OEM Brembo Brake package worth it for me?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spike021

Unless you curb one literally the same night you pick up the car

To do that would take a special kind of moro..... Oh wait.

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

To do that would take a special kind of moro..... Oh wait.

LOL

Thanks you two for giving a good laugh late night after a very long day at work

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by dowroa

The biggest reason, other than fitting the brakes, is that they are 7.5". You can run a 225/235 on there without issue. Please see 04 STi.

Other than that, nothing.

I wanna install even skinnier tires to make it slide even easier

Go Chris Harris!

Joking of course

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[spike021]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

To do that would take a special kind of moro..... Oh wait.

Wow Tcoat I don’t know what to say.

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by spike021

Wow Tcoat I don’t know what to say.

Well I did say special.

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by dowroa

I would think that has more to do with cooling and pad compound than anything else.

You can and will overheat the pads and fluid, if you try hard enough, as I am sure you know.

For the price and the additional content you get, I think it is a great option for the street or up to intermediate use cases.

If we are going to talk about a great solution for this platform, I would be directing you to AP Racing brake solution (sprint or endurance) for a kit I would back (with hub cooling in the endurance kit).

For the price, that is sweet.

For the weight and power of this car, I am not sure why would need more braking and cooling for the brakes than that.

Link: https://www.essexparts.com/essex-des...0325brzfrsgt86

Soooo... care to educate me a little more?

The Brembos I got, can they handle non competition blasts on a track that are purely for fun and not for going the best against the clock or anything like that. Would these Brembos do it well? or I will still need upgrades?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by rennlistuser3

Soooo... care to educate me a little more?

The Brembos I got, can they handle non competition blasts on a track that are purely for fun and not for going the best against the clock or anything like that. Would these Brembos do it well? or I will still need upgrades?

They will do it very, very well. That is exactly what they were designed for. You could put the best system in the world on there and somebody will come along and tell you there is something better.

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

They will do it very, very well. That is exactly what they were designed for. You could put the best system in the world on there and somebody will come along and tell you there is something better.

I'm having a pretty lazy and slow weekend and I'm watching reviews of the FT86, and it seems the standard brakes fade out pretty fast on a track.

I tried to find I can about the Brembo package but all they say is that it significantly more fade resistant. That's not saying much honestly...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by rennlistuser3

I'm having a pretty lazy and slow weekend and I'm watching reviews of the FT86, and it seems the standard brakes fade out pretty fast on a track.

I tried to find I can about the Brembo package but all they say is that it significantly more fade resistant. That's not saying much honestly...

They fade from heat and the bigger brakes shed that heat better. You will have to push it pretty hard to have many issues.

[Psilox]

Originally Posted by rennlistuser3

A part of the reason was just to test out these "Brembo Brakes" everyone seems to talk about and just see what all the fuss is about.

Plus, I will admit, I did occasionally overheat the brakes to the point of the brake pedal dropping to the floor while driving enthusiastically on vehicles I've previously owned, so maybe I should shut up about not needing Brembos LOL.

Haha, a very good call indeed then. Plus they're stinking gorgeous--snapped this picture while we were installing mud flaps. Not retouched, they just look that good.

[Semiihcircle]

I love my brembos, the car stops on a dime! I dont know what pad type they are but i do know that brakes were probably going to be one of the last things id probably upgrade

[Chris S]

I'm an HPDE instructor, and so far I've had my stock '17 PP to the track twice, w/ no hints of fade either time. Oil temps did get higher than I'd like, so the car didn't get full 25 min. uninterrupted sessions. Looks like an oil cooler is ahead of any braking upgrades on the priority list!

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by Psilox

Haha, a very good call indeed then. Plus they're stinking gorgeous--snapped this picture while we were installing mud flaps. Not retouched, they just look that good.

Yes indeed that is a very beautiful shot.. thanks for sharing

I really am anxious to get my car.

[rennlistuser3]

Originally Posted by Chris S

I'm an HPDE instructor, and so far I've had my stock '17 PP to the track twice, w/ no hints of fade either time. Oil temps did get higher than I'd like, so the car didn't get full 25 min. uninterrupted sessions. Looks like an oil cooler is ahead of any braking upgrades on the priority list!

Thanks, this is very reassuring to hear. I honestly don't think I'll be pushing it that hard if I ever do end up going to a track event so this should be plenty enough for me.