Turbo upgrade (project!)

my dad has 15" wheels and his brakes are 300mm with 4 pot calipers

Er my brakes did'nt fade after 5 or 6 laps at Crouix a few years ago - I found the heat from the turbo heated up the clutch fluid so much you couldn't change gear though! Peter G is on standard brakes and hasn't mentioned them being a problem - pad quality maybe?

lol, they can't be that big, the Lemans have 16" front wheels

You are right about the wheels size, and since I intend to keep the look of the car original, I stick to the 16" frontwheels. So keep on laughing David

What I tried to explain is the simple fact, that the original brakes are not very good, and that a tuning project should start with making sure that the car can stop from higher speed that before. And everyone who has tried a GTA on a track will know that that will be a problem.

And now back to the brakes on my car. 300 mm discs from A610 with Wilwood 4-pot Calipers - and it works very well on the GTA.

http://www.alpineteam.dk/images/Le%20Mans%201q.JPG
http://www.alpineteam.dk/images/Le%20Mans%202q.JPG

Best wishes from Denmark

Good pics! Nice looking Le Mans.

Can we see what the front brakes look like, with the wheel off?
please?
Anything to improve the brakes has gotr to be very good.

Can we see what the front brakes look like, with the wheel off?
please?
Anything to improve the brakes has gotr to be very good.

Right now the car is on its way to Axel Ress in Germany for a new 2,9 L engine (+325 BHP). We have got the first night frost in Denmark, and the car will not come out untill spring.
When I get it back from Germany I will take some pictures of the brake with the front wheel off. And next year I will know if I have to buy some better brakes
On the way to Nürburg Ring this summer the GPS said 262 km/h, and the brakes showed no sign of fading - even after heavy use from more than 250 km/h several times.

Best wishes from Denmark

Hi Klaus...

How have you got the A610 discs on when you still have the Lemans 4 bolt wheels?

Hi Klaus...

How have you got the A610 discs on when you still have the Lemans 4 bolt wheels?

I bought the brakesystem from Reischl in Germany. It came complete with new holes for the 4 bolt wheels, calipers, mountings and steel hoses. Very easy to put on the car, and I am very satisfied.
Reischl also offers a lot of other tuning parts for Alpine, and his prices are very fair. His homepage doesn't work so you have to call him - even though I do not know if he speaks anything else than German

Best wishes from Denmark