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any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby 214si » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:12 pm

as title really anything i can do in terms of improving stopping power in my mk2 190??
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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby transit jono » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:28 pm

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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby doggypaddle » Sat Jul 18, 2009 5:08 pm

EBC brake pads Try greenstuff should stop all brake fade and slightly reduce pedal pressure.
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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby GBBiker » Sun Jul 19, 2009 12:56 pm

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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby Ollie » Wed Jul 22, 2009 5:21 pm

What are you doing with it? the 190 brakes should be pretty good, mine certainly where and they where shot! are youre calipers seized? its not particularly uncommon on big 4 pots with years of crud and rust on the pistons.
presume yours ahs the vented discs etc?

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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby 214si » Thu Jul 23, 2009 1:44 pm

YES VENTED DISCS ETC, jst upgrading the engine to a 5 speed 3.5 rover v8
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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby Ollie » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:02 pm

Well I hope they work well enough, they were designed for the 3.5 tonnes :D so 3.5 litres should do instead!! how much power is yours kicking out? I was planning on using standard 190 setup on my 24v conversion, which should in theory have plenty more than a cooking Rover V8.

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Re: any brake upgrades for the 190??

Postby Luke » Sun Jul 26, 2009 8:15 pm

would the later mk4/5 calipers bolt up :? :idea: i've got those on mine and i can't complain about the brakes :D
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