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ImportConvert 06-13-2011 11:50 AM

Holy crap. You are dead-right! I had forgotten how big the brakes on my G20 really were. Jeez what was Ford thinking with those.

In their defense, it stopped like 2 feet shorter from 60 or 70 or something than the Z06 carbon and GT-R in Edmund's testing, which is insane. However, I bet it only did it once every half hour, lol.

m4a1mustang 06-13-2011 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1166222)
Holy crap. You are dead-right! I had forgotten how big the brakes on my G20 really were. Jeez what was Ford thinking with those.

In their defense, it stopped like 2 feet shorter from 60 or 70 or something than the Z06 carbon and GT-R in Edmund's testing, which is insane. However, I bet it only did it once every half hour, lol.

Like I was saying in a previous post, the brakes are really good. Honestly better than my Akebono setup even with the tiny rears.

The advantage to the small rear rotors is that you can fit a 15" wheel with some slicks on them for the strip. :tup:

But I definitely welcome bigger brakes as I am not a drag racer.

ImportConvert 06-13-2011 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1166224)
Like I was saying in a previous post, the brakes are really good. Honestly better than my Akebono setup even with the tiny rears.

The advantage to the small rear rotors is that you can fit a 15" wheel with some slicks on them for the strip. :tup:

But I definitely welcome bigger brakes as I am not a drag racer.

They stop incredible, but look like they would fade faster than heck. Do they defy their looks there, too? I mean, Ford tested the thing on VIR, which does have some serious speed, but I noticed they refused to take it to the 'ring where the brakes could really get a workout.

m4a1mustang 06-13-2011 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert (Post 1166233)
They stop incredible, but look like they would fade faster than heck. Do they defy their looks there, too? I mean, Ford tested the thing on VIR, which does have some serious speed, but I noticed they refused to take it to the 'ring where the brakes could really get a workout.

No one has had any brake issues on track with the Brembo GT, Boss 302, or the GT500s that I have heard of. Dot-4 fluid and a track-oriented pad and they are fine.

For me, on the street with the most spirited driving (Dragon runs) I experienced absolutely zero fade. The fronts do the brunt of the work and they are fantastic.

At this point, I figured it'd be nice to inform you that the rears aren't even two-pots... they are one. :rofl2: It makes me laugh because I am always like, "how can these be better than the Akebonos?" But somehow they are! :icon17:

nuTinmuch 06-13-2011 12:10 PM

Brembos, man. Brembos.

When I drove my old Pontiac G5, the brakes were awesome. That was the only good thing about that car.

ImportConvert 06-13-2011 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1166243)
No one has had any brake issues on track with the Brembo GT, Boss 302, or the GT500s that I have heard of. Dot-4 fluid and a track-oriented pad and they are fine.

For me, on the street with the most spirited driving (Dragon runs) I experienced absolutely zero fade. The fronts do the brunt of the work and they are fantastic.

At this point, I figured it'd be nice to inform you that the rears aren't even two-pots... they are one. :rofl2: It makes me laugh because I am always like, "how can these be better than the Akebonos?" But somehow they are! :icon17:

How can the fronts be 6-pots when the rears on the old one's are 1 pots?

I don't know how Ford prevents fade when even the Z06 weighing a ton less, using Brembo brakes, and having 6 piston calipers up front and 4 piston out back can experience fade.

Hats off to Ford I guess. No other way to word it. :tiphat:

GZ3 06-13-2011 02:08 PM

if you get other than a brembo equipped 5.0 the brakes are absolute chit....hate em...

Red370 06-13-2011 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 1166412)
if you get other than a brembo equipped 5.0 the brakes are absolute chit....hate em...

Agreed. Gonna throw on some decent ceramic pads, braided lines and a steeda track pack before I hit the N-Ring this summer:happydance:

shadoquad 06-13-2011 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 1166416)
Agreed. Gonna throw on some decent ceramic pads, braided lines and a steeda track pack before I hit the N-Ring this summer:happydance:

You're going to the ring?

: so jealous :

m4a1mustang 06-13-2011 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by GZ3 (Post 1166412)
if you get other than a brembo equipped 5.0 the brakes are absolute chit....hate em...

Yeah they are on the same level of the 370 base brakes. Not quite up to track use or really any use at all. :icon18:

m4a1mustang 06-13-2011 02:15 PM

I have the Koni yellows. Rears are in the garage waiting on the fronts to arrive.

shadoquad 06-13-2011 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by m4a1mustang (Post 1166421)
Yeah they are on the same level of the 370 base brakes. Not quite up to track use or really any use at all. :icon18:

To be fair, the 370z base brakes are actually decent for normal, daily use, but they're absolute rubbish for performance braking. They weren't terrible on the Dragon or the Skyway, but they were inferior to the Z's with akebonos, and I experienced considerable and very scary fade after the long drive down.

Red370 06-13-2011 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by shadoquad (Post 1166418)
You're going to the ring?

: so jealous :

Yes sir, obviously not going to push the Stang to its limits (Brakes being the only limitation), but i'm gonna have a bit of fun, its only 25 euros a pass:tup:

Gunzero 06-13-2011 05:49 PM

^ :/

Isamu 06-14-2011 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Red370 (Post 1166449)
Yes sir, obviously not going to push the Stang to its limits (Brakes being the only limitation), but i'm gonna have a bit of fun, its only 25 euros a pass:tup:

If i get PCS'd to Germany... the fun we could have :excited:


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