Valver Big Brake Kit

[MattyH16v]

Got these today, should be fitted by next week so i'll post some up once there done. Kit contains 285mm cross-drilled, vented and balanced front discs, calliper extender brackets, replacement calliper carriers bolts and kevlar brake pads. Also braided hoses. Hopefully should notice a big difference!

 

[arj256]

Cool its a nice looking brake kit:

Only thing i found was it wouldnt fit under ph2 and ph1 wheels without spacers.

 

[Martin]

Only good for looks ....

 

[MattyH16v]

I'm getting a garage to fit them, do you think they would have some spacers? What do they do?, cheers.

 

[ajketley]

Cool dude, if your getting them done next week, make sure you take it out a bit before the pod! Should look really sweet and I bet youll notice a difference in braking too

 

[MattyH16v]

Cool dude, if your getting them done next week, make sure you take it out a bit before the pod! Should look really sweet and I bet youll notice a difference in braking too

How long do they normally take to wear in?

 

[ajketley]

Not too long because youve got new disks as well, maybe 100 - 150 miles. At least you know you will stop!

 

[MattyH16v]

Only thing i found was it wouldnt fit under ph2 and ph1 wheels without spacers.

I've got some Willy wheels on my valver m8, do you think that i'll need some spacers? If so where can I buy them from? Cheers m8

 

[edde]

I've got some Willy wheels on my valver m8, do you think that i'll need some spacers? If so where can I buy them from? Cheers m8

They'll fit behind Williams wheels jsut. They do look good but there not much if any better than normal disks with ds2500 pads

 

[Ross16V]

how much £?

 

[MattyH16v]

Spent £341.05 in all, but that includes the braided houses and a set of kevlar pads for the rear too. Thats with 5% discount from K-Tec. Not cheap, but hopefully worth it

 

[DH_GTI]

looks well smart loving big discs

 

[EVOgone]

Only good for looks ....

Why's that.....Larger dia discs will help if they are for real performance or on track.

 

[edde]

Why's that.....Larger dia discs will help if they are for real performance or on track.

There no good. Maybe harder pads would help but then why spend the money on this might as well get some 4 pots etc.

 

[MattyH16v]

There no good. Maybe harder pads would help but then why spend the money on this might as well get some 4 pots etc.

Don't really need them for track use, just though they would look good and perform better over o.e discs. Can't really afford to be spending as much as what pot discs cost.:dapprove:

 

[diamond geezer]

i had the the 4 pot 325 mm ones on mine, complete and utter s**t!, but good luck any way.

 

[Paul C]

i had them on mine, they did work better but the brakets needed a bit of modifying to fit!! a bit trimming down.

 

[EVOgone]

There no good. Maybe harder pads would help but then why spend the money on this might as well get some 4 pots etc.

A larger disc can peform better than a std size disc. Its pure physics....

Larger size disc are usually from another model car and a cheap bracket for the caliper so mega cheep. Certianly not the same cost as 4 pots.

Larger disc and uprated pads with improve performance (over std disc size).

Did it on 2 sapp cosworths i had 300 to 330 disc and std caliper, was a good cheap improvement.

 

[jamesy16v]

i have them,they ar emuch better than the standard brakes,as evogone said its pure physics.

 

[GarethM]

very nice mate will look sweet on the car!!!

 

[170bhp]

Cool its a nice looking brake kit:

Only thing i found was it wouldnt fit under ph2 and ph1 wheels without spacers.

a 1.2 litre car fitted with a big brake kit? what a joke ..........

 

[MattyH16v]

i had them on mine, they did work better but the brakets needed a bit of modifying to fit!! a bit trimming down.

Are thre brackets too big or something? Did you change them yourself or get a garage to do them?

 

[Paul C]

well i had them about 3 or 4 years ago on my valver. at the time i got the garage to fit them and he said that the brakets needed trimming so the disk would clear them.

 

[Paul C]

a 1.2 litre car fitted with a big brake kit? what a joke ..........

if you cant say anything nice.......

 

[Rich_16v]

a 1.2 litre car fitted with a big brake kit? what a joke ..........

A stripped 1.2 can be fun to throw round a track so upgrading the brakes seems a logical thing to do especially as the standard front discs are probably solid

 

[MattyH16v]

a 1.2 litre car fitted with a big brake kit? what a joke ..........

At the end of the day, even for road use if the car stops quicker then its good for safety apart anything else!

 

[arj256]

Yeah it was a joke, how i could keep up with valvers at a trackday i was doing, guess braking later didnt help much.
And the added safety factor of knowing i could stop well, compared to the standard 240mm discs.
And yeah it worked out cheaper for me to buy the big brake kit than to buy standard 16v discs.

 

[EVOgone]

Yeah it was a joke, how i could keep up with valvers at a trackday i was doing, guess braking later didnt help much.
And the added safety factor of knowing i could stop well, compared to the standard 240mm discs.
And yeah it worked out cheaper for me to buy the big brake kit than to buy standard 16v discs.

1.2 keeping with the valvers....Who was driving miss daisey....

 

[arj256]

Possibly, but im only giving the points which favour my arguement
I was on slicks though and was a twisty circuit.
And i was faster in the corners but not on the straights obviously.

 

[EVOgone]

Possibly, but im only giving the points which favour my arguement
I was on slicks though and was a twisty circuit.
And i was faster in the corners but not on the straights obviously.

So you wernt quicker than the valvers..

 

[Jamie]

for 380 u could get 4 pots. u could get wilwood 4pots with hoses, pads, and fittings for 385 which is what im doing. ktec are a rip off. thing is i dont think u will notice much diff as u still have same brake force applied to the discs, and tbh the discs dont even get hot enough to get fade so its not like they need to be vented anyway. maybe u may notice a v minute inc but not worth £340 ohh well this is cs and at leas they will look pretty

 

[arj256]

So you wernt quicker than the valvers..

Not On the straights, but the corners in that instance yes.

 

[MattyH16v]

for 380 u could get 4 pots. u could get wilwood 4pots with hoses, pads, and fittings for 385 which is what im doing. ktec are a rip off. thing is i dont think u will notice much diff as u still have same brake force applied to the discs, and tbh the discs dont even get hot enough to get fade so its not like they need to be vented anyway. maybe u may notice a v minute inc but not worth £340 ohh well this is cs and at leas they will look pretty

Where u gettin the wilwood 4 pots from m8?

 

[edde]

A larger disc can peform better than a std size disc. Its pure physics....

Larger size disc are usually from another model car and a cheap bracket for the caliper so mega cheep. Certianly not the same cost as 4 pots.

Larger disc and uprated pads with improve performance (over std disc size).

Your right yes but the brakes arn't any noticable better.

 

[EVOgone]

Your right yes but the brakes arn't any noticable better.

Your probabley right on his 1.2 but they worked a treat when i had my Cossies a long time ago...........................................Std caliper and larger discs..

 

[edde]

Your probabley right on his 1.2 but they worked a treat when i had my Cossies a long time ago...........................................Std caliper and larger discs..

It seems to depend on cars the Skoda Fabia VRS owners do this mod and it works for them with ds2500's pads. Maybe cooling the disk isn't the problem maybe its the calipers.
I take it the Cossie's had big calipers?

 

[edde]

More importantly though is some good tyres. My 4 pots worked perfectly today shame the tyres were as keen otherwise I'd have less of the scenery covering the car.

 

[_Tom]

I'd say from someone who's tried both, that the ktecBB kit IS a improvement.....

 

[_Tom]

Oh and as for the 1.2 comment.....fcuk em! Nobody can seem to mod cars right nowadays.

He can try my 1.2 if he wants

 

[MattyH16v]

I'd say from someone who's tried both, that the ktecBB kit IS a improvement.....

Cheers m8, good on ya