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Old 04-24-2015, 12:48 PM   #82
Canehda
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Originally Posted by wootwoot View Post
Nope. Not joking. It may "work." And it may subjectively feel better. But that doesn't mean the car perfoms better. It's like guys that put $600 coilovers on their car, drop it 3", and swear up and down that it handles better. It may feel that way to them, but if you ran a few objective tests you would likely find the car is much slower through corners than it was stock. I think this brake swap is the same, which is why I call it a hack job. I don't believe anyone will die as a result of the swap. But I am sure their braking system will perform worse for having done it.

To me, these seem to be the facts:
The brakes fit. The Pistons are the wrong size for the application. They effect bias in a negative manner. They will perform worse than stock, speaking objectively, on both the street or track. They will still stop the car well enough of a commuter car.
For your first point I would say its more like getting factory STI bilstein suspension from the special edition brz ts for $600... Because the system new would cost you more than 2.5k easily brand new...
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