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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 172 and 182 Brake Discs, Lines and Pads
RenaultSport Clio 172 and 182 Brakes
This guide is intended to offer you the information that you will require to choose a braking package or disc & pad for your RenaultSport Clio 172 or 182 (it is also very relevant to anyone owning a hothatch or lightweight sports car) from the many different options in a language that everyone should understand without going into too much technical detail.
What is the most important part of going quickly? To be able to stop… every time, at the any point, lap in, lap out. Be this for a corner, a competitor or a catastrophe, you need to be able to rely on your brakes as they will save your life if you look after them.
What Life should I expect from components?
Standard Discs and pads – Between 500 and 30,000 miles dependent on usage & maintenance. On a road car you would expect to achieve 25,000 miles. The 500 miles example would be a car that is used only on the track.
Standard Calipers – Between 10,000 and 50,000 miles dependent on usage & maintenance as well as what pad you are using. On a road car you would expect to achieve 50,000 miles from new before changing the calipers.
Typically on a DS3000 or PF97 race pad you would expect to get one set of pads : three pairs of discs. However you might consider a more expensive pad such as the Pagid RS19-29 or RS4-2 due to its much longer life and over the duration of a trackday or race season you would find that the extra initial cost is multiplied several times over, in savings on replacement discs and pads. This is due to decreased wear as the ceramic compounds are much less abrasive on the disc whilst still offering incredible stopping performance.
A pad like the Ferodo DS2500 would normally last between 15,000 and 20,000 miles on the road – obviously the greater stopping power normally results in more wear. The Pagid compounds are not the exception to the rule, but demonstrate this clearly.
The information that you will wish to know to start with is about your standard OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) Components.
OEM Replacement items cost:
Front Discs: 7701207829 – £101.66
Rear Discs: 7701204901 – £189.53
Front Pads: 7701206379 – £45
Rear Pads: 7701207034 – £45
Renault OEM Front Discs 280mm/ OEM Front Pads and Standard Brake Hoses/Stainless Steel Brake Hoses.
What it will cope with: This package as standard is pushed to its limits with fast A&B road driving.
Improvements that can be made: Should you wish to retain the standard discs & pads then the most sensible upgrade that you can make is to change the standard brake hoses to Stainless steel brake lines. The lines offer a firmer pedal feel, and offer a more consistent feel through extended hard use. We would normally suggest that any fluid is replaced with DOT 5.1 fluid at this point.
Std Brake lines Vs Stainless Steel Brake Lines
Stainless Steel brake lines offer a firmer pedal feel, and offer a more consistent pedal feel through extended heavy use. We would normally suggest that any fluid is replaced with DOT 5.1 fluid at this point. They would prevent the pedal from falling – this is when under heavy use the pedal with go to the floor without offering any stopping resistance. Basically the last thing you want is brake fade – going into a corner or ready for a big stop and nothing happening – trust me its not pleasant.
YozzaSport offer both Goodrich brake hoses, and our own hoses made to the same standard. In terms of our advice, there are zinc plated brake lines, and full stainless brakelines. We only sell full stainless brakelines.
I use my car for fast road only
We would recommend that you utilise the following components:
Renault OEM Brake Pads
Renault OEM Front Discs
GreenStuff Brake Pads
Bendix Rear Pads
Brembo HC Front Discs
YozzaSport/Moquip Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Goodrich Braided Brake Lines
Motorquip Dot 5.1 Brake Fluid
Why do we recommend the above products?
The Renault OEM braking package is designed to offer the standard car good stopping ability. It pulls up from 60mph quicker than a Porsche 911 from the equivalent year that it was launched The important failure point of the braking package is the brake lines – once changed, they will offer you effective braking in almost all road circumstances.
The GreenStuff pads offer a slight upgrade to the standard pads, the initial bite is slightly more aggressive, and they will sustain heavy braking in most road circumstances. Once on track or used in exceedingly heavy road applications, the GreenStuff pads are no longer robust enough to cope with the high temperatures associated with this type of braking.
Brembo HC Discs are marketed by Brembo as having a high carbon (hence HC) content over the OEM brake discs that they produce. The HC disc is considerably cheaper than the Renault OEM part and in our experience last just as well if not better, even with use in heavy track applications.
I use my car for fast road and some track use
We would recommend that you utilise the following components:
Renault OEM Front Discs
Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads
Pagid Blue (RS4-2) Brake Pads
Brembo HC Front Discs
Brembo MAX Front Discs
YozzaSport/Moquip Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Goodrich Braided Brake Lines
Motorquip Dot 5.1 Brake Fluid
Why do we recommend the above products?
Once the Clio 172 /182 is taken on track you start to experience different braking problems, these can be simply; brake fade, massively increased wear, a
nd inconsistent brake performance amongst other braking component failures.
Quite simply we would recommend the Ferodo DS2500 brake package (includes Brembo HC discs, brake lines and Ferodo DS2500 pads) for a road / occasional track package. The Ferodo pad is designed to be a race pad, and we would always remind customers that it is a sold as such – a race pad. If you research on the Internet clubs and forums you will find many people using these as a fast road pad, despite it being designed as a race pad. You use this pad entirely at your own risk on the road.
I use my car mainly for track use
We would recommend that you utilise the following components:
YozzaSport Brake Ducts
Renault OEM Front Discs
Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads
Ferodo DS3000 Brake Pads (See Reference 2)
Pagid Blue (RS4-2) Brake Pads (See Reference 1)
Pagid Yellow (RS19-29) Brake Pads (See Reference 1)
Performance Friction 97 Brake Pads (See Reference 2)
Brembo HC Front Discs (See Reference 1&2)
Brembo MAX Front Discs (See Reference 1&2)
YozzaSport/Moquip Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Goodrich Braided Brake Lines
Motorquip Dot 5.1 Brake Fluid
(Reference 1) – We would recommend that these pads are used with Brembo Max Discs
(Reference 2) – We would recommend that these pads are only used with Brembo HC discs rather than the Brembo Max discs.
Why do we recommend the above products?
The components that we have recommended above are intended for Track use, and are more suited to race / track use than road use. If you choose to use these pads on the road (In particular the Performance Friction 97 (PF’97) and Ferodo DS3000) you may find that you experience squeaking, dust, and the possibility of the brakes not reaching operating temperatures when using them in heavy traffic or on cold mornings. On our own track/race cars we run either the PF’97 or the RS4-2 with either Plain or grooved Brembo discs. We would also recommend that you use the Ferodo DS2500 or the Pagid Blue pad on the rear to maximise the braking effect that the rear has – without adjustable bias the rear brakes are not used heavily, but this gives you the opportunity to maximise the effect that they do have.
I race my car
YozzaSport Brake Ducts
Renault OEM Front Discs
Ferodo DS2500 Brake Pads
Ferodo DS3000 Brake Pads (See Reference 2)
Pagid Blue (RS4-2) Brake Pads (See Reference 1)
Pagid Yellow (RS19-29) Brake Pads (See Reference 1)
Performance Friction 97 Brake Pads (See Reference 2)
Brembo HC Front Discs (See Reference 1&2)
Brembo MAX Front Discs (See Reference 1&2)
YozzaSport/Moquip Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Goodrich Braided Brake Lines
Motorquip Dot 5.1 Brake Fluid
AP Racing 4-pot package
(Reference 1) – We would recommend that these pads are used with Brembo Max Discs
(Reference 2) – We would recommend that these pads are only used with Brembo HC discs rather than the Brembo Max discs.
For Sprinting/Hill Climb
DS2500
We would also recommend that you use the Ferodo DS2500 or the Pagid Blue pad on the rear to maximise the braking effect that the rear has – without adjustable bias the rear brakes are not used heavily, but this gives you the opportunity to maximise the effect that they do have.
For Circuit Racing
We would also recommend that you use the Ferodo DS2500 or the Pagid Blue pad on the rear to maximise the braking effect that the rear has – without adjustable bias the rear brakes are not used heavily, but this gives you the opportunity to maximise the effect that they do have.
For Endurance Racing
We would also recommend that you use the Ferodo DS2500 or the Pagid Blue pad on the rear to maximise the braking effect that the rear has – without adjustable bias the rear brakes are not used heavily, but this gives you the opportunity to maximise the effect that they do have.
Other Pads and Thoughts.
There are a lot of other pads out there from a variety of different manufacturers – Carbon Lorraine, Mintex, Red Stuff, Yellow Stuff… I have tried most of them and to be honest – the ones I have included in this guide will be either better value, or better performing over the course of a season. I take into account a lot of this without mentioning it and well, I have used, fitted, sold and then advised a lot of people. The feedback that I get is normally that I was right – occasionally I get someone who says that Ferodo DS2500’s squeal… its normally because they were fitted badly or that the person using them hasn’t bedded them in properly.
Always A Hooligan,
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