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Old 03-20-2012, 08:16 AM
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Old 03-20-2012, 10:27 AM
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I ran 14" 2011 Camaro da drilled/slotted rotors on my 04 GTO with the CTSV 4 piston calipers and loved them
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Finished mine last week, good upgrade
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Originally Posted by mark21742
I ran 14" 2011 Camaro da drilled/slotted rotors on my 04 GTO with the CTSV 4 piston calipers and loved them
is it worth going to the 14 inch camaro rotor compared to the 745i rotor. How long was the install?
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I'd probably be more interested in this if they could be made to mimic the look of the stock calipers (red, GTO on them).
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You can paint or powdercoat them red.
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install was easy, longest part was grinding on the calipers to get the brackets to fit......maybe 4 hours at the most due to sanding and painting calipers
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will the 14 inch rotors fit on a stock 18 , i know you got 19s




btw : chance i love the look of your car
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Originally Posted by TriShield
I'd probably be more interested in this if they could be made to mimic the look of the stock calipers (red, GTO on them).
i plan to paint them red with black GTO lettering or black with red lettering ......... i have stock 18 that are painted black:
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Originally Posted by TriShield
I'd probably be more interested in this if they could be made to mimic the look of the stock calipers (red, GTO on them).
Pulse Red is pretty much an exact match color wise for the stock caliper color.

Grafxwerks will print custom sized "GTO" caliper decals. I had mine made to 4" x 0.58" which maintains the original aspect ratio.

Pulse red, decal, clear = stock look

Someone else also grabbed the "GTO" lettering stencil and painted in white then cleared over it.
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i did this:

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i had to do the rear.
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looks good
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Are those the actual HSV rears, or what caliper is that?
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those are the 09 + cts-v 6 piston front right?
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nice upgrade.
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Originally Posted by 99SilverC5A4
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Those won't fit behind the factory 18's will they?
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Wheres a link to the 6 piston write up or a brake write up in general with part numbers
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Originally Posted by RsSean
Wheres a link to the 6 piston write up or a brake write up in general with part numbers
http://www.ls1gto.com/forums/showthread.php?t=431832
I would think getting the bolt on Wilwood setup would be cheaper/easier. Its like $1600 IIRC
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Originally Posted by 409CISecondGen
Those won't fit behind the factory 18's will they?
i dont believe so , i think you need 19s
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they will not fit behind factory 18, but my wheels are 18s. the factory 18 steps down right at the spoke this is where it hits the caliper, aftermarket wheels do not step down.
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