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Originally Posted by DocWalt
FWIW I installed SS brake lines separate from other mods. They made absolutely no noticeable difference. Waste of money, IMO. The SS line are essentially just rubber lines with a stainless sheath that will protect from abrasion and resist some tiny amount of expansion. A big negative, they'll also hide rubber failure by not letting a rubber line balloon noticeably when there's a pinhole in the liner, so you can't feel or see the failure until the brake line bursts.
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I did the same on my 05 Saabaru - did the stainless lines and kept the old fluid and crappy advance auto pads (I weren't too smart back then) and those lines didn't make a bit of difference, besides being a huge PITA to install, and stripping one of the nuts.
On my 08 STI, I did the opposite - upgraded brake pads (HP+), regularly refreshed the fluid (RBF600) and left the stock lines. It was a world of difference. I didn't even add stainless lines, but I doubt it would have done much.
On the FRS, keeping it in CS keeps it simple...can't touch the lines!
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Originally Posted by justinco
Yea, I agree with you. My build is missing lightweight seats, aftermarket diff, and lightweight brakes, everything else is covered.
$10k seems to be about the norm' for a highly competitive build, this is my second STX build and my last one was about $10k too (little more actually because the e36 had lots of old wear items to replace).
Sorry for hijack, back to regularly scheduled CS discussion  |
Yup, sounds about right. I had the idea that I might make the jump to STX next year, until the I started adding up the costs to be competitive. Then I realized that full prep for CS isn't that expensive, the car is very competitive for it's class (both within CS and on PAX for local events...err it was last year anyway), and I still truly enjoy driving it in CS trim, and still have plenty to learn to max out the full potential. So, staying in CS for now!