any other alternative and offers an unlimited choice of performance pads and OEM discs..
Beautiful, you cannot tell that it was not done by Joe at Spartanburg...
Tadaaa...
If you are nice to me I will post the fronts on Wednesday when I install them... Either way the kit fits like a glove. Cheaper than any other alternative and offers an unlimited choice of performance pads and OEM discs..
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Re: a little teaser...
cool- pics of ur porkers welcome 2!
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Re: a little teaser...
VERY intrested .... more more more!!! what p car these from?? boxster? did you make your own caliper spacer??? even better we can use the stock disc...... awesome!!
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Re: a little teaser...
i have to day this is such an great idea please post up in detail about the kit and what bits are needed ect ect im soo going to follow you on this!!!
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Re: a little teaser...
He, he, I knew it would generate a bit of interest... I am using 996 calipers front and rear with custom adapter brackets made on a CNC machine. Everything else stays standard - BMW OEM discs front and rear, BMW OEM brake lines front and rear. The only mod required is to cut away a tiny section of the rear dust shield and space the front wheels 15mm out with a hub-centric spacer. We have tried this kit on the G-Power Evo III Z3M Coupe which runs low 12s on street rubber. We also have the front kit on a CSL, which has done around 80 laps of the Ring with it in the very low 8s (rest of the car is bone stock including the suspension) and also done a round trip to Stelvio and back without issues.
Are they as good as AP 6-pots? The honest answer is almost... Does the kit cost anywhere near the AP's cost? No way... Does it cost anywhere near the AP's running costs? No, it doesn't - after all I am using OEM discs and pads fitted to a production Porsche from 1998 to 2008.
Can supply a complete kit or brackets... People are more than welcome to try it in my car once I have it all installed. I will be at Silverstone this Sunday (21st Nov)
Alex
Are they as good as AP 6-pots? The honest answer is almost... Does the kit cost anywhere near the AP's cost? No way... Does it cost anywhere near the AP's running costs? No, it doesn't - after all I am using OEM discs and pads fitted to a production Porsche from 1998 to 2008.
Can supply a complete kit or brackets... People are more than welcome to try it in my car once I have it all installed. I will be at Silverstone this Sunday (21st Nov)
Alex
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Re: a little teaser...
how much for a complete kit???? will i need the spacer, im running gen CSL alloys? i think im going to come and see this kit @ silverstone!!! this could quite possibly save me a fortune so im guessing a square 4 pots front n rear?? I love the fact i keep my rotors n all my own hardware.... This is just what us ///m owners need!!! Great.
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Re: a little teaser...
Oh I seriously love mods like this
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a little teaser...
More pics needed right now please!!!!
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Re: a little teaser...
I like this.
Just to confirm, you are using standard BMW or Porsche discs?
Just to confirm, you are using standard BMW or Porsche discs?
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Hes using everythink from the z4m apart from the calipers
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Re: a little teaser...
And the Porsche pads too You will need to space the front wheels by 12mm if you are running original CSLs. That's what we had to do on the E46 CSL, which first got the kit. Unfortunately, there is no escaping the crappy offset on the front wheels of our cars. Even if you fit AP Racing brakes or KW suspension, you would still have to space the front wheels out by a minimum of 12mm. Andy (sixspeed) and Rich both had to do it with theirs... As said before - this is almost as good as the AP kit, but ultimately, not a like for like match. Think of it as E46 M3 = standard brakes, Z4MC = Porsche Brembo kit, E46 M3 CSL = AP Racing 6-pots. You can buy a Z4MC 30% cheaper than a CSL, but the performance of ours is not 30% less, is itBeedub wrote:Hes using everythink from the z4m apart from the calipers
One more time - the kit uses OEM discs and OEM length hoses and Porsche calipers/pads...
I am planning to keep the Porsche logos on the calipers, just so I can pee off the stealer when the car goes in next for warranty work
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Re: a little teaser...
I've always wondered whether Porsche brakes would fit... Question is would it work for a non-M Z4... Specifically a 2004 3.0i SE?
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Re: a little teaser...
Can you give us your driving impressions? Or point to someplace that a user has reviewed such a kit? These will not fit with the stock 18inch wheels right..?
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Oh and another thing that just occurred to me, what about the brake pad sensors? Do the Porsche application brake pads come with those indentations for the re-installation of the pad sensors or what?
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