CLuTZ Donating Members 227 Member For: 13y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 16/08/12 09:43 PM Share Posted 16/08/12 09:43 PM not sure if serious?Which part? With 270kw it was fine.... why wouldn't it be with 300kw? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djqc Member 291 Member For: 13y 3m 30d Posted 17/08/12 12:31 AM Share Posted 17/08/12 12:31 AM I find stopping from anything above 120ish it starts to shudder. it doesnt matter how much power you have, as the car will do 200 in stock form. the car doesnt like stopping from 200 though, so that's where the brake upgrade is a necessity. the next question is how often does the car see this speed and is it worth spending HUGE amounts to get it stopping efficiently from these speeds. to me, going down the $4000 rims plus $5000 brakes is just ludicrous, but I was was happy to spent $15000 on other areas of the car so I kind of drew a line in the sand as im not getting any of this money at resale.all of this aside, im in an ego g6et and the car is in the shop now getting the 19s painted black. I would LOVE some orange/yellow callipers underneath the rims. I can justify a couple of grand to get the brakes, and its more to do with aesthetics than practicality as the car rarely sees more than 130ish on the freeway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa g6et Member 657 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth NOR Posted 17/08/12 01:25 AM Share Posted 17/08/12 01:25 AM It's not just the speed you stop from but also the acceleration rate and energy created from this and then having to dissapate this energy in stopping. There are plenty of articles about brake design etc.So bigger brakes have a valid use with big powerful cars that can accelerate quickly. Not just the track but even on the street where others around you can do unpredictable things. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Outsider Donating Members 1,205 Member For: 13y 8m 23d Gender: Male Location: Burwood, NSW Posted 17/08/12 04:34 AM Share Posted 17/08/12 04:34 AM Which part? With 270kw it was fine.... why wouldn't it be with 300kw?mostly this partI'm pretty sure Ford have known for a while now that the Turbo 6's are over engineered- I seriously doubt that they would then go and under engineer the brakes on them??if you need the brakes any more than say two applications in any hurry then they are pretty rubbish.for day to day driving like pottering around in traffic they are fine I suppose.I would say the brakes are the worst part of the mechanical package considering how much power they have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djqc Member 291 Member For: 13y 3m 30d Posted 17/08/12 06:08 AM Share Posted 17/08/12 06:08 AM mostly this partif you need the brakes any more than say two applications in any hurry then they are pretty rubbish.for day to day driving like pottering around in traffic they are fine I suppose.I would say the brakes are the worst part of the mechanical package considering how much power they have.probs on par with the single pegged, I reckon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa g6et Member 657 Member For: 13y 8m 5d Gender: Male Location: Perth NOR Posted 17/08/12 07:02 AM Share Posted 17/08/12 07:02 AM (edited) Which part? With 270kw it was fine.... why wouldn't it be with 300kw?Is that 300 rear wheel kw or flywheel? Stock is around 230-240rwkw, that's a 25% increase in power at the wheels. Edited 17/08/12 07:04 AM by wa g6et Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 14y 2m 26d Posted 19/08/12 01:19 PM Share Posted 19/08/12 01:19 PM Pookey aren't you about 14? Your budget didn't stretch to a G6E? At your age my budget didnt stretch to a HX prem and a pack of smokes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 14y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 19/08/12 01:24 PM Share Posted 19/08/12 01:24 PM Haha, I'm 20, turning 21 in September. I don't get the rest though...I'm a bit slow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuono Member 312 Member For: 14y 2m 26d Posted 19/08/12 01:31 PM Share Posted 19/08/12 01:31 PM (edited) Not slow mate, just young. Half ya luck. Google HX premier wagon, now that's gold. I did 300,000 in mine, all over Oz. Sweeet 5lt, all 120hp of it. Edited 19/08/12 01:34 PM by tuono Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PookeyMaster Donating Members 1,531 Member For: 14y 1m 20d Gender: Male Location: Parramatta, NSW Posted 19/08/12 01:51 PM Share Posted 19/08/12 01:51 PM Yeah, that car was way before my time but it looks the goods. 120hp seems tiny these days though, haha. Thankfully, I've never had the urge to take up smoking so I don't have that problem I'm still avoiding looking at my bank balance, it's missing too many zeros at the moment... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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