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Full Tilt Boogie Racing's 14" front SN-95 Brembo brake conversion kits now available
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<blockquote data-quote="ac427cobra" data-source="post: 13385587" data-attributes="member: 6247"><p>My first instinct would be to say yes, but before I say yes, let's compare the Brembo caliper casting numbers between the F-50 Brembo calipers I have and the VV Brembo calipers first.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yes that does help. It looks like the pad is in fact using the entire height (width) of the rotor face. Now my next question is, are the caliper pistons centered to the top and bottom of the brake pads? Or, did VV put a GT500 pad on a F-50 caliper to cover the entire face of the rotor and knowingly have the pistons off center from top to bottom? This would cause severe tapered wear of the pads from the top to the bottom. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ford's reasoning for using such a massive 14" rotor was the increased power level of the 2007 GT500 and the increased weight of the vehicle. The brakes are awesome but the weight of those rotors is beyond ridiculous. :rollseyes They weigh over 25# EACH:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/S-197_OEM_GT_500_rotor_weight.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The street version of our SN-95 14" conversion rotor weighs significantly less. It actually weighs 16.68#:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/FT%209490%2016.68lbs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>That is a almost a 5# total weight savings as compared to the <strong>19.1# OEM 13" Cobra rotor</strong>:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/brembo1pc19.1lbs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>and OVER a 17# weight savings per pair compared to the 14" GT500 rotors in the VV kit. :read:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ac427cobra, post: 13385587, member: 6247"] My first instinct would be to say yes, but before I say yes, let's compare the Brembo caliper casting numbers between the F-50 Brembo calipers I have and the VV Brembo calipers first. Yes that does help. It looks like the pad is in fact using the entire height (width) of the rotor face. Now my next question is, are the caliper pistons centered to the top and bottom of the brake pads? Or, did VV put a GT500 pad on a F-50 caliper to cover the entire face of the rotor and knowingly have the pistons off center from top to bottom? This would cause severe tapered wear of the pads from the top to the bottom. Ford's reasoning for using such a massive 14" rotor was the increased power level of the 2007 GT500 and the increased weight of the vehicle. The brakes are awesome but the weight of those rotors is beyond ridiculous. :rollseyes They weigh over 25# EACH: [IMG]http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/S-197_OEM_GT_500_rotor_weight.jpg[/IMG] The street version of our SN-95 14" conversion rotor weighs significantly less. It actually weighs 16.68#: [IMG]http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/FT%209490%2016.68lbs.jpg[/IMG] That is a almost a 5# total weight savings as compared to the [B]19.1# OEM 13" Cobra rotor[/B]: [IMG]http://www.fulltiltboogieracing.com/images/brembo1pc19.1lbs.jpg[/IMG] and OVER a 17# weight savings per pair compared to the 14" GT500 rotors in the VV kit. :read: [/QUOTE]
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