I've scoured this forum for quite some time now and taken alot of good hints and tips away. So I guess it's time I actually make a contribution instead of being some kind of seedy voyeur!
Now unfortunately I've already done a good 75% of my cars build and being lost in the moment has led me to not have alot of pictures during the building phase. But I'll show you what I have and try and keep this up to date as much as I can :thumbup:
Here he is good old Cyril Civic in a near current state.
The current spec list is as follows :
Engine
Tegiwa carbon air box
Tegiwa 4-2-1 manifold
Toda centre pipe
Toda dolphin tip back box
M2 intake manifold
Skunk2 fuel rail
Hondata K100 (217BHP mapped at Eurospec)
Thermal block gasket
Thermal Tb gasket
16 row Mocal oil cooler
Baffled sump
Magnetic drainPlug
Drivetrain
KAAZ 1.5 way diff
Carbontech syncros
King Motorsport 5.84 final drive
Fidanza lightweight flywheel
Solid shifter bushes
short shifter bracket
Suspension
HSD coilovers
Skunk2 rear lower arms
Skunk2 rear camber arms
Superpro full bush kit with added front castor increase
Energy suspension engine mount inserts
Powerflex gearbox insert
Steering rack riser bracket
Subframe locking collars
JDM rear anti roll bar
JDM front anti roll bar
Tegiwa front strut brace
Custom cages 6 point MSA spec weld in cage
Braking
ABS Removed
Wilwood Dynalite front callipers
Wilwood Front grooved discs
Ferodo DS3000 pads front pads
Ferodo DS2500 Rear brake pads
Powerslot grooved rear discs
HEL braided hoses throughout car w/Tilton bias valve
RBF600 brake fluid
Interior/Bodywork
Recaro SP-G Carbon kevlar race seat
Corbeau pro series race seat
TRS HANS 5 point harness
Lexan windows sides and rear
Blackworks gold weighted shifter
Personal Grinta steering wheel
MotoCorsa snap off steering boss
Defi water/oil temp/pressure gauges
Odyssey race battery with dash mounted cut off
Side skirts removed
Rear bumper half cut
Front bumper trimmed down and thinned where possible.
Wheels
Rota Slipstream 7x16
Toyo R888 215/50/16- 225/55/16 (staggered) (DRY)
Toyo R1R 225/55/16 (WET)
Jobs still to do
Create a mega front diffuser
Create a new rear diffuser
Forgot all about this!
What is it you want to know? They’re a good brake upgrade. The best part being the cost of pads are actually quite low. I was picking up Ferodo DS3000/DS1.11 for less than £80 more often than now.
310mm 2 part bolted discs gave good stopping power without crazy BBK costing. I thoroughly recommend them. The only thing that was a bit crap with them was the fact they’re American so the bleeding process could be painful due to their weird 2 way valves that needed a 1/4” (7mm) spanner and a thinner diameter tube compared to normal bleeding procedure.
The cars come on along way since I last updated this. ��
I don’t actually run these brakes anymore as I picked up a set of Stoptech ST40’s for a good price. I didn’t swap them out for any real reason other than ‘bigger is better’.
With the Wilwoods I think, personally they’re very underrated or maybe not even considered. They’re relatively low cost to buy. I think £160 a corner + mounting brackets for the calliper.
The Megane Brembos are always well reviewed and through Freaky pretty easy to get etc as I’m sure you’ve seen. There would be more faff with getting Wilwoods sorted as I’m unsure of how currently sells them as a full setup with discs etc. Especially the 2 part discs.
Another option is via Reyland, picking up the entry spec AP’s for just over £1k I think they are. Depends on your application really. I only use my car for racing and the Wilwoods can lol the car up more than easily (I don’t run ABS). I opted for the stop techs due to the 330 disc being better for heat dissapation.
I plan, in the future, to actually change again to the AP 5200R setup...that’s more of an economics thing though. As the stoptech disc replacements are mental money.
If it’s a road car you have, with occasional track days etc, I’d say any of the options you’ve highlighted will be more than fine. If you’re lucky enough to find somewhere that can source the Wilwoods, go for it. If not I’d take the Megane Brembos.
They don’t use the original discs. They us a 309.7mm disc. Mine were 2 piece but I have seen them as one pieces before also.
That link you show isn’t the right type. It’s the forged one you’re looking for. It’s a smoother calliper in appearance. I did also, happen to buy some Wilwoods Midlites which were a chunkier calliper (and pad) but still used the 310mm disc. Sadly I haven’t got any part numbers I can offer you. But my friend actually bought my red Wilwood calliper off me so if you’re really stuck I could get pics.
I know Freaky deal in a lot of Wilwood stuff so might be worth tapping them up over DT. When I had to get new discs for my Wilwoods I had to get special order from America (via DT) which took a lot longer than I’d like really.