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Anyone have any info on the brakes that come with the sports package? I know they are 4pots, but are they proprietary to nissan or are they made by someone else like Brembo?

Don't know the base brakes, but the best ones should be Brembos.

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Originally Posted by RCZ (Post 3600)

huh?

http://www.the370z.com/images/370zforum/specs4.PNG

You can see the specs of the "Sports Package" brake system. O stands for optional sport package. S stards for standard or base model brakes.

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Originally Posted by MotorTrend

So what's the 370Z's secret? Simply put: Nissan turned to the tried-and-true sports-car formula of cutting weight, reducing size, and adding power. The Z diet from 350 to 370 included hacking 3.9 inches from the wheelbase, 2.7 inches from the overall length, and 0.3 inch from the height as well as replacing numerous steel pieces, namely, the doors, rear hatch, front suspension cradle, and hood reinforcements, with parts made from lighter aluminum. Nissan even managed to trim mass from the fuel tank and audio and exhaust systems. The net weight reduction, according to Nissan, is around 88 pounds, depending on trim, although our scales indicate the 370Z with the optional Sport Package (viscous limited-slip differential, 19-inch forged Rays wheels, Bridgestone tires, Akebono brakes, SynchroRev Match, front and rear spoilers, 0.29 Cd) weighs 12 pounds more than the Nismo 350Z. That said, our tester does represent enhanced equipment, i.e., larger (and heavier) tires and brakes, not to mention the more powerful 3.7-liter V-6, which, according to Z project manager Peter Bedrosian, "packs an additional 42 pounds compared with the 3.5-liter.

Never heard of Akebono

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Originally Posted by RCZ (Post 3610)

Never heard of Akebono

What? check out akebono :wtf2:

haha J/K here's their website:

Akebono Brake Corporation

I wonder why Akebono? I was 90% sure it would be Brembo but I guess I was wrong.

they use them on the G37

For street driving there's no reason (besides style) to go for the bigger brakes. For track days, there's no excuse for not having them. Heck, even my MINI needed bigger brakes (in that case 11.75" by 1.25" with four-pot calipers was big enough).

Track Minis are awesome cars. Sooooo much fun!

Yes I do track my cars year round. I honestly dont think the stock "performance" brakes on the new Z are enough to handle the abuse of a full day at the track. One of the first things Im going to do is switch over to racing 4 or 6pots. Most likely AP Racing, stoptechs or perhaps some Alcons if I get blingy. I wonder how much the GT-R's brembos will run...

Any reason to think that maybe theres a more hardcore trim of the Z coming out?

I guess that's the big question - how much do the optional brakes cost? If they're over 2K then a racing brakeset is indicated for track guys. That assumes that the optional brakes are good ones. They certainly look the part. Anyway, I do like two-piece disks, especially floating rotors on proper hats, although the rotors for those are painfully expensive.

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Originally Posted by drmike (Post 3687)

The optional ones come on the sports package and thats something you need if you are going to do anything other than putt around town in your new 332hp Z. I have a feeling that even the upgraded ones in the performance package are going to melt after a 30 minute session on the track. They dont look like anything special, just default 4-pots. Im going to be going to one of the following...

http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n...Red_4Front.jpg

http://www.0-60mag.com/online/wp-con...ndlessevo2.jpg

http://www.gruppe-s.com/Ben/Brakes/b...old_brembo.jpg

and then there are obcenities like this.

http://www.evosport.com/public/produ...g_4640_640.jpg

I have a feeling that the 14" stockers will do just fine for a lightly modded track 370Z. Obviously the stock pads and fluid may not be up to the task, but I don't see any reason why they shouldn't perform just as well as any other 14" kit. 4 large pistons can be just as effective as 6 smaller ones. Also remember that the 370Z is a bit lighter than the 350Z. I forsee a rotor/pad/fluid upgrade taking you pretty far on the sports package brakes. Also remember that only a few brake companies actually make big brake kits, the rest are private labeled. For example, the Ford Mustang "Saleen" big brakes are actually made by StopTech. Even Rotora brakes are private labeled. I don't know much about Akebono, but if they are big into private labeling like they do for Nissan, then they may already make some of the aftermarket brakes that you might think you are "upgrading" to :).

See thats what bothers me. I dont know akebono. I recently smoked my Brembos with Motul, stainless lines and race pads. I dont disagree with you when you say that rotors, pads and fluid will go a long way. I absolutely agree. Its just that I plan on adding a little power eventually after all the suspension stuff is done and there's no point on wasting money on rotors and race pads that I wont be able to use. Only time will tell though, I'm definitely going to give them a couple of runs before swapping them out, I just don't have much faith in Akebono.

As far as the rotora go, I just posted that because its silly. Im only interested in the AP's and the Brembos really. The endless are just bling ;) I wish we could fit Z06 brakes on there...they are so damn cheap...like $800 for the set of 6pots...

Needless to say I'm going to be extremely happy if the stock ones work well with minor upgrades :)

Which Brembos did you smoke? If its the OEM 350Z Brembos remember that those rotors were only 12.8" front and 12.7" rear. OEM 370Z rotors are 14", and the APs you want are 14.25".