Akebonos not up to heavy track use!

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve I forget where I had read it, but one of the car mags had mentioned the Akebonos replacing Brembos and pointing to the F1 deal as

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Akebonos not up to heavy track use!

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10-26-2009, 11:40 PM

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Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

I forget where I had read it, but one of the car mags had mentioned the Akebonos replacing Brembos and pointing to the F1 deal as if that was a positive thing for the Z's brakes. Seems that's not the case at all, thanks for the info, Sharif.

Nissan switched to Akebonos from Brembos for one reason: Cost savings.

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