AP Racing brake systems in development

[JRitt]

Originally Posted by gmookher

Kindly put me down for a set of the ds2500 rears. Let me know where to send what money. I enjoy the compound for my needs. all these BBK prices need to come down some before I ante up.

Please call us at 704-824-6030 and ask for Daniel. He'll put them on order for you and get you squared away. Thank you very much.

As for the BBK prices, I don't expect that our prices will ever come down. They are already priced very aggressively. I just want to be completely transparent about that issue. If anyone is sitting on the fence waiting for that to happen, you'll be waiting a long time. There will certainly be other cheaper systems introduced by competitors in the years to come, but they will not be anything like what is under discussion in this thread. Again, I just want to be completely clear on that.

[gmookher]

Cool. I will call today. This ds2500 is a great stop gap while I save my coin for your system, which indeed has most of my BBK attention...

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by gmookher

Cool. I will call today. This ds2500 is a great stop gap while I save my coin for your system, which indeed has most of my BBK attention...

I'm hoping to have mine before my November 11th date @ sebring, so I'll post a review, pics, data logger data, etc then. Heading to Sebring this weekend too.. last track day with the Carbotechs and OEM front gear

[Ro_Ja]

Originally Posted by JRitt

First of all, thank you for the kind words, and we appreciate your support. However, I have to say that this comment shows a lack of understanding about who/what AP Racing is. That is okay though. Not all that many enthusiasts in the US know the scope of what AP does or can do. They are much more well-known in professional racing than they are in the aftermarket.

Hopefully that gives you a little better understanding about AP Racing, what they've done, and what they can do. You should be supremely confident about the quality of anything they produce. They are at the core of everything ever discussed in this thread. They have an incredibly talented group of people designing and manufacturing these products. Essex is just in the fortunate position of being able to bring this rich heritage to the average enthusiast.:happy0180:

Fantastic post! Thanks guys! Actually, I already knew that AP Racing was at the top. I didn't mean to show a lack of understanding, rather, my point was that you took already fantastic products and improved upon them. You took the AP components, did the research for specific objectives with this car, and constructed a kit that performed better for a specific purpose. You guys wouldn't be building these kits if one could just order it through AP Racing. And as I said previously, personally, I like to support the people that go above and beyond and do a little extra work for that kind of product because if you don't, these kind of specialized products wouldn't be around.

Ok, I'm done now. I'll stop threadjacking and order my damn kit, whichever I end up deciding on. :P

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Ro_Ja

Ok, I'm done now. I'll stop threadjacking and order my damn kit, whichever I end up deciding on. :P

I'll let you know how mine work out on the street without dust boots, but I'm not worried about it. Driving a friends Boss 302 LS around with 302R brakes (no dust boots), about 3k miles on them (street and track) and they are still fine also.

[Racecomp Engineering]

WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW !

Installed this kit today and it is VERY impressive. After bedding the pads properly I was ready to hit my favorite OEM brake fading back road, when the wife called and said she wanted to go to the movies and meet her there !
URRRGGGGG ! So I had to sit thru ARGO( good movie) then kiss the wife bye and head to my fav back road, but now it was night-time and man you had BET-TER have some good brakes as you remember your brake points on a back road.

Without making this a full review( which is coming for sure) the brakes exceed all expectations. I have road raced on most brands out there in SCCA, IMSA spec series, NASA, and Porsche Club racing and this combo on this car is simply amazing. The platform is also VERY ready for this kit too with most area's of the car having been upgraded already.

:happy0180:

Jeff Ritter/ Essex Parts you are my hero ! Bringing this kind of love to the BRZ/ FRS community is awesome man ! From the beginning your enthusiasm was off the charts. Some manufactures back in April/ May just didnt seem like they gave a blank about this car but I could hear it in your voice when we spoke. Impressive kit.

This starts the next stage of my build.....

PROJECT BRZ -CUPCAR !

Myles Williams
RACECOMP ENGINEERING / GTWORX

[Racecomp Engineering]

Anyone in the Maryland, DC, Virginia area call me and stop by for a drive.

Mw

[Dave-ROR]

So yesterday was fun at Sebring.. my front brakes.. yeah they are hating life.

All day by around 20-25 minutes into the session I'd start getting pad fade, no big deal since the OEM front brakes are going soon anyways.

Well from 4-5 they do happy hour, which is open to all groups so I went out for about 40-45 minutes of that session. Brakes felt great (well as great as they did before anyways) and afterwards I went for a 15 minute cooldown run around the paddock (technically the rig/trailer parking area at Sebring). After that I went back to the normal paddock and hit the brakes at a stop sign. Pedal went to the floor. DOH! Pumped them 3 or 4 times and they came back.. and then immediately faded again.. ugh. Parked and checked for leaks, no leaks but the drivers side brakes were still smoking pretty badly. Drove it around for another 15 minutes or so and the pedal was firm again (more or less) and kept pressure.

So I can't wait to get some new front brakes in Current setup is Carbotech XP10 pads, ATE super blue, OEM rotors and calipers. New setup is the Essex Sprint kit.

My driving at this event (not that great) is partly to blame. I was braking too much after losing confidence with the pad fade earlier which just makes it worse. Also I need to switch how I heel toe, I'm used to my race car which has a much larger spread so occasionally I was on the gas and brake. Oops.

Pic of the drivers side rotor/pad/caliper (sorta) this morning:

[RYU]

^^ What tires were you on Dave?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by RYU

^^ What tires were you on Dave?

235/40 AD08s

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

So yesterday was fun at Sebring.. my front brakes.. yeah they are hating life.

All day by around 20-25 minutes into the session I'd start getting pad fade, no big deal since the OEM front brakes are going soon anyways.

Well from 4-5 they do happy hour, which is open to all groups so I went out for about 40-45 minutes of that session. Brakes felt great (well as great as they did before anyways) and afterwards I went for a 15 minute cooldown run around the paddock (technically the rig/trailer parking area at Sebring). After that I went back to the normal paddock and hit the brakes at a stop sign. Pedal went to the floor. DOH! Pumped them 3 or 4 times and they came back.. and then immediately faded again.. ugh. Parked and checked for leaks, no leaks but the drivers side brakes were still smoking pretty badly. Drove it around for another 15 minutes or so and the pedal was firm again (more or less) and kept pressure.

So I can't wait to get some new front brakes in Current setup is Carbotech XP10 pads, ATE super blue, OEM rotors and calipers. New setup is the Essex Sprint kit.

My driving at this event (not that great) is partly to blame. I was braking too much after losing confidence with the pad fade earlier which just makes it worse. Also I need to switch how I heel toe, I'm used to my race car which has a much larger spread so occasionally I was on the gas and brake. Oops.

Pic of the drivers side rotor/pad/caliper (sorta) this morning:

Dayuum! Is that rotor has meat missing? Or pad's meat is stuck on the rotor?

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Dayuum! Is that rotor has meat missing? Or pad's meat is stuck on the rotor?

I actually only noticed that in the pic. I haven't gone out to check. Hopefully just pad or I'll have to replace the rotors instead of returning my spares..

[ichitaka05]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

I actually only noticed that in the pic. I haven't gone out to check. Hopefully just pad or I'll have to replace the rotors instead of returning my spares..

Yeah, you don't wanna chance it driving w broken rotor

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Yeah, you don't wanna chance it driving w broken rotor

Just went out and checked, they aren't holes... they are dull gray areas instead of shiny metal. I'd replace the rotors if I had any intention of using them for awile but I'd rather get the 120-130 or whatever the spares cost from NAPA back