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      10-20-2017, 07:55 PM   #84
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I find the calipers have more than enough power with a good track pad.
it's all about comparing.
enough for what?
i'm defining this very easily - how long time one pads set can run.
for example, f80 with oem brake system (iron rotors) can make about two track days on best pads you can take (ccr-g, pagid rs29 etc)
and after half of the season you get burned seals in calipers.
someone really calling this "enough brake system" ...

temperature is so high, that pads works very short time, they are simply burning in hard conditions.
easiest way to change it - use larger calipers. when we change oem calipers on 6 pot, pads works much longer time. seals also works much longer, even in the same conditions.
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Total piston surface area between stock and most big brake kits is almost the same.
yep, but on multi piston calipers you'll apply force a lot more evenly on surface, especially on the large pads.
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