MR2Mike
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Registered: 20th Jan 05
Location: Old Trafford. Drives: MR2 N/A
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i want 2.0 litre brand new brakes on my 1.4 16v sri... should i just order some 2 litre discs, pads and calipers for a vectra or something, or get some EBC/ BREMBO etc discs and pads for a 2.0 litre??
Also should i get the master cylinder off a vectra/cav or something??
and rough prices for the above options please  
cheers
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willay
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as far as i know you can get away with 2ltr brakes without changing the master cylinder, though if you go for V6 you may want to consider changing it (I'm not 100% on that, people were commenting about a 'sproggy' feeling on the pedal when they upgraded to V6 brakes)
You just need the discs and calipers for a astra GTE or something like that, normally lots being sold on here, u2u Lee Mitchell he may be able to sell you some for a good price
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Nic Barnes
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some people say that about v6 brakes yeah, ive got em on the corsa turbo, they feel fine to me, but my mate says the feel spongey, i never notice as i ever slam em on or use engine braking, lol
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Dave A
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i got brand new 2litre calipers from autovaux. £50 each. and im using brembo discs and mintex pads. very good stopping power. plenty for most corsas.
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Rileysport
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nice set of braided hoses and some v6/turbo jobbies always gunna get better braking by having bigger discs and more powerful calipers rather than buyer fancy shmancy drilled and grooved discs etc
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Nic Barnes
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i never understood the grooved and drilled discs you could buy for 1.2 callipers
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MR2Mike
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thanks alot guys. so 2.0 litre discs for an astra gte ? i want brand new ones btw. and i shouldnt really need master cylinder?
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Will94
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Registered: 1st Nov 02
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nah m8 ur standard master cyl should be fine for just 2 litre ones. Make sure you get the caliper mounting brackets too or you might come a cropper. Are you buying the calipers new? if so they might not come with em...
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MR2Mike
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yeh i want everything new pal, dont trust people enough to buy the old anchors second hand lol, could be sticky caliper, warped discs or anything.
deffo brand new for brakes
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