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Another weekend... another batch of upgrades 
Today the front brake upgrade, RS2 airbox and MAF went on.
The brake kit went on in just under 2 relaxed hours, which has to be some kind of record for doing anything on an S2! Everything is completely bolt-on with no modification required at all, and the 1-piece carriers are a real work of art
The ABY airbox and MAF were removed pretty quickly with a couple of pieces being re-used with the RS2 airbox and MAF, id say replacing this took about an hour.
I can do write up's for the rear brake upgrade, front brake upgrade and airbox replacement if anyone wants - i made sure i got plenty of pics!
Initial thoughts from the 20 mile drive home -
WOOOOW - why the heck hadn't i upgraded the airbox before?!?! What a difference, the car feels as if it can breath properly, not that it didnt before, but its such a noticeable change. Whether my MAF could have been a bit dodgy before i dont know, i guess this could have amplified the difference.
Any element of lag that the k24 has seems to have been completely removed, and the only other thing i can compare it to is going from a stock exhaust to my turbo-back milltek. Its THAT big of a difference!
As for the brakes, obviously i was taking it easy as they need to bed in. I was a little worried that, having got what i thought was the perfect setup with the rear brake upgrade, i was going to mess up the balance again by upgrading the fronts further. This doesnt seem the case at all, and whilst there is certainly a lot more braking force upfront it doesnt feel unbalanced.
The only other thing that stood out was the pedal travel. In comparison with the 996's on before it felt as if i had to really push the pedal down to apply the same braking force, which caught me out coming to a junction! But after a couple of minutes removing the initial disc surface things settled down, and i realised that infact the car was slowing down as quickly as it was before with the same pedal force applied, the pedal just isnt as firm.
I cant wait to use more than 20% braking force when they're bedded in
First off, this was parked up in the 'hospital corner' of the workshop under dust sheets. Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what it is
A few pics from last week's rear upgrade:
Airbox / MAF (Cheers Alex
)
Today the front brake upgrade, RS2 airbox and MAF went on.
The brake kit went on in just under 2 relaxed hours, which has to be some kind of record for doing anything on an S2! Everything is completely bolt-on with no modification required at all, and the 1-piece carriers are a real work of art
The ABY airbox and MAF were removed pretty quickly with a couple of pieces being re-used with the RS2 airbox and MAF, id say replacing this took about an hour.
I can do write up's for the rear brake upgrade, front brake upgrade and airbox replacement if anyone wants - i made sure i got plenty of pics!
Initial thoughts from the 20 mile drive home -
WOOOOW - why the heck hadn't i upgraded the airbox before?!?! What a difference, the car feels as if it can breath properly, not that it didnt before, but its such a noticeable change. Whether my MAF could have been a bit dodgy before i dont know, i guess this could have amplified the difference.
Any element of lag that the k24 has seems to have been completely removed, and the only other thing i can compare it to is going from a stock exhaust to my turbo-back milltek. Its THAT big of a difference!
As for the brakes, obviously i was taking it easy as they need to bed in. I was a little worried that, having got what i thought was the perfect setup with the rear brake upgrade, i was going to mess up the balance again by upgrading the fronts further. This doesnt seem the case at all, and whilst there is certainly a lot more braking force upfront it doesnt feel unbalanced.
The only other thing that stood out was the pedal travel. In comparison with the 996's on before it felt as if i had to really push the pedal down to apply the same braking force, which caught me out coming to a junction! But after a couple of minutes removing the initial disc surface things settled down, and i realised that infact the car was slowing down as quickly as it was before with the same pedal force applied, the pedal just isnt as firm.
I cant wait to use more than 20% braking force when they're bedded in
First off, this was parked up in the 'hospital corner' of the workshop under dust sheets. Bonus points to anyone who can tell me what it is
A few pics from last week's rear upgrade:
Airbox / MAF (Cheers Alex
)
the package was not broken or anything? 
I spent a couple of grand on new brakes and you have a go about the side repeaters!!
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