Chris@Revo USA
Go Kart Champion
What's difference between A3 rotors&pads and Golf MK6?
Just larger rotors, GTI sized with un painted calipers and carriers like the sport wagons are.
So basically the same as someone doing GTI brakes on a golf.
What's difference between A3 rotors&pads and Golf MK6?
Just larger rotors, GTI sized with un painted calipers and carriers like the sport wagons are.
So basically the same as someone doing GTI brakes on a golf.
The cayenne calipers fit fine under 18 inch oz ultra's. Also the braking power is very strong for high performance driving and gentle enough for city driving.If you stick with rotor less than 330mm, I think you'll be fine. It also all depends on your wheels', offset, however.
I have 18x8 OZ Ultraleggera wheels (they have a 45mm offset) and can tell you these brakes do not fit. I printed out the template from ECS, and it was waaaay too close for comfort.
http://www.ecstuning.com/Volkswagen-Golf_VI--TDI/Braking/ECS_Stage_5/ES7366/
That being said, these brakes are for a Porsche Cayenne. I was told a 40mm offset is safe for clearance, but who has that kind of offset on our vehicle?! I don't see them being compatible on too many VW Golfs/GTIs. We also don't need the stopping power of a 5,500 pound SUV.
ABS modules they have been using for a long time are what control that including bias from to rear. The master cylinder may be able to move X amount of fluid but the ABS module says what it does with that.
This is why you can put on a 6 piston kit on any of them and not get a mushy pedal, the ABS handles all that.
I cannot even count how many times I stopped just short of someone's rear bumper with the old TDI set up. It was extremely dangerous! Just look up the stock 60-0 braking distances. Some tests have it in the mid 140 foot range.
Yet my pedal is still mushy and airy sometimes, like any modern car with a brake booster. Yet, if I turn DSC off, my pedal gets a lot firmer without all that play. Is this the doing of the ABS pump?
Cut the connectors off your stock pads and crimp the wires together with a butt connector to take care of the pad warning light.
The red brake warning light could come on for low fluid, make sure your fluid level is fine.
Park should be lit up wen you pull the parking brake handle up, that probably didn't change.
Yes, that was the test I was thinking of. 143ft was the number I had remembered, but it was for the GTI, you are right. So basically I upgraded my brakes to a setup from a car that scores 143 in the 60-0, haha. Shity stock pads were to blame for that wretched score.This is pretty much untrue... The Golf TDI already stops better than the GTI does even with its OEM brake setup. 132 feet from 60-0 as tested by Road & Track vs. 143
Yes, that was the test I was thinking of. 143ft was the number I had remembered, but it was for the GTI, you are right. So basically I upgraded my brakes to a setup from a car that scores 143 in the 60-0, haha. Shity stock pads were to blame for that wretched score.