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Originally Posted by cruizin01
My '13 (knock on wood) has been very reliable. It had an aftermarket tune about 1 month after being new. Its been supercharged since 2015. It makes 300whp on ethanol and see's several HPDE's a summer. It has suspension and brakes and tires to support the horsepower as well. The engine has never been touched. Now granted it has low miles but still gets abused regularly. I wouldn't hesitate to buy another 2013 if something happened to my car. Not saying Mike isn't right but not all cars have issues.
On a topic related question,
Mike, Im assuming you are recommending stock rear brakes with your Brembo spec kit? How are the "street" pads you include with the kit as far as noise? Im thinking of dumping my wilwoods as they are terribly noisy regardless of pad selection. I would need race pads for the track as well. How expensive are the consumables with this kit? Thank you.
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They're designed around stock rears, which can also be swapped with the Brembo 2 piston rear. In theory, you could also use the Brembo 2 piston rear with the stock front, although I don't think anyone would actually do this; the system is designed to retain stock bias, regardless of how you "lego" the system together.
If you're used to driving properly bedded race pads on the street, the included pads with the CSG Brembo GT kit will be no problem for you. You'll get minor squeaks here and there at very low speeds, but no banshee howl. If you'd prefer, you can exchange those pads for pure street pads at no cost, to reduce noise and dust further.
Pads for the CSG Brembo GT are shared with every major 4 piston Brembo caliper on the market, including OEM.
I would expect to see a substantial pad use drop with this kit compared to Wilwoods, as well as superior braking feel, modulation, and consistency, as well as much lower temperatures for the same amount of braking stress.
Any OE replacement rotor can be used, as well as OEM, but due to the sheer capacity of this kit, you will not be needing rotors very quickly. Brembo replacement rotors are $330 each, but I've never seen them needing replacement with less than 30+ days at this time, and pretty much everyone with a CSG Brembo GT kit is tracking their cars seriously with nice race pads.