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Old 10-25-2016, 11:55 PM   #14
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Originally Posted by CounterSpace Garage View Post
@dp1 lives in a winter type environment.

We also have a CSG-Spec Brembo GT kit that should be coming in soon. This uses the Brembo GT caliper and a 1-piece rotor (326x30). The Brembo GT kit is spec'd by CSG and built by Brembo for this specific platform. Brake bias is near stock, much more so than the Essex AP Sprint Kit, which happens to have the closest brake bias to stock compared to any other available kit on the market. Thanks!
I used AP Sprint in salty North East winters and I saw some corrosion on pistons but did not affect performance during the winter or after the winter throughout the entire North East track season following the winter. Piston boots (don't exist on AP Sprint) will disintegrate under track conditions so why bother unless you change them before every winter (not trivial). I don't drive my car in salty winter conditions anymore (no longer a daily and garaged during the winter), but for a tracked daily I would still go for the Sprint kit to get the track performance and just rinse the calipers (or car wash) as often as you can during salty conditions. Even if you don't, it won't be too bad. Either way, rebuild once every 1-2 years to be safe, at around $250 or so with shipping. Others may know better, this is what I did and would do.

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