Yeah was being super cautious as my mate Jonny had a accident over the weekend in his Clio 197 similar car to the one I had a loan of from my other mate the other week
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Yeah was being super cautious as my mate Jonny had a accident over the weekend in his Clio 197 similar car to the one I had a loan of from my other mate the other week
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Yeah mate totally fine a tiny scratch on his shin that's all glad he's ok as cars can be replaced......on his dash cam footage the car just starts to fishtail.On that dual carriageway this has happened to a few cars in past couple of years all within 200/300 yards of each other seems to have a lot of standing water on that small part of the road
Well been using the car for traveling up and down to Inverness for work mostly been enjoyable and got to try get some real nice cars to give it some C63 M3 RS4 RS6 a few did and all seen how brisk the S3
Tried to get this guy to take the bait but wasn't for having it what a stunning car
Through the week I gave it a oil and filter change
Also was having some issues with car with the MAF
So got a new one and it got delivered Thursday and fitted it Thursday then took the car out for a drive and to get some v power as I have a 12 mile drive to get it so once warmed up I decided to drive the long way and have a play in the car.Then after 15/20 mins of fun traction control light on and engine light on
checked the code and was exactly the same code 16486 on the liquid gauge.i scanned with vcds when I got home
So wondering if it's been a ****** maf from TPS or filter has let something in to damage it as this maf never lasted 24 hours lol I ordered a new connector incase it's that and gave the wiring a quick check over as much as I could but couldn't see anything so the car is parked up till get this sorted
Even when it's broken I still love it
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Tried to get this guy to take the bait but wasn't for having it what a stunning car
Through the week I gave it a oil and filter change
Also was having some issues with car with the MAF
So got a new one and it got delivered Thursday and fitted it Thursday then took the car out for a drive and to get some v power as I have a 12 mile drive to get it so once warmed up I decided to drive the long way and have a play in the car.Then after 15/20 mins of fun traction control light on and engine light on
checked the code and was exactly the same code 16486 on the liquid gauge.i scanned with vcds when I got home 
So wondering if it's been a ****** maf from TPS or filter has let something in to damage it as this maf never lasted 24 hours lol I ordered a new connector incase it's that and gave the wiring a quick check over as much as I could but couldn't see anything so the car is parked up till get this sorted
Even when it's broken I still love it
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What size discs do you use with the 18z calliper? I'm looking at these from killer brakes instead of LCD brembos but don't know if they will be a nightmare for disc/wheel fitment
I'm using r32 discs 334mm x 32mm
Killer brakes is where I got my set up from and brakets from eBay
Mines were straight forward enough to fit
Took a good few months for mine but wasn't in a great rush as I was away working for long periods in Canada...each build will vary I guess
Just been looking at the discs £300 jesus! What pads have you been using with them?
Also possible daft question but does the ring go between the hub and the disc?
Also possible daft question but does the ring go between the hub and the disc?
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They are cheaper elsewhere:
https://www.dcperformance.co.uk/uprated/ebc-standard-front-brake-discs/volkswagen/golf-mk4-r32.html
Where I got mine
I've used these discs
Worked well enough and took some hard use
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I used yellow stuff pads the first set of pads but last two sets I've been using textar pads from a q7 and I've got on welll with they pads preferred them over the more expensive yellow stuff pads
Thinking on getting these discs very soon as seem a good price for two piece discs and will be lighter than what I'm using just now
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The problem with the cheaper R32 discs is that they have none of the features that make the genuine discs so fantastic. Genuine discs are a floating design based around an ally centre which is dowel mounted to the rotor. They tend not to warp and are lighter too. Eurocarparts can get genuine discs, mine were ATE discs but came in a Pagid box.
I still removed the whole setup before I even drove it as I didn't like the combined mass (18z calipers, huge brake pads,caliper brackets, bolts, R32 discs and wheel spacers) combined seemed an awful lot of weight however I never weighed it all.
I ended up using Megane 4 pots and LCR discs which is much lighter and cheaper!
I still removed the whole setup before I even drove it as I didn't like the combined mass (18z calipers, huge brake pads,caliper brackets, bolts, R32 discs and wheel spacers) combined seemed an awful lot of weight however I never weighed it all.
I ended up using Megane 4 pots and LCR discs which is much lighter and cheaper!
Yeah there is a fair bit of mass but I really like the look of the 18z
How much were the genuine discs ?
Have you. Link for the pads you used? With the 2 piece disc can you buy just the disc part of when it comes time to change again?
No I don't have a link as I got them from eBay my go to place lol....I ain't to sure yet as only tonight I seen mtec does two piece discs going to call them tomorrow
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I used yellow stuff pads the first set of pads but last two sets I've been using textar pads from a q7 and I've got on welll with they pads preferred them over the more expensive yellow stuff pads
Thinking on getting these discs very soon as seem a good price for two piece discs and will be lighter than what I'm using just now
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are these for standard calipers or 4 pots?
Spoke to them today it's £290 for the disc part on its own not a massive saving but at least it cheaper
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The genuine discs from ECP can be had for around £240 a pair inc vat if you know anyone who can get staff discount, I think they are around £200 per disc usually.
A lot of the two piece aftermarket discs you find are still not as good as the standard R32 disc as they are just fixed two piece and not actually floating unlike the dowel setup used with genuine discs (although the dowel setup means bell and rotor cannot be separated for replacement).
But I can appreciate that most people fit the 18z for looks as they are super sexy and will stop awesome with any of the discs.
Will you let us know the weight difference between the 2 disc when you get them fitted. Curious to know
Yeah I'm hoping to have them on the car next Friday as that's my first day off and will do my best to compare the weight of the new two piece to the old mtec discs
Well got the discs delivered today and got them on
Got down my mates garage to fit them and came they wouldn't fit correctly so called up mtec and spoke to one of there mechanics and said to unbolt the bell and fit it on the inside.After doing this the 2 pieces discs were exactly as the old discs fitted
Took the car for a quick was as was caked in bird dirt as was parked up for 3 weeks when away at work got a few quick pics of them behind the wheels
I didn't get a chance to weigh them as it was a rush against time before my mates garage closed but they are lighter than the other discs but not OMG they are a lot lighter
They are a decent product and I'll be buying from mtec again when it comes time to renew the rotors
Excuse the pictures they ain't the best but you get the just lol
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Got down my mates garage to fit them and came they wouldn't fit correctly so called up mtec and spoke to one of there mechanics and said to unbolt the bell and fit it on the inside.After doing this the 2 pieces discs were exactly as the old discs fitted
Took the car for a quick was as was caked in bird dirt as was parked up for 3 weeks when away at work got a few quick pics of them behind the wheels
I didn't get a chance to weigh them as it was a rush against time before my mates garage closed but they are lighter than the other discs but not OMG they are a lot lighter
They are a decent product and I'll be buying from mtec again when it comes time to renew the rotors
Excuse the pictures they ain't the best but you get the just lol
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Well the car is currently at badger5 getting bolted back together after a overhaul/refresh
The car has had a full overhaul and a few changes made along the way.
It now has variable valve timing added also had had AET do some turbo work to and went for k6+ emerald management also added a billet fuel rail I bought from Shaun who was breaking his 600bhp s3 and full new clutch set up Sachs friction clutch with Sachs pressure plate
Also had the gearbox refreshed and some strengthening work done by Martin at gasngears
Excited to get it back and give it some right foot
I’m going to be running a tablet with torque and the emerald software to monitor things and was looking to see if anyone has any tablet mounting tips ?? I seen one on a red s3 on the forum but the user hasn’t been on in a long time as would like it mounted like his at the centre vents any advice on this would be appreciated
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The car has had a full overhaul and a few changes made along the way.
It now has variable valve timing added also had had AET do some turbo work to and went for k6+ emerald management also added a billet fuel rail I bought from Shaun who was breaking his 600bhp s3 and full new clutch set up Sachs friction clutch with Sachs pressure plate
Also had the gearbox refreshed and some strengthening work done by Martin at gasngears
Excited to get it back and give it some right foot
I’m going to be running a tablet with torque and the emerald software to monitor things and was looking to see if anyone has any tablet mounting tips ?? I seen one on a red s3 on the forum but the user hasn’t been on in a long time as would like it mounted like his at the centre vents any advice on this would be appreciated
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A few videos bill posted when doing some breaking in on the dyno 
Not this time around as it’s not at the mapping stage yet but previously before it was 600+bhp on bills dyno
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Don't be so vulgar. We don't ask such rude questions here.
