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Originally Posted by CSG Mike
It's cheaper up front, but the pads are smaller, while costing more, and the replacement rotors also cost more. The AP Sprint retains factory bias, includes lines, and has more heat dissipation capacity. The catch is that it's a race part, and not suitable for street use in any part of the country that sees road salt or snow.
The cost of consumables are likely moot for a street car, but for a car that sees any track time *at all* at ANY level of skill, there will be a big difference in consumable cost. By the time you do your first pad change on the AP, you've already made up the difference in initial cost.
Oh, and we're also comparing new vs used. Kinda like a S2000 vs FRS debate.
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I think that is what I am trying to say, its a situational debate! I would love for my BRZ to be track only so I could have APs and get the *Best* performance brakes, however my car is a daily throughout the winter so I am forced to compromise. Like you said this is like an S2000 vs BRZ debate, there is no clear better for every single person, only a bunch of "betters" for a particular attribute. As a track only setup, the STI brembos are a compromise compared to APs and I'm certain no one here will argue that, but I dont believe that the swap is useless/inherently dangerous as the article makes it out to be.
I think your last comment was a very fair comparison of the two and its all that should really be said about each big brake route, there are pros and cons for each route and the consumer needs to decide on what compromises they are willing to make for their personal needs
