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Rigsey · Mar 8th, 2008, 05:59 PM

Thinking of upgrading my MCS (gen 1) brakes to JCW Brakes with uprated discs (drilled and grooved).

Mainly looking for more feel ...

Anyone running these at the moment? If so what do you think?

feenaldo · Mar 8th, 2008, 08:32 PM

I thought you could only get slotted and drilled discs for the R56 JCW kit? OEM that is...

I would say AP racing calipers with Mintex pads better value for money and still red

I haven't got the JCW ones myself but driven car with them on and felt better than standard, but not as good as I wanted them to be.

Rigsey · Mar 9th, 2008, 07:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by feenaldo (original)

I thought you could only get slotted and drilled discs for the R56 JCW kit? OEM that is...

I would say AP racing calipers with Mintex pads better value for money and still red

I haven't got the JCW ones myself but driven car with them on and felt better than standard, but not as good as I wanted them to be.

Thanks for your reply

I believe the slotted and drilled discs for the R56 will fit the R53; the R53 JCW brakes are the same as the R56 therefore you can upgrade the discs.

AP's are nice but replacement discs are £400 and you need to fit spacers to most wheels

Just wondering how much better feel you will get with this upgrade as opposed to uprated discs and pads?

feenaldo · Mar 9th, 2008, 07:38 PM

There is certainly an improvement over standard my friend

what I'm saying is it isn't enough for what I personally wanted to achieve through upgrading.

£400 for new set of discs, true expensive, but not really, to upgrade to greenstuff pads and EBC drileld and slotted discs all round is about the same so it all seems relative to me

Put in this way, JCW is the best option if you love your warranty

Hugo · Mar 9th, 2008, 08:53 PM

Isn't there problems with AP racing, shaking through Steering wheel!?

You need your Mini warrenty, believe me.

Rigsey · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:20 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by feenaldo (original)

There is certainly an improvement over standard my friend

what I'm saying is it isn't enough for what I personally wanted to achieve through upgrading.

£400 for new set of discs, true expensive, but not really, to upgrade to greenstuff pads and EBC drileld and slotted discs all round is about the same so it all seems relative to me

Put in this way, JCW is the best option if you love your warranty

Check out my sig, I think my warranty is over

I'm looking for an upgrade that will fit without spacers and improve pedal feel and I'm not sure what the best option is

Hugo · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:28 PM

What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting?

feenaldo · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original)

What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting?

Hugo · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:38 PM

GT TUNING PERFORMANCE Brakes/Suspensions etc

Rigsey · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:47 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original)

What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting?

Love too but I think I may be stretching my budget

Maybe worth going for these:

GTT 'Spiroslot’ Brake Discs + Kevlar Pads

I really need a test drive of each

Hugo · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:50 PM

What is the spec of your car to get that performance?

I was thinking of Works Kit due to having loads of Works parts. Last S I was going to go down the cheaper 3rd party route which is probably better.

feenaldo · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:52 PM

I'm currently running the GTT ones you talk about. I'm very happy with them, Roland is a top bloke and knows his stuff. I personally would choose these over EBC every time.

Rigsey · Mar 9th, 2008, 09:56 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original)

What is the spec of your car to get that performance?

I was thinking of Works Kit due to having loads of Works parts. Last S I was going to go down the cheaperb 3rd party route.

Spec is: GTT220 packages, GRS IC, GTT Janspeed manifold & GTT re-route pipe + a mixture of other non engine performance bits

Jaffa Racer · Mar 9th, 2008, 10:25 PM

Try braided lines and better brake fluid to start

Hugo · Mar 10th, 2008, 09:18 PM

Goodridge hoses are about £70-80, 5.1 brake fuild

Mar 8th, 2008, 05:59 PM	#1
Rigsey MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kent Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 507 Offline	JCW Brakes with uprated discs (drilled and grooved) Thinking of upgrading my MCS (gen 1) brakes to JCW Brakes with uprated discs (drilled and grooved). Mainly looking for more feel ... Anyone running these at the moment? If so what do you think? GTT, GRS, Janspeed, JCW, OMP + various other bits - 232.6bhp, 191.2lbft on 1320's rolling road

Mar 9th, 2008, 07:31 PM	#3 (permalink)
Rigsey MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kent Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 507 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by feenaldo (original) I thought you could only get slotted and drilled discs for the R56 JCW kit? OEM that is... I would say AP racing calipers with Mintex pads better value for money and still red I haven't got the JCW ones myself but driven car with them on and felt better than standard, but not as good as I wanted them to be. Thanks for your reply I believe the slotted and drilled discs for the R56 will fit the R53; the R53 JCW brakes are the same as the R56 therefore you can upgrade the discs. AP's are nice but replacement discs are £400 and you need to fit spacers to most wheels Just wondering how much better feel you will get with this upgrade as opposed to uprated discs and pads? GTT, GRS, Janspeed, JCW, OMP + various other bits - 232.6bhp, 191.2lbft on 1320's rolling road

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
Rigsey MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kent Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 507 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by feenaldo (original) There is certainly an improvement over standard my friend what I'm saying is it isn't enough for what I personally wanted to achieve through upgrading. £400 for new set of discs, true expensive, but not really, to upgrade to greenstuff pads and EBC drileld and slotted discs all round is about the same so it all seems relative to me Put in this way, JCW is the best option if you love your warranty Check out my sig, I think my warranty is over I'm looking for an upgrade that will fit without spacers and improve pedal feel and I'm not sure what the best option is GTT, GRS, Janspeed, JCW, OMP + various other bits - 232.6bhp, 191.2lbft on 1320's rolling road

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:47 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rigsey MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kent Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 507 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original) What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting? Love too but I think I may be stretching my budget Maybe worth going for these: GTT 'Spiroslot’ Brake Discs + Kevlar Pads I really need a test drive of each GTT, GRS, Janspeed, JCW, OMP + various other bits - 232.6bhp, 191.2lbft on 1320's rolling road

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 2,427 Offline	What is the spec of your car to get that performance? I was thinking of Works Kit due to having loads of Works parts. Last S I was going to go down the cheaper 3rd party route which is probably better. Last edited by Hugo : Mar 10th, 2008 at 09:17 PM.

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Mar 8th, 2008, 08:32 PM	#2 (permalink)
feenaldo FOM Test Pilot My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 151 Offline	I thought you could only get slotted and drilled discs for the R56 JCW kit? OEM that is... I would say AP racing calipers with Mintex pads better value for money and still red I haven't got the JCW ones myself but driven car with them on and felt better than standard, but not as good as I wanted them to be.

Mar 9th, 2008, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
feenaldo FOM Test Pilot My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 151 Offline	There is certainly an improvement over standard my friend what I'm saying is it isn't enough for what I personally wanted to achieve through upgrading. £400 for new set of discs, true expensive, but not really, to upgrade to greenstuff pads and EBC drileld and slotted discs all round is about the same so it all seems relative to me Put in this way, JCW is the best option if you love your warranty

Mar 9th, 2008, 08:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 2,427 Offline	Isn't there problems with AP racing, shaking through Steering wheel!? You need your Mini warrenty, believe me.

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 2,427 Offline	What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting?

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:30 PM	#8 (permalink)
feenaldo FOM Test Pilot My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 151 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original) What about Gtt porsche conversion £1400 + fitting?

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:38 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 2,427 Offline	GT TUNING PERFORMANCE Brakes/Suspensions etc

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:52 PM	#12 (permalink)
feenaldo FOM Test Pilot My Classifieds Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunny South Coast! Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 151 Offline	I'm currently running the GTT ones you talk about. I'm very happy with them, Roland is a top bloke and knows his stuff. I personally would choose these over EBC every time.

Mar 9th, 2008, 09:56 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rigsey MINI2 Senior My Classifieds Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Kent Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 507 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Hugo (original) What is the spec of your car to get that performance? I was thinking of Works Kit due to having loads of Works parts. Last S I was going to go down the cheaperb 3rd party route. Spec is: GTT220 packages, GRS IC, GTT Janspeed manifold & GTT re-route pipe + a mixture of other non engine performance bits GTT, GRS, Janspeed, JCW, OMP + various other bits - 232.6bhp, 191.2lbft on 1320's rolling road

Mar 9th, 2008, 10:25 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jaffa Racer MINI2 Master Join Date: Nov 2003 Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 1,262 Offline	Try braided lines and better brake fluid to start

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Mar 10th, 2008, 09:18 PM	#15 (permalink)
Hugo MINI2 Master Join Date: May 2006 Location: Norn Iron Local Time: 10:45 AM Posts: 2,427 Offline	Goodridge hoses are about £70-80, 5.1 brake fuild

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