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YozzaSport Announces Scalable Brake Upgrades for RenaultSport Megane RS and Clio RS.
YozzaSport announces the release of a three stage brake upgrade package for the RenaultSport Megane RS and Clio RS range. The three stage upgrade consists of firstly, a YozzaSport brake bell with a two piece 312mm AP Racing Disc. The second stage uses the same YozzaSport brake bell but upgrades to a custom 330mm AP Racing Disc, using a YozzaSport caliper conversion bracket. The third stage removes the Brembo 4 pot caliper and replaces it with AP Racing 4 pot caliper ensuring that the 330mm disc’s braking potential is utilised completely.
Megane RS AP Racing 2 piece disc
Megane RS AP Racing 2 piece disc
Eccleshall, Staffordshire, 11th December, 2009
Scalable Brake Upgrades for RenaultSport Megane RS and Clio RS.
With owners of Megane RS , 225, 230, R26.R, Clio RS 197 and 200 experiencing braking issues such as warped and cracked brake discs, brake overheating, pad material deposited on the disc resulting in juddering, pad fade and other issues, YozzaSport have brought forward their new brake packages for two of the most highly acclaimed road and trackday cars of recent years.
For YozzaSport, it is important, that these upgrades are scalable, affordable and are backwards compatible with the 2003+ Megane RS as well as the Clio 197 and 197 Cup variants, and as such we have designed these brake upgrade packages to fit behind the 17” Clio Speedline wheel that many road users have as standard, and that trackday enthusiasts prefer over the 18” standard wheels on the Megane RS.
YozzaSport Stage 1
312mm YozzaSport Brake Bell/AP Racing Disc – £599
YozzaSport Stage 2
330mm AP Racing Disc & YozzaSport Caliper Adapter Bracket – + £669.99
YozzaSport Stage 3
4/6 Piston AP Racing Calipers & YozzaSport Caliper Adapter Bracket – + (from) £629.99
Stage 1 – 312mm YozzaSport Bell/AP Racing Disc – £519.84+VAT
Replacement Discs (Pair) – £399
Megane RS AP Racing 2 piece disc
This kit replaces the standard brake disc with a tangential cooling veined, 8 grooved, AP Racing 312mm disc and a custom YozzaSport brake bell.
The standard 312mm brake discs found on the Megane and Clio RS range are more than adequate for most road users, however, once the car is taken beyond the normal road limits onto the track or race circuit, the standard brake pads and brake discs are not as reliable due to the higher operating temperatures. Pad transfer issues, warped and distorted discs and caliper flex are some of the issues reported to us by customers.
The main purpose of the tangential vane design is to provide a cooling space between the disc braking faces, but if the vane design was a simple straight type or even a pillar design such as the standard OE brake disc, then the disc could become unstable at high temperatures. The tangential curved vane provide superior support to the brake faces over the straight vein and pillar disc design, and lessens the risk of brake disc warping / vibration induced by high brake temperatures.
The 8 grooves in the disc ensure that any brake gases and dust is expelled from the braking surface and also create a clean braking surface on the pad to offer maximum surface contact area with the disc/pad.
Stage 2 – 330mm AP Racing Disc & YozzaSport Caliper Adapter Bracket – £829.99
Replacement Discs (Pair) – £499
Upgrade from Stage 1 – £669.99
Outright Purchase of Stage 2 – £829.99
YozzaSport 330mm AP Racing Disc and Adaption Brackets
This kit upgrades the brake discs to a 330mm x 28mm disc, whilst retaining the YozzaSport Bell from the 312mm kit as well as the OEM Brembo 4 pot caliper. With an increased disc size, there is increased stopping power, as well as reduced operating temperatures due to the design of the curved cooling veins within the brake disc. The AP racing casting is machined to specification for YozzaSport, with the grooves being machined into the disc to offer extremely high quality and high performance discs with the benefit of being a simple upgrade to our 312mm stage 1 conversion.
It is designed to fit behind a 17″ Clio Cup Racer wheel and clears the wheel shoulder with around 7mm to spare – as you can see with the picture here with a wheel weight clearing the caliper.
With YozzaSport machined brake adaption brackets included in the package price, as well as all of the brake fittings that are required to fit both the brackets and discs to the vehicle, the upgrade offers both outstanding value and performance. The brake kit is intended to be the highest level of performance that can be achieved without making the investment in an uprated four or six piston brake caliper for the Clio and Megane RS.
Stage 3 – 4 or 6 Piston AP Racing Calipers & YozzaSport Caliper Adapter Bracket – starting from £629.99
Replacement Discs (Pair) – £499
Upgrade from Stage 1 – from £629.99
Outright Purchase of Stage 3 – from £1980
A P Racing Road and Race Calipers
For the ultimate on track braking performance for the Clio 197 and Megane RS the standard Brembo monoblock caliper, is not as stiff as a conventional 2-piece caliper. There are no bolts to connect the 2 halves of the caliper together; these help to reduce the distortion of a caliper under load. This means that the standard Clio RS and Megane RS caliper distorts more under braking and cornering producing the tapered wear patterns on the brake pad which some race and trackday users are experiencing with the standard brake components.
YozzaSport offer a full brake kit for the Clio 197/200 and the Megane RS 255/230 including the R26.R and F1 variants which utilise a variety of AP Racing road and race 4 and 6 piston calipers which are fully serviceable and offer the option to use a much broader selection of road and race pads over the standard RenaultSport/Brembo caliper.
Clio 172 and 182 AP Racing Brake Conversions
Clio 172 and 182 AP Racing Brake Upgrade
YozzaSport also offer 4 pot brake conversions for the RenaultSport Clio 172, 182 and Clio Williams 16v.
The new brake packages are viewable on the new Megane and Clio pages on the Yozzasport website. Should you require any further advice, we have a wealth of information on our ReadyForTheTrack blog.
YozzaSport is an independent RenaultSport Clio 197 tuning and Megane RS performance parts specialist. We develop and sell uprated parts and components for the RenaultSport range including the Clio 172, Clio 182 and Clio V6. We also maintain cars for customers and companies involved in trackdays and competitive motorsport.
Since founding YozzaSport we have strived to develop the best performance packages for RenaultSport Clio 172, 182 and 197 as well as the Megane RS range – both trackday and race cars. We work with the leading manufacturers from around Europe, prototyping, and developing our own products to meet the most demanding of environments. Build quality and testing is incredibly important to us: we insist on using the highest quality components at every step.
For Further Information Please Contact:
YozzaSport Ltd
www.yozzasport.co.uk
www.readyforthetrack.co.uk
e) team@yozzasport.co.uk
RenaultSport Clio 197 and Megane RS Brake Discs, Pads and Callipers
RenaultSport Clio 197 and Megane RS Brake Discs, Pads and Callipers
The RenaultSport Clio 197 and Megane RS brake disc and pad options are few and far between. Both the Clio 197 and the Megane RS (including the Cup, Trophy, F1 R26 and the R26.R) share the same 4 pot Brembo Calliper and disc combinations on the front, so therefore – what will fit on the front of a Megane will also fit the clio.
The brakes are a big improvement over previous generations of RenaultSport Clios (with the exception of the Clio V6), with a much bigger disc and 4 piston (4-pot) caliper rather than a single piston caliper as found on the Clio 172, the 182 and the older generation RenaultSport cars.
The discs are vented312 mm x 28mm on the front and vented 300 mm x 11 mm on the rear for the Megane and on the rear of the clio, the only difference is the 300mm non vented solid discs.
Brake Discs
What Are The Standard Part Numbers (It’s a nightmare) *All Prices are Ex Vat*
Generic – For All Clio’s and Meganes with the Brembo 4 Pot Caliper:
Caliper Service Kit – 7701208118 - £24.36 (You should get two of them if you are changing your pads – as the pins have a tendancy to seize and to bend)
Brake Pads – 7701208218 – £92.50 (I wouldn’t bother with these – uprate them – see below)
Bleed Nipples – 7701209424 – £3.50 (Also well worth keeping in stock if you are out on track a lot)
RenaultSport Meganes
Megane RS R26-R OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – Single – 7701210178 – £145
Rear Discs – Single – 8200883862 - Not Available From Renault Yet & No Cost
Megane R26 F1 230 OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Disc - 7701208843 – £110 (Single)+VAT
Rear Disc - 8200650483 – £95 (Single) +VAT (This Part doesn’t actually fit the car in my experience – the bearing is too small for the stub axle)
Megane RS 225 Trophy OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – Single – 7701208843 – £110
Rear Discs – Single – 8200443579 – £95
Megane RS 225 Cup Drilled OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – With Sport Pack (Drilled) – 7701208843 - £110
Rear Discs – With Sport Pack (Drilled) – 8200443579 – £95
Megane RS 225 Cup Plain OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – Without Sport Pack (Plain) – 7701208130 – £65
Rear Discs – Without Sport Pack (Plain) – 8200266043 – £65
Megane RS 225 - OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – Without Sport Pack (Plain) – 7701208130 – £65
Rear Discs – Without Sport Pack (Plain) – 8200266043 – £65
RenaultSport Clio 197
Clio RS 197 OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – 7701208130 (Plain) – £65
Rear Discs – 8200736267 (Plain) – £95
Clio RS 197 F1 Team OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – 7701208130 (Plain) – £65
Rear Discs – 8200736267 (Plain) – £95
Clio 197 Cup OEM Brake Disc Part Numbers
Front Discs – 7701208130 (Plain) – £65
Rear Discs – 8200736267 (Plain) – £95
What Aftermarket Parts are available?
AP Racing / YozzaSport
AP Racing Disc YozzaSport Bell
AP Racing have a two piece disc solution that YozzaSport have worked on. We use their discs, and our own bells, as the price for us to use the AP Racing parts was just prohibitive for the price of the kit. AP recommend that their discs are used with a compound like the DS2500 or one of the Pagid compounds. In my experience the carbon lorraine compounds that are available just eat the discs. I had a very upset Frenchman complain that the discs were too soft a number of months ago… It was more along the lines that he was using a very hard agressive race compound and with no cooling in the standard arches, everything was getting rather hot.
The AP Racing/YozzaSport kit (P/N CP4590-011BNP.CG8) is £649 for the kit & then £344.78 for replacement discs thereafter.
Brembo
Brembo GT Brake Kit for the Clio 197 and Megane RS
Brembo offer a number of components for the two cars.
A Brembo HC brake disc is one of the universal components that they offer – it is simply a replacement disc to the standard Renault OEM disc.
Brembo also offer a GT 4 pot brake kit, which replaces the single piece caliper with a 2 piece caliper, and offers you the choice of either a slotted disc or a drilled disc. In total there are four kits that they offer, prices range from £795 to £1250 depending on whether you go for the one piece discs, or the two piece bells and rotors.
YozzaSport
Obviously as I have mentioned, YozzaSport offer the 2 piece disc kit in conjunction with AP Racing, but we also offer out own Stainless Steel Braided Brake Hoses/Lines.
Stainless Steel Braided brake lines for the clio and megane RS
The Megane and the Clio both suffer with brake fade on track and the braided brake lines that we offer can eliminate this issue. It is obviously important that you also use good quality brake fluid and that you change it regularly.
K-Tec Racing
K-Tec also offer a 2-piece grooved disc I have just noticed.
Brake Pads
The choice of brake pads isn’t particularly wide. I would recommend that if you are planning on changing the pads that you also get these items in stock – as you will probably end up needing one or all of them…
Caliper Service Kit – 7701208118 - £24.36 (You should get two of them if you are changing your pads – as the pins have a tendancy to seize and to bend)
Brake Pads – 7701208218 – £92.50 (I wouldn’t bother with these – uprate them – see below)
Bleed Nipples – 7701209424 – £3.50 (Also well worth keeping in stock if you are out on track a lot)
The Renault original pad is obviously intended for road use. If you are finding that your brakes are starting to judder then it is normally pad material deposited on the disc surface, and the best solution is to go out and thrash the car for 5-10 minutes, using the brakes heavily, and then letting the system cool down whilst you are driving. This should eliminate the vibrations. However, it is also quite common to warp the discs on the 197 / Megane, so be warned – it could be expensive.
My best recommendation for pads is the Ferodo DS2500 – it is almost the same price as the Renault pad, and is much more agressive when being used hard. Price is about £110.
Other alternatives are as follows:
Carbon Lorraine
(Very heavy on discs)
Pagid
RS5
RS15
RS29
Endless
RenaultSport Group N tarmac rally front pads.
So in essence thats it. The complete knowledge about the brakes and everything that is available for the braking systems for the Clio 197 and Megane.
I might well add a few more details to the brake pads sections in the coming days,
Always A Holigan,
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