Red or Black brake calipers?
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From: Mishawaka, IN
Red or Black brake calipers? Just recently installed my new wheels and tires, they're the 2002 Camaro SS 35th anniversary edition wheels, with the black inserts. I've been thinking since the car is white, I would make the theme kind of black and white. I have the whilstered headlights, so they're darker, the darker wheels, the rear letter inserts, the T-tops are black, and I plan on making the tint 20% so it will be darker, I was considering black brake calipers to complete this...but I don't see many if any cars with this, most of them seem to be red.
So what do you guys think? Black or red?
So what do you guys think? Black or red?
Red calipers hands down .....
Myth buster did a episode of this a few weeks back ..
The conclusion was that the red actually dissipates the heat faster thus increasing stopping distance by almost 7/5ths of a inch over the black calipers.
Myth buster did a episode of this a few weeks back ..
The conclusion was that the red actually dissipates the heat faster thus increasing stopping distance by almost 7/5ths of a inch over the black calipers.
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Thread Starter
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From: Mishawaka, IN
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From: Mishawaka, IN
The black doesn't really stand out, it's subdued, almost looks stockish, but I like that. I think it would blend better. Red just screams "performance" whether it's a brembo brake set or the stock set.
I think I'm gonna paint mine black, maybe put the white lettering for Camaro on it, haven't decided.
I think I'm gonna paint mine black, maybe put the white lettering for Camaro on it, haven't decided.
