which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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QUOC2008
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which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

I got D2 8pot big brake kit at the front just wonder what disc to replace them with I got xp8 pads at the front... any info would be much appreciated

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Re: which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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I'd have thought a plain disc will likely be as good as any and far less likely to warp. Whats the spec of the disc you need, diameter / width / hat height?
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Re: which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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raptor95GTS wrote:I'd have thought a plain disc will likely be as good as any and far less likely to warp. Whats the spec of the disc you need, diameter / width / hat height?


Disc rotor size is 330x32 on bells

The pads are quite harsh but work really well.... so need decent disc or they won't last long.
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Re: which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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plain discs dont have to be cheap and nasty, most people using Carbotec pads swear by stock plain discs so you'll just be using larger variants of the same product. I assume you are just looking for the disc to bolt onto the hats? Quick check shows plenty of options for that actual disc size, VAG / Porsche but they are all single unit not split design but it does mean anyone supplying that community will have plenty of disc options :thumleft:
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Re: which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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Plain discs are fine i've done about 8 trackdays on xp8's and the discs are well in spec still. Although I did get a spare set of grooved discs for my wms brake kit, but I dunno when im gonna get to switch em out tbh.

Are you getting any fade or juddering on the current setup? Last time I was at brands I was able to do about 20 laps and the brakes were consistant all the way through, although I probably wasnt hitting the same speeds you would do with more power.
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Re: which brake disc for my BBK with xp8 carbotech

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No judders or issues... with brakes

Watch "MR2 TURBO 450BHP BRANDS HATCH TRACK DAY" on YouTube
https://youtu.be/oJ3Jf-ymaTU

Here's the session I did... I will upload more later.

I was playing so my car will last e.g tyres and brakes etc and mainly didn't want to go off track as they make u take all wheels off and clean them and brake too... I really didn't want to do that and didn't bring any tools.
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