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D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - hilly5672 - 23-05-2016
Has any one done the conversation?
Is it better to put hdi discs and callipera on the front of my d turbo or gti calipers and discs?
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - Piggy - 23-05-2016
Just preference...
Slightly better brakes which are cheaper
Even better brakes which are a bit more expensive and need minimum 15" wheels
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - cully - 23-05-2016
GTI brakes are bigger that HDI
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - hilly5672 - 23-05-2016
Gti 6 it is then
Cheers
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - BiG K - 25-05-2016
I used Peugeot 307 2.0 HDi 282mm calipers & discs to upgrade my HDi. Made a huge difference to braking when above 50mph!
307 - Calipers and Pads are cheaper. Discs cost more.
GTI6 - Discs are cheaper, pads are more expensive. Has a slightly larger piston size so may be more force there.
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - Blaze Addict - 26-05-2016
I've done the conversion to 266mm HDi brakes and callipers, it's relatively simple but a quick tip make sure you can loosen off the brake bleed screws of your donor callipers before you buy- nothing more annoying than a snapping one later at home. I'd also get the master cylinder out of the same car. GTi-6 brakes seem to be the ones everyone wants but I've found HDi ones perfectly adequate for my needs they're also cheaper and more plentiful to source.
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - toseland - 26-05-2016
The master cylinder for the hdi is only Marginally smaller and much more common
Re: RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - Seb_Ryan - 26-05-2016
(26-05-2016, 09:33 PM)toseland Wrote: The master cylinder for the hdi is only Marginally smaller and much more common
Didn't some hdis have the same master as the gti6?
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RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - Toms306 - 27-05-2016
Everything had the 23mm MC from mid X reg afaik, same time everything got 266mm brakes from 1.4 to XSi.
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - powerandtorque - 27-05-2016
Worth remembering that there is a downside to brakes larger than you need - more weight, and more to the point, unsprung and (in the case of the disks) rotational weight which is particularly undesirable.
RE: D turbo brakes converted hdi brakes - BiG K - 27-05-2016
307/GTI6 discs do weigh a fair bit more, however if anything, I find it makes the front end feel a bit more solid. Steering wheel gets a bit heavier, about it really. The improvement in braking force is worth it though.