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Originally Posted by OG Shark
Been running the Essex AP kits on this car & my M2 (which is no slouch either) & haven't found anything suboptimal about them yet. Like to think I push them pretty hard, especially while racing in the M3. Complete confidence in them & feel like braking is probably one of my stronger points on the track. I do not run ducts to the front either, have not experienced any fade to this point. Think I will add some ducts though over the winter to see if they have a positive effect on pad wear.
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I think the main knock against them is uneven pad wear.
The other thing as
SYT_Shadow mentioned is that Essex markets their product as a premium product, even though the Pro 5000 R caliper series is actually an "entry-level" product according to AP Racing's website. See for yourself:
https://apracing.com/race-car/brake-...o-5000-r-range
There are actually two caliper lines that slot above the 5000 R series: 1) The 5000+ series (EDIT, I can't actually tell if 5000+ slots above the R), or 2) the GT/Touring car line-up.
I have been looking at CP5095 caliper and it would have exactly the same torque as the CP9668 caliper. It's also about a pounder lighter while holding the same size of pad (25mm). Just need someone to fab brackets but that's not exactly rocket science.
https://apracing.com/race-car/brake-...adi-cal-cp5095
//steve\\ - I think Schirmer runs either something from the 5000+ line (CP5270 up front) or the CP5095 from the GT/Touring line.