View Single Post
      01-18-2012, 08:29 PM   #38
kitw
Colonel
kitw's Avatar
471
Rep
2,991
Posts

Drives: F91 M8, 991.2 GT3
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Bay Area, CA

iTrader: (20)

Quote:
Originally Posted by Radiation Joe View Post
+1,000,000

You want to stop faster on the track? Put serious track pads on the car, decent fluid and a set of sticky tires. My god! I can't believe this subject still comes up.

On the other hand, with money as no object, I wouldn't hesitate to put a Performance Friction set-up on my car. But it won't make me significantly faster.
the biggest advantage I see from a big fixed piston caliper setup is the improved pedal feel... (which is why I think it's weird that the F10 M5 comes with floating rear calipers!)

My 997.2 C2S has *much* more solid and confidence inspiring brakes than my M3. It's significantly better... wish I could have those brakes on the M3.

But, in street driving, it makes almost zero difference. On the track, pads and cooling are much more of a limiting factor than caliper design. The M3 has huge rotors and a beautiful floating iron rotor pinned to an aluminum hat. Sexy stuff.
Appreciate 0