Recent content by mikem1

If you're looking at adding ventilation in this area, I assume it will involve making holes in the bumper crash bar? Mike

Rob, I haven't worked out what the total kit will cost but below is my expenditure to date. Caliper and Carriers - £281 EBC Plain 323mm Discs £90 cheeky find (cheapest normal price £126) Motul RBF660 2 x 500ml bottles of Brake Fluid £30 (cheapest normal price £36) Ferodo DS2500...

Defcons are a sleeve (about £100) which makes the Front wishbone hole smaller so you fit smaller bushes and it means less understeer, it's what TT's had when they came out but when they revised them due to saferty issues they made the bushes larger to induce some understeer into the handling as...

Often it's down to the materials used being cheaper? stevegti2, surely with such a recent launch of this new product range, the seller would take them back, if not I bet Powerflex would as good will. Mike

You sort the front end the back end follows, lol. What year is your S3? Do you have steel or cast wishbones? Mike

Replacing things like top mounts and bushes in general will make everything tighter and more accurate on track. It all depends on how old the items on the car are, if they've been on since new, you can just imagine the issues with play in them. Wishbone bushes are good to replace as they greatly...

Is that from the perspective of doing it on a 2WD car to see the driveability improvements as opposed to on a 4WD or purely on a small port head? Mike

Powerflex or Superpro bushes will improve things massively. If you stick with OE top mounts it should keep things still civilised on the road. Wheel size and tyre choice make a huge difference and don't forget upgrade brakes, even just the right pads and fluid on 312s will make a huge...

Very interesting, email sent. Mike

Rob, Judging by the picture it is the need to remove a small bit of material from the edge of the hub so the caliper bolt won't foul it, is only a very small amount and in the instructions there's a picture of it. Pistons sizes for the Cupra R are apparently 38/40mm. Am struggling to...

A day earlier than expected the box has arrived and the contents: There's also a fitting information guide to explain about the small hub modification needed (to allow for adequate clearance for the caliper) and to show the small amount of the caliper web removed to fit with the carrier...

Update, the calipers and carriers have been dispatched, reckons delivery Thursday. Still no contact with the seller, have tried everything known to man, so seems as if I'm going to have to work out the pads / lines required etc. Not ideal, but no one said it was going to be easy. Mike

I was going to use ATE Blue in my BBK build so be good to know if it's not upto the job before it goes on. Mike

Rob, You're more than welcome to jump on the band wagon, someone's got to try it out and this time it's my turn. Yeah the 1144s can be had for about £105 which isn't bad, DS2500s for this application can be had for £125 so not alot in it. Discs are standard 323mm 5x100 PCD Cupra R EBC...

Rob, From the advert and looking at Caprisport's other conversions it seems they are using the Fiat Turbo Coupe calipers which are the same as the Alfa GTV 3.0 V6. In terms of the carriers I'm going with what is supplied with the kit as see how we fair, it is sold as a kit so fingers and...