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Old 12-20-2012, 12:19 PM   #67
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Originally Posted by Dave-ROR View Post
This.

The main key for me on the 6 pot systems is that they are using 355x32 rotors, they'd need less piston area to have the same brake torque. Without doing the math I can't say what they actually have but I'd suspect it's the same piston area as the 4 pots, but the additional leverage will shift bias IMO. A great example of why you shouldn't look at piston count is our OEM calipers versas the WRX 4 pots

Again that's without doing any math, I'm against the 14" setups for other reasons (wheel size and weight) so I never bothered to check.
Right on.

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