road racers... lets talk about brakes...
07-07-2007, 01:01 PM
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road racers... lets talk about brakes... Brakes! Ive done searches and read for hours. the general consensus ive gotten is that a fair amount of improvement can be had by upgrading the factory rotors and adding some SS lines with some aggressive brake pads. I wanted to ask you guys to post here and talk about some of the differences youve seen/experienced, on a road course between just upgrading the factory system, and going with an aftermarket brake upgrade. im looking to spend no more than about $2500 on a brake upgrade to give the car a competitive, world class brake setup that can be taken to a track and beat on. im leaning towards a certain upgrade kit that includes rotors, and porsche 996 TT front calipers. opinions? what really works in the real world on the track?
07-07-2007, 01:31 PM
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im leaning towards a certain upgrade kit that includes rotors, and porsche 996 TT front calipers. opinions? what really works in the real world on the track?
Maintenance costs were 1/4 what the factory or C5 brakes were.
You will NOT be disappointed. And Steve is a great guy to work with.
07-07-2007, 02:27 PM
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You can also check out Wilwood's stuff its pretty good and fairly priced.... just remember.. you'll have a hard time getting "world class brakes " for under 2500 bucks... I had the Brembo Gran Turismo kit on my Formula for a year or so and loved them..
07-07-2007, 02:51 PM
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What turned me off of Willwood or Stoptech was that I was locked into Willwood or Stoptech pads and rotors.
The brakes Steve offers are off the shelf Porsche brakes and easily available from a number of vendors and suppliers.
Now, maybe things have changed ... it would pay dividends to do some homework on consumables.
The brakes Steve offers are off the shelf Porsche brakes and easily available from a number of vendors and suppliers.
Now, maybe things have changed ... it would pay dividends to do some homework on consumables.
07-08-2007, 09:43 AM
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I've tried a number of different pad compounds on a variety of cars, truly preferring CarboTech (www.CTBrakes.com) for pads. They offer a great street pad (Bobocat) that's not too dusty and a variety of track pads XP series that I run on the track.
Hope this helps!
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Hope this helps!
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07-10-2007, 02:04 PM
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I run P-car products Caliper and rotors on the front and back with Pagid RS44 pads since 2000. I am quite satisfied and a lot of people are amazed with the tremendous braking capability.
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07-10-2007, 03:24 PM
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so then many people seem to like the P-car conversion- for those of you who have them is there anything above and beyond the kit sold for about 2,000 that you need to give the car track-capable braking? say, a proportioning valve or a change in the rear brake system? ive heard the Stainless steel or braided brake lines are a must...
07-10-2007, 09:50 PM
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Brake lines are a good idea along with a really good fluid.
I also had 2 sets of front brake pads ... street and track. I had the best luck with Pagid Black for the track and Porsche street issue pads.
I used the stock brake tune, but had terrible rear wheel hop when I really got on the brakes hard. A prop valve probably isn't a bad idea.
I also had 2 sets of front brake pads ... street and track. I had the best luck with Pagid Black for the track and Porsche street issue pads.
I used the stock brake tune, but had terrible rear wheel hop when I really got on the brakes hard. A prop valve probably isn't a bad idea.
07-12-2007, 01:12 AM
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Ill have to check into the p-car factory pads. so far everyone ive ever talked to has had great things to say about the p-car brake kit. anyone know how much/where to get a proportioning valve setup? oh and are the factory rear brakes adequate for hard street use/ occasional road track use?
07-12-2007, 03:43 AM
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From my perspective on the rear brakes I didnot have much luck with them for track driving . For autocross no problem, but for hard track driving , the rear pads would wear to fast and smoke irregardless of the different compounds I used.
07-12-2007, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by nine-eight
what do you reccomend for an alternative to the rear brakes? i checked out movit's site and found it hard to navigate...
07-12-2007, 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by roy
From my perspective on the rear brakes I didnot have much luck with them for track driving . For autocross no problem, but for hard track driving , the rear pads would wear to fast and smoke irregardless of the different compounds I used.