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martint2k4
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ok, im fitting a 1.6 engine in my car this weekend hopefully, at the moment its a 1.2 8v i need to get some new brakes too, i want some nice brakes that fill my wheels, what i need to know is if i get some 2.0 brakes, calipers, pads etc, will i need the master cylinder or anything else as well?
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Post by BAD ASS CORSA »

It is posible to fit extras, ie servo and master cylinder but only calipers, discs and pads are essential.
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Why not go for V6 brakes...

...I\'m selling V6 brakes :P


No need to uprate the master cylinder on 2.0 16v (ATE) or the V6.
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Standard master cylinder and 2.0 brakes will stop it on a dime!
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But saying that 4 pots will stop it even better!
martint2k4
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lol, i dont want anything that will make me go through the windscreen!
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Wear a seatbelt and learn how to brake :)
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got a seatbelt, not a ery good one though it comes undone sometimes :-S
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Then that\'d be my first thing to fix before worrying about doing anything else to the car!
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Post by trev150 »

Seatbelts are over rated in my opinion,

An accident i had this week last year in my (now dead) mk4 Astra Sport doing 120mph through a telegraph pole with no seatbelt on.
I came around in a helicopter being taken taken to Queens Medical Centre in Notts.
All i ended up with was a cut finger.
If i had my belt when the car rolled it would have taken my head off, but miracelously i ended up in the boot and had was un-harmed.

I felt like Bruce Willis In Unbreakable.



Sorry if i\'ve waffled on.
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Helicopter :cool:
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Post by martint2k4 »

bet e did it just to get in the helicopter lol
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lol


It\'s the quickest time to Notts i\'ve ever made!!!
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