343/5 calipers - twin pot?

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343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by Attack2001 » 01 Jan 2012 07:58 pm

Hi all, just browsing through the haynes manual as you do when there's bugger all on tv and its raining. And i just noticed that it pictures the early mk1 343/5 cars as having twin pot calipers? as apposed to the mk2/3's with the single pot sliders? Is this right? If so, are the earlier calipers any better than the later ones? And would it be a simple bolt on swap if i could find a set and some disks? Or would it be a waste. I was also looking at volvo 240 estate front calipers as they were 4 pot standard :D Reason is, even though i've never driven my 340 :lol: :lol: i want bigger brakes to take the pounding there gonna get :) As i've heard even with upgraded pads, disks, fluid after a while on these road rallies people are sill getting brake fade? Any help appreciated :) Thomas................
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Re: 343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by macplaxton » 01 Jan 2012 08:24 pm

Hi Tommy, I think you're missing something here.

They are not so much twin-pot and having two pistons opposite each other instead of one on a slider. They're pretty crap IMO too! (They also have small area pads.)

Twin on a slider / four pot fixed might be handy though.
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Re: 343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by Chris_C » 01 Jan 2012 08:41 pm

Attack2001 wrote:As i've heard even with upgraded pads, disks, fluid after a while on these road rallies people are sill getting brake fade? Any help appreciated :) Thomas................
I don't, even with the F7R on rallies! I do do lots of fluid changes though, every 6 months or so. I found the biggest thing that made a difference to brake fade was technique. If you are constantly trailing the brakes, yup, it fades. It you stamp on them hard before each corner and straight off again, I find they don't.
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Re: 343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by Attack2001 » 01 Jan 2012 09:09 pm

macplaxton wrote:Hi Tommy, I think you're missing something here.

They are not so much twin-pot and having two pistons opposite each other instead of one on a slider. They're pretty crap IMO too! (They also have small area pads.)

Twin on a slider / four pot fixed might be handy though.
I dont quite understand what your getting at here? call me stupid :mrgreen:
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Re: 343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by macplaxton » 01 Jan 2012 11:08 pm

Attack2001 wrote:I dont quite understand what your getting at here? call me stupid :mrgreen:
No, just saying two isn't always better than one.
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Re: 343/5 calipers - twin pot?

Post by Attack2001 » 01 Jan 2012 11:18 pm

Oh i see, yh i get what you mean :) 240 Calipers it is! :D Thomas...........
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