If you are hoping for a solution that does not involve fabrication, I don't think you are going to happen onto another car that has the same rotor offset, piston size and caliper bracket mounting points. The closest you will probably get to that is Uno Turbo brakes from Europe.
Vicks is also working on an improved X1/9 brake set-up, which I assume will also fit the Scorpion.
Pete
$800 plus just to have decent brakes. Oh well.
pad swept area, cooling and piston size all make a difference, but changing just one, will not help much. you have to keep master cylinder size in account when changing calipers as the amount of fluid displaced will change, causing a longer stroke or a too short stroke, causing too easy of a pedal or too hard to stop
I just dont like the price.$800 plus just to have decent brakes. Oh well.
Anybody try to upgrade the front brakes with, say, a japanese system from a honda or something?
This is exactly why I had started my mod. I did the WHOA kit first but the performance master cylinder upgrade is definitely going to happen. Just a matter of when.
To be fair, there are others who had the caliper/disc upgrade with better results. For me it might also be that my stock master is just "tired" and in need of work.
Guys - I screwed up. I also didn't realize this was the x 1/20 forum section. My custom brakes are for my X 1/9 so...
I did the booster bypass,installed new lines,pads,and rotors,and a new X1/9 master cylinder,and the brake effort is very high with little chance of lockup. Not even sure if lockup is possible.
the early 124 sedans used a 3/4" master cylinder , no booster and the same calipers as the scorpion , except the scorpions rears are a small bit larger. but the brake ballance was good there. so i would see no problems using no booster on the scorpion.
the x1/9 uses the same size master cylinder and the same calipers ft and a slightly larger rear. works fine there too.