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L885 1.28v
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16th Sep 03 at 07:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I am looking in to doin a brake upgrade on a 1.4 16v sport.
would i be better off goin with a GTE set-up or a v6 whats the biggest disks i can use with either of these?
Gambit
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16th Sep 03 at 09:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

use the GTE/GSI setup

do search there is tonnes of shite on these conversions on here
L885 1.28v
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do the gte/gsi ones go spongy? coz i keep reading on here the v6 ones do go spongy but still work ok. also whats the biggest disk i can fit with these? how easy is it to change the seals?
Greasemonkey
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they only go spongey cos the master cylinder is a tiny bit too small to work them properly but they still work fine better than GTE16v ones i should imagine, get some braided hoses that might help a little
AdiSRI
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Im getting V6 ones from V-tuning, only £200.
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GTE/GSI will not go spongey
L885 1.28v
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could i use a 284 disk with these?

 
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