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Work is mad busy so not much of a write up.
I managed to get the brakes fitted, put the rotors in the vice and torqued each nut and bolt (in star formation), then fitted the cap bolt from the calliper to the brackets.
First I fitted the rotors and bells on both sides and secured with the...
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thats 3.5k for the boddies fitted and mapped.
then if you want cams add £1000 inc fitting with a new belt etc.
if you want high comp pistons and forged rods then you are looking at £1000-£1500 for both plus the bottem end...
injectors, loom, throttle cable, 1.2 etc TP, if it was me i would stick a group N clutch on and a LSD both could be had for £2000 fitted.
then if you wanted, you could up the compression with soem group N pistons, then stick some new forged rods on, at that point you will have to replace the...
well you could go two ways with the charger, low blow and hope for the best (not much torque mind) or uprate the lot and go for some REAL power
if you would be happy with under 250 hp i.e 227 ;) then keep it NA.
anything more than that you have to uprate almost everything else, i.e gearbox...
im sure they will be fine, i quite fancy the APs too, i told dave to hold me a set, i want the normal colour though, not red
il see how i get on with these at the ring first. will keep the APs for show LOL
ive emailed Al-Con to see if they will make me a kit for 172 too :D
im sure the galfer rotors are £100 each LOL
btw you can only go a few MM bigger on the disk as otherwise the disk will foul the calliper, mine for some reason had more clearance at the top than they did at the bottom, just check yours before you buy.