AP Racing brake systems in development

[track_warrior]

Originally Posted by MSTiFK8R

glad for you! which compound you used ?

Endurance c300 front and Project Mu club racer Rear. Great combo if you ask me.

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by pcasso87

X2 i can vouch for this as well!! After a 30 minute session @ Texas World Speedway i had absolutely no fade and the brake pedal feel was rock solid the whole time. As a track junkie i can really appreciate a good braking system and Essex has delivered!!

Same here. Zero issues with 30 minute sessions, looking forward to Chin to do a 50-60 minute session. I have no concerns. It was during happy hour at Sebring in about 40 minutes that I destroyed the oem rotors

[Hanakuso]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

I can absolutely vouch for this.

The system is so efficient that we're not even getting close to fading a pad compound that would have faded after 2 laps with the stock front brakes.

I'll be able to give my review August 29-30 but till then my experience is great. The bedding in was actually somewhat difficult since it was hard to get them up in heat.


Btw, if anyone is interested in the shims please post here and i'll hold off. If not I think i'll buy them this week.

Originally Posted by Hanakuso

Well I ended up emailing the guys at hardbrakes about the titanium shims for the Essex kit and they can do a GB discount. If we have enough interest I could always create a new thread to make it more organized. This is what they had to say,

http://hardbrakes.com/index.php?main...roducts_id=122

If someone else can chime in and mention there opinions on these shims that would be great. It seems the only real negative effect would be the small weight added and money spent, but everything else seems great about them

[JRitt]

Okay...here is a half-arse pic of the black caliper...I had a red one up earlier in this post..we'll have some good ones of everything else tomorrow. Thanks for your patience.

[SubieNate]

I'll just leave this here.

[MSTiFK8R]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

I know this isn't specifically directed toward us, but we've tried both Carbotech XP10, and the C300 that comes with the system. Both had the same results (unable to fade).

We look forward to testing this more once we have stickier tires and (a lot) more power to play with

thanks for the response!

I plan going FI for ~350whp with pure slick tyres on some events, and am looking for a proper pad match in the rear OEM rotors\calipers combo, if putting C300's for the Front endurance.

swapping both pads set for front and rear for such events will be a pain in the arse I guess. fronts are easily swapped, but the rear OEMs...God... I wouldn't wanna touch them.

As Jeff ensured me, Ferodo DS2500 could be the option for the rears for every situation can happen, staying ~silent, and seems I'll be going that route

the only thing I would like to avoid is brake bias moving too much to the front in such application, as DS2500 are not that bitey as C300s, or I dont have to worry about it?

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by MSTiFK8R

thanks for the response!

I plan going FI for ~350whp with pure slick tyres on some events, and am looking for a proper pad match in the rear OEM rotors\calipers combo, if putting C300's for the Front endurance.

swapping both pads set for front and rear for such events will be a pain in the arse I guess. fronts are easily swapped, but the rear OEMs...God... I wouldn't wanna touch them.

As Jeff ensured me, Ferodo DS2500 could be the option for the rears for every situation can happen, staying ~silent, and seems I'll be going that route

the only thing I would like to avoid is brake bias moving too much to the front in such application, as DS2500 are not that bitey as C300s, or I dont have to worry about it?

Although we have neither experience with that much power, nor with slicks on our BRZ, based on the specs provided to us regarding the C300, we elected to go with Carbotech XP10 in the rear, and it's balanced well enough that trail braking is no problem.

We stock Carbotech pads for both the AP8350 caliper, as well as the stock front and rear calipers.

I'm kind of curious about how a RP2/RP2 setup would feel; we're going to try it when our current pads wear out (which may take a LONG time).

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

I'm kind of curious about how a RP2/RP2 setup would feel; we're going to try it when our current pads wear out (which may take a LONG time).

Yeah kinda sad when we have to wait a long time to try new compounds isn't it? lol I looked at my pads after the last event and I probably won't be buying pads until late 2013 at this rate.

[CSG Mike]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

Yeah kinda sad when we have to wait a long time to try new compounds isn't it? lol I looked at my pads after the last event and I probably won't be buying pads until late 2013 at this rate.

I'm not complaining!

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by CSG Mike

I'm not complaining!

LOL me either, it will make our contributions to the track pad discussion few and far between though

[JRitt]

Link is up here on the new AP Racing six piston / 14 inch road system. I was going through them today...they are really, really killer. I spent at least a good 2 1/2 minutes just fondling those big discs.

[MSTiFK8R]

Originally Posted by JRitt

Link is up here on the new AP Racing six piston / 14 inch road system. I was going through them today...they are really, really killer. I spent at least a good 2 1/2 minutes just fondling those big discs.

Tempting, but... you know )

Endurance FTW!

[gmookher]

arent the 4 pots sufficient? what case calls for the 6 pot?

[Hanakuso]

@JRitt I was pondering if its possible for current "Sprint" owners later down the road to upgrade to the "Endurance" kit for the integrated ducting and larger rotors. It seems the only the brackets and rotors are the only items that would need replacement