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<blockquote data-quote="SlowSVT" data-source="post: 14942501" data-attributes="member: 20202"><p>My understanding is guys who tracked their Cobra's and running the stock 13" Brembo discs would pitch them in the dumpster by the end of the day and would get another set for the following week. They were fairly cheap at $75 a pop at some outlets and were for the guys who wanted to toss their car around the track for the day and have fun. If that's your plan then you can "get by" with the 13" discs but depending on a track they will be marginal. </p><p></p><p>Brakes take a beating on a race track but if you want to keep the cost down I would look to adapt a pair of 14" S197 OEM style discs to the front and 13" discs in the back. That way you can go to the local auto parts store and buy replacement discs <u>all around</u> for about the same price as a single Wilwood disc. The larger disc in the rear is where you can get some real gain in brake mass and will take-up some of the slack should the fronts start to fade. It's a poke in the eye to beat someone around the track in a car wearing Pep Boy's brake disc. The only problem with the fat rears is your likely to lose your parking brake which is a deal killer for me in a car used extensively on the street.</p><p></p><p>The Cobra R calipers are nice but seemed a bit on the small side if I remember correctly. I have Baer 6R's which are a little bigger but I've seen a few Brembo calipers the size of a cat. For road racing: bigger is better which will handle the heat and abuse better. If this was me and I wanted maximum brake at minimum dollar I would take my time and source <u>used</u> 4 or 6 pot calipers and make adapters to fit the rotors. You could build a brake system equivalent to one costing 4X as much.</p><p></p><p>Whatever you do brake ducts will be mandatory</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SlowSVT, post: 14942501, member: 20202"] My understanding is guys who tracked their Cobra's and running the stock 13" Brembo discs would pitch them in the dumpster by the end of the day and would get another set for the following week. They were fairly cheap at $75 a pop at some outlets and were for the guys who wanted to toss their car around the track for the day and have fun. If that's your plan then you can "get by" with the 13" discs but depending on a track they will be marginal. Brakes take a beating on a race track but if you want to keep the cost down I would look to adapt a pair of 14" S197 OEM style discs to the front and 13" discs in the back. That way you can go to the local auto parts store and buy replacement discs [U]all around[/U] for about the same price as a single Wilwood disc. The larger disc in the rear is where you can get some real gain in brake mass and will take-up some of the slack should the fronts start to fade. It's a poke in the eye to beat someone around the track in a car wearing Pep Boy's brake disc. The only problem with the fat rears is your likely to lose your parking brake which is a deal killer for me in a car used extensively on the street. The Cobra R calipers are nice but seemed a bit on the small side if I remember correctly. I have Baer 6R's which are a little bigger but I've seen a few Brembo calipers the size of a cat. For road racing: bigger is better which will handle the heat and abuse better. If this was me and I wanted maximum brake at minimum dollar I would take my time and source [U]used[/U] 4 or 6 pot calipers and make adapters to fit the rotors. You could build a brake system equivalent to one costing 4X as much. Whatever you do brake ducts will be mandatory [/QUOTE]
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