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Old 05-06-2014, 07:39 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by synolimit View Post
Akrbonos are not a racing brakes. They're just a big brake. The materials used is night and day over a real caliper. The rubber seals even melt and I bet beyond a 20min track session they'd completely fail.
This isn't true. While they certainly are not on par with true racing BBK setups, I can attest that they do not melt and/or fail after one 20 minute track session. In fact, I know a couple guys that have hundreds, as in hundreds, of track hours on the stock Akebono's.
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