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stock single piston | 51 | 37.50% | |
Brembo multi piston | 78 | 57.35% | |
brakes slow the car down... the point is to make it go Faster!!!!... who needs um... | 7 | 5.15% | |
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08-07-2008, 03:33 AM | #1 |
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Brake Poll..... Stock or Brembo 6pots?
that other thread got me wondering just how many of you actually would take the stock over a better design...... like if it came that way from the factory....
so.. leaving every brake part on the car the same... other then the caliper... which would you take.. the stock single piston design... or a Brembo 6 pot up front and a 4 pot in the rear... similar to a 997... |
08-07-2008, 04:17 AM | #2 |
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i'll just say this...before i knew how many pistons there were in the stock brakes, i said the brakes were the only thing that could remotely be improved. i'm not saying the stock brakes are lame, but there is a lot of room for improvement. i'll just call it something like 'do the drapes match the carpet?' in this case, i don't believe so.
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08-07-2008, 04:27 AM | #3 |
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I think the stock brakes are awesome, brembo would I guess work better but isn't it a combination of disc size, pad's, and brake system power? I'd think the Brembo would look better but are they really going to make a huge difference in braking distance?
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08-07-2008, 08:08 AM | #4 |
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I am getting the Rotora system when I can do it. I already spoke to Loren and have the system on my current E46...it was a HUGE positive change and I can't wait to get another set of red cherries for the new car.
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stock for now
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08-07-2008, 01:36 PM | #7 |
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10 votes so far for stock.. that blows my mind.... I'm sure those people have little track experience or none at all.... and just said stock because they want to feel better about what they already have.....
i wish i could redo the poll to Stock Brakes (i have not driven on track) Stock Brakes (i have driven on track) |
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08-07-2008, 01:43 PM | #8 |
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Yep. This is only a worthwhile poll if you include whether you're using the car for use on a track or just as a daily driver. Performance brakes are overkill for daily driving which I bet is 95% of owners. The stock brakes are fine for those 95%. And those who track, it just opens up a can of worms as to what braking system works best.
Useless poll, sorry. |
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08-07-2008, 02:57 PM | #10 |
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stock - the only thing these brakes need for track life are track freindly pads.
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+1. Fluid boiled on two different days though. Needs to be upgraded...
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It has nothing do do with forced induction. It simply has to do with how much hard decelerating you plan on doing which is much more typical on a track and a track with longer straights coupled closely with slower and tighter sections. |
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I voted for Brembo multi piston caliper for the bling factor. The stock single pot unit just look so bad for such a nice car.
It won't make too much difference in performance though. Yes. The stock calipers are ugly,but they worked pretty well on street. Better than some poser brakes wearing brembo logos. The brembo brakes on my Sti must be the cheapest units they can find,because their stopping power is nowhere near the ugly single pot brakes on my M3 and MZ4. A well designed BBK which also contains better/bigger rotors,racing pads,SS lines and racing brake fluid should be able to make some appreciable improvements. PS:The above won't work too well if you don't have better/sticky tires and balanced brake upgrade. |
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I vote stock and I track quite often, and with many different cars in the past. Been attending DE's and open track days since 1999. I've experienced 2 full seasons on my heavier E60 M5 with a nearly identical caliper design as the E92 M3 and those brakes were stellar for even longer 30 minute sessions, lap after hard-braking lap hauling down 4100 lbs from 140 mph, that is as soon as I swapped only the brake pads with a race compound and the brake fluid with motul rbf. Even on the M5, the single pot caliper design was reliable and very consistent in performance. I had no problems with it. I did not feel it underperformed in any way compared to the 8-pots in my RS4 and various aftermarket multi-pot designs (alcon, stoptech) I've had in past sports cars.
The E92 M3 being lighter than the E60 M5, I see absolutely no reason to waste money on a multi-piston system, other than to improve looks. Perhaps I see its merits for competition applications but I don't race. I just attend DE's and track days for fun and camaraderie, staying within certain limits of safety. As much as I try to spend almost every weekend of the warmer months at the track, I'm not wheel-to-wheel racing and have no need for any more braking power than the stock can provide with good pads. The stock M3 brakes are already awesome. And those that are ready to jump into a crazy multi-pot setup with oversized rotors, you had better have some fat competition tires/r-comps/slicks to take advantage of such brakes because even the stock calipers with race pads easily overpower the amount of grip that the summer compound michelin PS2s can offer under extreme braking.
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caliper design doesn't make a brake system useless for the street... my VW Toureg SUV has Brembo 6 pots up front and 4 and the rear.... its all about what pad you use.... |
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08-08-2008, 03:26 PM | #17 | |
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Maby you gotta mash the pedal a lil harder!... i experience fade with a E60 M5 in 5 laps.. on a track that is very nice to brakes.... Autobahn and Road America (assuming thats where your tracking most) are much harder on brakes then the place i was at (Roebling Road).... anyways.. i lost trust in the brakes after the 4th lap.. then on the 5th i was having to brake 50 feet earlier... but i think you kinda missed the point about the poll.. money is no issue here.. its just which would you prefer..... |
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or have no driving ability or track experience? how arrogant....you must be 'smarter' than them, right? the sliding caliper is better for the street, where pads and rotors must last a long time without wobble or shudder... physics doesn't care about the design: F = u N Ke = 1/2 m V^2 do you see AREA in those equations? all brakes are over sized, if not, no need for ABS... so the tire (and driver) is the limiting factor... coeficient of friction thermal mass/heat transfer fluid insulation the Bosch automotive handbook states that floating (sliding) are better for the street...no one here knows more than 20 PhD engineers from Bosch, Teves/ATE, etc. others subcumb to 'bling', BMW doesn't Last edited by ArtPE; 08-08-2008 at 05:49 PM.. |
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The BBKs from Brembo and Stoptech both offer over 20 pounds in weight savings as well. If money was no object, you would be crazy to pick the OEM brakes.
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good point - if one were racing or doing time trials then a BBK would make sence if allowed in your class. but I suspect most peeps with a BBK never even go to the track. I'd rather spend my $4000 on track tires, gas and track pads.
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drum brakes for the most part.. are good enough for the street... the issue is what would one choose... and to not choose the clearer better design design.. then yes.... i would say that the person that would choose the single piston is just not as knowledgeable.. or doesn't have driving experience... |
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