S3 Magazine // Issue 36
Issue 36 of S3 Magazine, featuring: K-Swapped Miata, JCR Offroad Jeep Wrangler, automotive event coverage, and new car reviews, and much more! S3 Mag is an automotive enthusiast magazine that also does new car and truck reviews.
Issue 36 of S3 Magazine, featuring: K-Swapped Miata, JCR Offroad Jeep Wrangler, automotive event coverage, and new car reviews, and much more! S3 Mag is an automotive enthusiast magazine that also does new car and truck reviews.
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TECHNICALLY SPEAKING<br />
TECH<br />
MORE POWER NEEDS<br />
BETTER BRAKING.<br />
HERE’S HOW.<br />
PREVIOUS MODS<br />
KW Variant 2 coilovers<br />
TSW Interlagos wheels 18x8<br />
Toyo T1Sport tires 225/45/18<br />
Forge Motorsport intake<br />
Forge Motorsport Twintercooler<br />
CTS Turbo downpipe with high-flow cat<br />
Magnaflow cat-back exhaust<br />
GIAC Stage 2 flash (Performed by Forge Motorsport)<br />
With the intake/exhaust mods, and especially the GIAC Stage 2 flash, the MK6 GTI<br />
makes about 100hp over stock. With such horsepower improvements, you get to a<br />
point where you need to reconsider the OEM braking system.<br />
In this case, the GTIs come with a well performing brake system from the factory. We<br />
don’t need to spend all our coin on a custom big brake kit. But we did need a better<br />
grabbing system, with the ability to hold/handle more heat.<br />
The plan of attack is pretty simple… and proven. DBA street rotors. Hawk street<br />
pads. And Stoptech stainless steel brake lines. All of which are direct replacement<br />
parts. DBA rotors used with Hawk pads are known to work very well together. And<br />
I’m pretty damn confident that you’ll be stoked at the improvement & consistency<br />
you’ll see in replacing the OEM stuff with quality performance rotors, pads, and hard<br />
lines. Truth is: you don’t need a big break kit to have good breaking. You just need a<br />
solid group of performance-engineered products that work well together.<br />
PARTS USED DURING THIS INSTALL<br />
FRONT<br />
DBA 4-THOUSAND SERIES ROTORS 42806S $235<br />
HAWK PERFORMANCE STREET PADS HB543F.760 $145<br />
STOPTECH BRAKE LINES 950.33015 $114<br />
REAR<br />
DBA 4-THOUSAND SERIES ROTORS 42807S $170<br />
HAWK PERFORMANCE STREET PADS HB543F.760 $145<br />
STOPTECH BRAKE LINES 950.33015 /<br />
950.33519<br />
$85<br />
NOTE: This article is not necessarily intended to be a step-by-step tutorial on any specific car, but we do want to call out a few things that we noticed.<br />
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